Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
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...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to live the liturgical year at home with kids, and June is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Keep scrolling to the bottom of the post because it also includes other fun June feast days and faith filled Summer activities for kids! Now let's look at these highlights of fun June Saint feast days to celebrate with links to crafts, food, and … [Read more...]
Years ago I set out on a journey to start living the Catholic faith at home and make it fun for my kids. I would later learn that this concept is called living the liturgical year at home. All this means is that we are celebrating holidays and holy days with our kids, but days from the church calendar rather than the secular calendar. I have a post all about how to get started living liturgically … [Read more...]
The story of the ascension of Jesus into heaven is such a great Bible story to teach children! I always find that when I reach kids on their own level with fun, hands-on activities, it helps them learn the story and retain it longer. You can find all of my Bible crafts for kids here. Ascension Thursday or Sunday is the perfect time to celebrate the solemnity of the ascension with kids, so … [Read more...]
Teaching your kids Bible stories, especially the stories of the Gospels, is so important. When I reach kids on their own levels and teach them about the story in fun and hands on way, I find that it helps them remember and internalize what they learned. This Sunday's Gospel is the story of "the road to Emmaus". This is when the risen Jesus walks with the disciples on the way to Emmaus, but he … [Read more...]
The cross is the main symbol of the Christian religion. It symbolizes how Jesus died and rose for us and saved us from all of our sins! The cross is a great symbol and lends itself to tons of great crafts for kids for Sunday school, at home, during Easter, or anytime! You can find all of my Bible crafts for kids here. Now let's check out these fun cross crafts for kids. I have a mixture of … [Read more...]
Well as Covid 19 rears its ugly head, the world is finding themselves unable to gather in groups for Mass. I wrote a post with things you can do with kids when attending Mass isn't possible. One of the things on that list is to take "Spiritual Communion", which is highly recommended by many Catholic Saints. This week I made a printable pack with a spiritual communion prayer and craft for kids that … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and February is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Brigid, St. Bakhita, Our Lady of Lourdes, and also Saint Valentine! The month of February is also dedicated to the Holy Family, and is usually the month that Lent starts in. You can find all of my month to month post on … [Read more...]
These weekly Catholic how to draw videos are just getting more and more fun each Friday! This week I decided to make a video for how to draw Mary and Baby Jesus which came in through some suggestions. This is perfect for a few upcoming feast days! Obviously, this is a great fit for Christmas which is right around the corner, and it's good to keep the Christmas season going for the duration of the … [Read more...]
I was trying to decide what to draw for my weekly Catholic how to draw video, and Lydia suggested a monstrance! And ya'll... when your 13 year old has an interest in something you're doing, you take that suggestion! lol! So this week I bring you... how to draw a monstrance, step by step for Catholic kids. You can find all of my Catholic how-to-draws here, and be sure to check … [Read more...]
