Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Today is the Feast of San Juan Diego! In honor of Juan Diego today, CCC of America is giving away a copy of Juan Diego, Messenger of Guadalupe to one lucky Catholic Icing reader! If you're rubbing your eyes and thinking "Is Catholic Icing having TWO giveaways in one week?!" The answer is yes! I love this movie so much and my kids do, too! When we were at church a few Sundays ago, my 4 year old … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 15 Letter of the week: J Theme: Jesus Saint of the Week: St. Joseph Craft: J is for Jesus Candy Cane Craft This week at my preschool co-op, we're learning about the letter "j". It was pretty easy to pick what "j" is for... Jesus! Last year I saw this craft over on Muffin Tin Mom and I've just been waiting for a chance to make it! Isn't it the cutest? I … [Read more...]
Happy St. Nicholas Day, everyone! In honor of St. Nicholas, CCC of America is giving away a copy of Nicholas - The Boy Who Became Santa to one lucky Catholic Icing reader! Here's what CCC had to say about the movie: Nicholas was only a boy when he discovered somethinglife-changing: Giving to others brought happiness to many people. Although his wealthy parents died during his childhood, … [Read more...]
St. Lucy Day (also known as St. Lucia Day) is just around the corner on December 13! This is a fun feast day to celebrate when living the liturgical year at home, and I would love to show you today how to celebrate St. Lucy's feast day as a beginner, including how to bake easy saffron buns that are saffron free! You can also find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Lucy … [Read more...]
Nativity sets are such a great thing to have around during the Advent and Christmas season. They're a great hands-0n tool for teaching kids the true Christmas story. However, if nativity sets are going to be a hands-on tool for kids, you've got to have a few they can actually touch. While there are nativity sets for children you can purchase, sometimes it is more cost effective and more fun to … [Read more...]
I usually combine the feast days of these 2 amazing Saints as they are so close together and totally related. I have a dedicated post on how to celebrate the feasts of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego, as well as some quick facts and videos of Mexican celebrations, so definitely check that out! Today we are going to look at some Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego craft … [Read more...]
If you like to talk to tomatoes... you might just want to take a look at this make-it-yourself Bob the Tomato toy. He'd be a great stocking stuffer :-) This craft costs less than a dollar and requires less than 15 minutes. It's very simple to do as he is made out of a tomato pin cushion available at the Dollar Tree (or any craft store). Keep reading to see how I did it. What you need: … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 14 Letter of the week: I Theme: Immaculate Conception Saint of the Week: St. Ignatius Craft: Immaculate Conception Coloring Page [Download Printable Version Here] This Immaculate Conception coloring sheet was drawn by me last year. It is designed to help children (and all Catholics for that matter) understand that the Immaculate Conception refers to Mary … [Read more...]
Amazon has a Veggie Tales Christmas album you can download for free! I know it works because I just downloaded the songs myself! The Incredible Singing Christmas Tree This free album has 16 songs, including: What Child is This Silent Night Hark the Herald Angels Sing Joy to the World Candy Cane Blues Can you guys tell my kids are big Veggie Tales fans? We used to … [Read more...]
Can you believe St. Nicholas Day is just around the corner?! December 6 really snuck up on me this year. The biggest Catholic tradition on St. Nicholas day is to put your shoes outside the night before and in the morning, they're filled with yummy treats! This would traditionally include chocolate coins (of which I already got some for my kids off the Target dollar spot this year. You can also get … [Read more...]
