Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
My oldest is going to making her First Holy Communion this year, and we are making plans for prepping her at home. Although in most cases your child is required to complete their sacramental religious education at the church, that doesn't mean that we as parents don't also have a responsibility to prepare them at home- we most certainly do! The Catechism says... "The role of the parents in … [Read more...]
Today, we are continuing with our series "Passing on the Catholic Faith to your Children", and you can find the other posts in the series here. In my original post, I mentioned leading by example, and that do-what-I-say-not-what-I-do is an unacceptable approach. If we are leading by example, we must make sure that we are setting the right example, and in order to do this we need to give … [Read more...]
How do we pass on the Catholic faith to our kids? This is what we all want, right? Keep them Catholic? To raise little saints? But the really big question is, how do we accomplish that? Boy, if I had the foolproof way to answer these questions, I'd be the smartest person in the world. All we can do is our best. After all, God gave all of us free will, and our children will have to choose … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipies for kids here! We tried our hand at salt paintings, and it was so much fun! Easy, fast, and seriously... did I mention fun?! To say that the children were delighted would be an understatement! You can find all of my cross crafts for kids here. Now I'm going to show you exactly how to make this fun and easy cross craft for … [Read more...]
The ceramics are shown via slide shows- please allow a few moments for loading. Kangaroo Vessel [R-slider id="3"] Hornet's Nest Teapot [R-slider id="1"] Sandcastle Dwelling Place [R-slider id="2"] Gullah Inspired Face Jug … [Read more...]
I'm currently in a Bible study with video lectures from Jeff Cavin where he talks about God's deep love for us. He says when we have these thoughts of "I really need to pray more" or "I've gotta get back to adoration"- make no mistake about it... God is wooing us. He loves us more than we'll ever know, and he woos us all the time. Well, the other day, I happened to be on the side of town where … [Read more...]
Kneeling is an important part of our faith, and is referenced in scripture many times. 1 Ephesians 3:14 "For this reason I kneel before the Father" Acts 9:40 "Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed." Kneeling is a sign of humbleness before God, and this is definitely something we want to teach to our kids! :-) I thought a kneeler would be a great addition to our home altar, and so … [Read more...]
Going to Catholic Homeschool Conventions has been a real joy, and I wanted to share with you the reasons why they're worth the travel time and the babysitter. Here are 5 big reasons you need to attend Catholic homeschool conferences in real life Reason number 1: The inspiring talks! I just love going to the talks, and it's not the same as listening to them on CD later. Most of these … [Read more...]
For those of you who are aren't nerds like me, "IRL" means "in real life". You're going to need to know that to make it through this post. *grin* I've been going to more homeschooling conferences lately, and I wanted to give you all a glimpse of what Catholic Icing is like IRL. IRL, you guys like to call me "The Catholic Icing Lady"- which is awesome. I love it! I also have a lot of people … [Read more...]
Pope Francis is having the first worldwide hour of Eucharistic Adoration on the feast of Corpus Christi (which means Body of Christ). Corpus Christi is falling on June 2 for 2013- that's this coming Sunday! The Vatican is holding this hour from 5-6 in Rome, and we're all supposed to adjust for our own time zone. Here are the starting times for the worldwide hour of Eucharistic Adoration in the … [Read more...]
