Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Hi friends. What a year we are having. I was going through my Palm Sunday resources for families and thinking about how this would be the first Palm Sunday in modern history where Catholics would not have access to palms for celebrating, and that made me sad for everyone. So I decided to do something a little unconventional, but with the hopes of bringing a little nostalgia to your homes this Palm … [Read more...]
Celebrating Palm Sunday with your family is a great way to live the liturgical year at home with your kids! It begins the last week of Lent, and there are a lot of fun and meaningful ways to celebrate Palm Sunday with your kids. You can find all of my Holy Week resources for families here. But now let's see how to kick it off with Palm Sunday! Special For Those Who Can't Attend Palm … [Read more...]
I love celebrating feast days with kids with really fun food or recipes! Palm Sunday is always a big day at our house, and celebrating with ice cream sundaes is not only fun, but also easy for mom! You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. I'm such a fan of the Sunday/Ice Cream Sundae pun (obviously. See my Divine Mercy Sundaes, Trinity Sundaes, and Pentecost Sundaes). … [Read more...]
Palm Sunday brings out the crafter in every Catholic. It seems that everyone has something different to do with them. There are so many creative things you can do with your palms to display these beautiful blessed objects in your home through the year! We love to make crosses, roses, braids, and other designs from our Palms. You can find all of my Palm Sunday resources for families here. Today I … [Read more...]
I love to teach my kids the stories from the Bible in fun and hands on ways, especially during Holy Week! Holy Week leads up to the most important day for Christians, which is Easter! It begins with Palm Sunday, and I like to make sure this is a special and memorable day at our house. We made these Palm Sunday crafts with handprint palms, and footprint donkeys. So much fun! You can find all … [Read more...]
Well Easter Sunday is almost upon us, and with the world under a pandemic and many social distancing, a lot of us are going to be celebrating at home this year. And that's ok! I just wanted to send out this special edition post to offer some last minute ideas for making your Easter celebrations at home meaningful and easy for you. You can find all of my Christ centered ideas for celebrating Easter … [Read more...]
This is a Catholic classic, and must be added to the library of Catholic crafts here at Catholic Icing. ;-) There are so many amazing ways to fold palms from Palm Sunday Mass, and I have a list of 10 things to do with your Palm Sunday palms here. Today I'm going to show you how to fold a palm cross in 10 easy steps! Also, at the end, I am going to share a superstar tip with you to … [Read more...]
I love to fold palms from Palm Sunday into all kinds of creative shapes! I make crosses, braids, and more! Somehow, Palm Sunday just brings out the crafter in every Catholic. You can find 10 things to do with Palm Sunday Palms here. Palm spirals are beautiful, and absolutely one of the easiest things you can make out of your Palm Sunday palms! Today I'm going to show you exactly how to make a palm … [Read more...]
This Lenten calendar is an amazing way to count down the days of Lent with even the smallest children! They can see the 40 days pass by and see Easter approaching! The whole thing fits on just one page, so you can easily print them for an entire classroom! This is the perfect way to help your children understand the true meaning of Lent and keep their Lenten sacrifices on track. Let's take a look … [Read more...]
While all Catholics do observe Lent and celebrate Easter (or Pascha), some of the days, names, and traditions of this season can be different depending on what Rite of Catholicism you practice. You can read an intro to Eastern Catholics here, and these Rites of Catholicism are in full communion with Rome. Today I want to share this printable Lenten calendar for kids that is specific for the … [Read more...]
