Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
My kids have always loved crafting these little rosaries and it's a hit every time I make them with the kids at homeschool co-op or Religious Education class! They're so easy, and the materials are super affordable, so even if you're crafting rosaries in a large group it's easy to afford to make them with every kid. This is a fun new version of the easy rosary craft that is shaped like a shamrock, … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 23 Letter of the week: R Theme: Rosary Saint of the Week: St. Rose of Lima Craft: Easy Rosary We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. This one decade rosary craft is super easy for kids of all ages! This would be a great Catholic craft for CCD or RE class, or any occasion really. October is an especially … [Read more...]
October is here- the month of the Rosary! Today I'm having a special rosary link-up. You post about your rosary ideas and then put your link at the bottom of this post. :-) <a href="https://www.catholicicing.com/search/label/Rosary%20Link%20Up" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Month of the Rosary" width="180" … [Read more...]
Welcome to my bake sale! Today I'm having a fund raiser here on Catholic Icing. I'm raising money to go to The Relevant Conference, which is a Christian blogging conference happening only a few hours from where I live. There will be talks such as "Finding God's Purpose for your Blog" and "Keeping the First Things First", along with more 'bloggy' talks such as "Maximizing your Niche" and "Social … [Read more...]
Sarah, the Clay Rosary Girl, is giving away a rosary to one lucky Catholic Icing reader! Yay! Immaculate Heart Rosary Sarah makes each bead on her rosaries out of polymer clay, and she's very talented! Each bead has a meaning and is a little piece of artwork. She is a Catholic mommy just like us with 2 little ones running around at home, and a third coming in November! I got … [Read more...]
It's almost the 4th of July, and I am so excited to share these diy patriotic beads with you! Working with polymer clay is fun, especially for older kids and even adults! I think you would be surprised at what you can do. It's easier than it looks! Today I am going to show you how to make a polymer clay star bead, a striped bead, a jelly roll bead, and an American flag polymer clay … [Read more...]
Have you heard of the Clay Rosary Girl? Well, her real name is Sarah and she's an amazing clay artist! She makes unique beads with Catholic symbols and pictures and then strings them into beautiful rosaries. It turns out she only lives an hour and a half away from me, so we decided to meet so she could teach me how to make beads! And you know what? She wasn't a murderer... just a fellow … [Read more...]
I ran across the idea of praying a patriotic rosary here, and I loved it! What a great idea with the 4th of July coming up! It would be fun to make some red white and blue rosaries with kids to go along with the idea! Here are a few of ideas for praying a patriotic rosary: 1st Decade: for the Executive Branch 2nd Decade: for the Supreme Court 3rd Decade: for Congress … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and October is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Francis, St. Therese, and the feast day of the guardian angels! The month of October is also dedicated to the rosary. You can find all of my month to month post on living liturgically here. Now let's look at these … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and August is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Keep scrolling to the bottom of the post because it also includes other fun August feast days and faith filled activities for kids. The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart Of Mary, so there are activities for that as well. Now let's look at … [Read more...]
