Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
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...]
Are you looking to celebrate Pentecost with your Catholic kids? Well you have come to the right place! This "tongues of fire" craft is scriptural, liturgical, and super fun! In my experience, kids always love wearable crafts. This is pretty easy to make, too, so it's a win win. ;-) You can find all of my Holy Spirit resources for kids here. You can find all of my Pentecost resources … [Read more...]
Find all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. This week in my co-op class, we made this host and chalice craft, my younger class made these handprint Monstrance crafts. They came out so cute! This would be a great craft for First Communion. Supplies Needed for Monstrance Craft: 1/2 piece of poster board pencil yellow crayon or marker washable yellow paint white … [Read more...]
Find all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. While we were learning about positive and negative space, I snuck in this host and chalice craft in my older class (kindergarten and up). This would be a great craft for First Communion! Did you pay attention to the negative space? The black should look like 2 faces facing each other. We traced the kid's shadows to achieve this look, … [Read more...]
Find all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. Today, we're hosting a First Communion link up, where you get to share your First Communion posts! It's going to be open through the entire Easter season, so share your posts as you write them. :-) This is the finale of the First Communion Promenade series, and you can read the other posts in the series here: First Communion … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. Directly inspired by Angie's post of More than 40 First Communion Banner Examples, I took pictures of the First Communion Banners at our church last year. I'll start with a list of ideas to put on First Communion banners, then move onto the pictures. Your Name The Date of your First Holy Communion Other phrases (see … [Read more...]
First Holy Communion is a very important event for Catholics and some other Christians! It is one of the 7 Sacraments, and it is the 3rd one received after Baptism and First Reconciliation. You can see an overview of First Communion for Catholics here. Today, I want to share with you some first holy communion traditions to help make this day more meaningful and memorable for your whole … [Read more...]
On Easter Vigil this past weekend, my Daddy came into the Catholic Church! When I was 7 years old and received my First Holy Communion, I gave it up to my daddy and I prayed that someday he would become Catholic. I made this my tradition each week, offering up my Communion and saying a prayer for him. Ever week I continued this until I was 15, and I realized that I had been praying … [Read more...]
