Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I have a lot of resources for planning All Saints Day Parties for Catholic kids, but today I want to specifically share some Saint game ideas with you! If you're having a party this year, here are some DIY Saint themed game ideas to make your party extra fun and also help kids learn a thing or 2 about the Saints! You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. The basic … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick's day is right around the corner, and I wanted to share a free preschool pack with ya'll! :-) This Saint Patrick Pack includes: Coloring page with and without handwriting practice St. Patrick's Breastplate prayer coloring page Irish Blessing coloring page Download now! St. Patrick Pack The little guy on this coloring page is an image I pulled from my … [Read more...]
We have a large community here at Catholic Icing, so I know I'm right when I assume that some of you have kids with a birthday on Ash Wednesday, or on a Friday during this Lent. Or maybe there is a graduation celebration, a wedding, or something else coming up and the timing was out of your control. Someone reading this right now has been stressed out wondering what to do about that. So … [Read more...]
I have wanted to try making a St. Brigid's cross for years, but never got around to it until now. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, and we had a lot of fun! St. Brigid's feast day is on February 1, but St. Patrick's day is an equally great time to make this fun craft! I decided to experiment with several materials to see what made the best cross. Here are a few I made out … [Read more...]
Ya, I'm pretty much obsessed with the idea of Liturgical Sundaes because they're so easy! This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday (the Sunday following Pentecost), so without further adieu, I give you the Trinity Sundae: Neapolitan ice cream was a no-brainer: 3 flavors, one ice cream. The trinity: 3 persons, one God. I also set out shamrock doilies left from St. Patrick's Day because the … [Read more...]
On the First Friday of every month, I have a linky open where all of you can share your own Catholic Icing right here! Basically, you can share any Catholic blog post you want. ;-) Sometimes I have a suggested "theme" for the month, but you are always welcome to share something outside of that theme as well. ~Link-Up Rules~ Be sure to share a link back to Catholic Icing in your post so … [Read more...]
Even though this Catholic mom's day retreat was quite a trip for me, I'm really glad I got to go! I live in the DC area, and the conference was held in Boston, but I have an aunt that lives up there, and I was able to travel with my grandma! So fun road trip with Nana + weekend visit with Aunt Deede + Catholic Mother's Retreat = one fun and exciting weekend for me! :-) Here's a picture of Pat … [Read more...]
Holy Heroes has an entire coloring book of St. Joseph's life available to print for free! These are really beautifully drawn coloring pages, too! There are actually 17 coloring sheets in this download, and they're all drawn by formerly Disney animators. Remember that St. Joseph's feast day is on March 19, but the whole month of March is actually dedicated to St. Joseph, so you can color these … [Read more...]
I'm sure you've all heard the legend that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. I find this story so intriguing given the fact that there really aren't any snakes in Ireland. You can read more about the legend here. I've been seeing some cute St. Patrick's day "snake banishing" games around, and I thought "Why stop there?" Lol! So here are some fun snake foods, crafts, and games for … [Read more...]
This St. Patrick's day, don't get completely caught up in pots of gold and leprechauns- try some of these St. Patrick's day crafts that celebrate Saint Patrick himself! :-) This is a great way to get Catholic kids involved with living the liturgical year, and a great opportunity to teach them about the Trinity! So let's look at these Catholic St. Patrick's day crafts for kids. I have a … [Read more...]
