Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I've been seeing a lot of crafts that show the shamrock symbolizing The Trinity, and I love them! St. Patrick must have been very clever to think of explaining The Trinity this way! One God, three parts, brilliant! ;-) Here's the one I made: I started with a wooden shamrock from a craft store. It cost 50 cents. First, I painted it green. After it dried, I wrote "Father, Son, … [Read more...]
Today we have a step by step picture tutorial for starting with pysanky egg decorating! This is perfect for Pascha (or Easter). Beginning with something like this can be intimidating if you don't understand the process, but this post is full of tips and tricks for beginners so you can be successful right away! We will cover the supplies you need for pysanky eggs, what kind of eggs to use, what … [Read more...]
The Sign Of The Cross is a very special, meaningful, and useful prayer for Catholics. This is the most common prayer among all Catholics, and it is used for countless occasions. Many religions use a form of the sign of the cross, including Catholics. It is a traditional prayer that includes a lot of symbolism, especially for how short it is. Today, let's take a look at everything you need to know … [Read more...]
When I was volunteering at Vacation Bible School over the Summer, my station met in the church, so we taught each group that came through how to genuflect and make the sign of the cross before entering. I was surprised at how many kids (up through 5th grade!) could not do these basic things correctly. We had to re-cap with each group every day that week before entering. Sometimes I think the … [Read more...]
Today I want to talk about some Catholic VBS ideas for Catholic churches looking to have an awesome and wholly Catholic vacation bible school program available for their parishioners. Many parishes end up creating their own programs, as one of my past churches did. Today we are going to look at some vbs theme ideas and resources that would be specific for Catholic churches planning their own VBS. … [Read more...]
The church year is so intricate and beautiful! And sometimes... a little hard to keep up with haha. Before Catholic Icing was my full time job, there was so much that I failed to understand about the church year, but I'm here to bring you in on a little secret today; there is a whole string of super cool feast days following Pentecost Sunday! So I made the little image above to help … [Read more...]
When celebrating St. Patrick's day with your family, it's important to remember that it is not just a holiday invented to sell lucky charms or go searching for pots of gold, but it is an actual feast day of a holy Saint... St. Patrick! A really great way to keep this in mind among your celebrations is to be sure to say some prayers. I hope you find some of these prayers for kids on St. Patrick's … [Read more...]
It's no secret that we love tea parties, and will throw one for nearly any occasion, so it's no shocker that we like to have them for St. Patrick's day! You can find all of our liturgical tea parties here, along with my tips for making tea parties extra fun for kids! I love tea parties because they can be as simple or as complicated as you want, and you can do them with … [Read more...]
Happy June, everyone! I wanted to round up everything that's useful for this June and put it in one post for you. Our First Friday linky is at the bottom of the post can't wait to see what you all have to share! The dates of some of these Liturgical days change from year to year (based on when Easter is) so these dates are for the year 2012. June 3- Feast of The Most Holy Trinity Triangle … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and March is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Patrick's Day, Saints Perpeta and Felicity, and includes a lot of Lenten days. The month of March is also dedicated to Saint Joseph. You can find all of my month to month post on living liturgically here. Now let’s look at … [Read more...]
