Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Catholic Icing is a ministry for Christian children. On this site, you'll find lots of crafts, and hands-on activities for teaching children how to know, love and to serve the Lord! I thought it would be fun to do a series of Christian crafts for kids that go with fun religious songs. This is one easy page to find all of my Christian children's resources in one place. I'll keep adding to this page … [Read more...]
In continuing with my children's crafts for Christian songs, today's craft goes with the song "Jesus Loves Me"! This is such a classic religious song for kids! Good news! I now have a full at-home VBS program for Catholic kids... Summer With The Sacred Heart! This vacation bible school program is chock full of fun crafts and activities for all kids ages preschool through teens. Get … [Read more...]
Today begins my series of crafts to go with fun, Christian children's songs! Today's song is about Jesus knocking, and is called "Behold, Behold". In this post, you'll find the lyrics to this song, easy guitar chords for playing the song, a free printable craft to go with it, and a YouTube video to teach you how to sing the song. It's one of my kid's favorites and they sing it all the time! It's … [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...]
Teaching my kids about the Saints in fun ways is one of my favorite things to do! Over the years, I have developed many activities for my children, so I have ideas that range from preschool kids to upper elementary. I hope you find many useful resources for teaching your kids about the Saints here! There is an alphabetical directory of all the Saints I have resources for at the bottom of this … [Read more...]
Back in the Spring, I made these "Jesus {hearts} me" shirts with my whole preschool class, and they were a huge hit! The kids were so proud of them because they actually painted every part of the shirt even though they were only 2 or 3 years old. These shirts would be great to make at Sunday School, or even as a Vacation Bible School Shirt! Also, today is First Friday, so that means I'm hosting … [Read more...]
The National Immaculate Heart of Mary Conference is being held in the Northern Virginia area Friday and Saturday (June 10-11) and I'm going! (For anyone who doesn't know, it's a big homeschooling conference for Catholics). The actual conference is only about 20 minutes away from my house, so this decision to attend was a no brainer for me. So check it out- I made myself this super nerdy awesome … [Read more...]
Given that the month of January is dedicated to the holy name of Jesus, I thought this would be a perfect Catholic craft for this month! If this only looks like an abstract mess to you, trust me- the picture below actually says Jesus 4 times: Good news! I now have a full at-home VBS program for Catholic kids... Summer With The Sacred Heart! This vacation bible school program is … [Read more...]
The world is crying for Ukraine right now as war has broken out by the attacks from Russia. Although Ukraine is largely an Orthodox Christian country, there is a significant Catholic population there, or more specifically, the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church. This is a part of the Eastern Catholic Church, and you can read our article on Eastern Catholics 101 here. This is especially horrible for … [Read more...]
Are you ever looking for a Catholic gift idea for kids and you're looking for something more original than a rosary? Well I have a great option for you today- Prayer Pillowcases! I love these because kids can use them and snuggle with them just like their favorite teddy bears! Also their Catholic prayers can come everywhere with them. The best part is that they come in a variety of prayers and … [Read more...]
