Catholic Icing is a Finalist! Please Vote!

I am soooo excited! Catholic Icing is a finalist for best Catholic blog on About.com's reader's choice awards!!!   Vote for Catholic Icing here! *Updated to add* You can actually vote once a day! So I'll put the picture up in my sidebar. Please click over and vote again whenever you remember! :-) If any of you are willing to click over and vote for Catholic Icing, it sure would be … [Read more...]

Scripture Crafts For St. Valentine’s Day

Saint Valentine was a man of God, and given that his feast day revolves around love, it only seems fitting to include some Scripture activities for kids! What a great way to stay focused on the true meaning of this feast day. You can find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine here, but for now, let's take a look at celebrating St. Valentine with … [Read more...]

Craft a Church Tithing Bank for Kids

Catholic ABC's Week: 20 Letter of the week: O Theme: Offering Saint of the Week: Our Lady of Guadalupe Craft: Church "Piggy Bank"     Materials Needed to Complete This Craft: Small Milk Carton (or whipping cream carton, or Whoppers carton, or goldfish carton, or... you get the idea!) Paint (I suggest washable tempera paint) Pipe Cleaners Coffee Filters Colored … [Read more...]

Rice Krispie Treat Grotto Tor Our Lady Of Lourdes

The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is on February 11. Last year I saw this grotto made from fruity pebbles on Catholic Cuisine, and I thought it was one of the most adorable Catholic feast day celebration ideas I had ever seen! I knew I had to try my hand at making one this year! :-) You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk about how … [Read more...]

Healthy Saint Valentine’s Day Snack

When we made our Saint Valentine Puppets the other day, it just seemed that we should have a special snack in preparation for his feast day as well. :-) There are 2 reasons we didn't make heart-shaped cookies. I soooo need to cut back on how much sugar my kids (and I) eat. I don't enjoy baking. So I opted for something easy and a little more nutritious. Doesn't it look … [Read more...]

Grotto Craft for Our Lady of Lourdes

Have you guys seen these Catholic grotto craft kits yet? You can get them for Our Lady of Lourdes, Fatima, and Guadalupe. I personally feel like they make the most sense for Our Lady of Lourdes because the grotto from that apparition is very famous! The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is coming up on February 11. Here are the grotto craft kits Lydia and I made:   This craft would be a … [Read more...]

Catholic Saint Valentine Craft (St. Valentine Puppet!)

There's not much that we're certain of about Saint Valentine, but he might have been a bishop and he is often depicted that way. Since making the nun craft from yesterday, I've been obsessed with paper bag puppets! They are so much fun and my kids love them! So... we made St. Valentine! I now have an ebook available with templates for making virtually any Saint- Saint Puppet ebook … [Read more...]

Nun Craft – Paper Bag Puppets

Catholic ABC's Week: 19 Letter of the week: N Theme: Nun Saint of the Week: St. Nicholas Craft: Paper Bag Nun Puppets *The complete patters for these is now available in my Saint Puppet Ebook! Check it out here.   Materials needed to complete this craft: Paper lunch bags Assorted construction paper Skin toned paper (I recommend this multicultural pack) Glue Googly … [Read more...]

How to Make a Nun Costume

That's right- a no-sew, no-fuss, super easy nun costume. Most of you can probably put this together with stuff you already have at home. You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. Also, you should totally check out my All Saints' Day food labels! This is the perfect All Saints' Day party printable as it turns everyday kid snacks into symbols of the Saints, making … [Read more...]

Fun Food Ideas For Kids On St. Valentine’s Feast Day

St. Valentine is one of the most well known Catholic Saints, and the whole world is a fan of his feast day! How could they not be? It's a great day to celebrate. St. Valentine's feast day is known for feasting for sure! There's nothing better than eating some fun love themed treats on this day. You can find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine here, but today, let's … [Read more...]