Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
All the Easter crafts, snacks, games, books, etc. couldn't possibly all happen on actual Easter Sunday- it's too much! But that’s ok because the Church, in her infinite wisdom, granted an entire season of Easter that lasts for 50 days, all the way through Pentecost! The secular (cultural) world tends to celebrate Easter during Lent up until Easter Sunday, and then packs up all the … [Read more...]
I am super excited today to bring you this printable craft of St. Patrick and St. Brigid! Aren't they adorable together?! I'm actually starting to have quite a collection of these printable stand-up Saint crafts now! I have my ABC Saints, nativity set, resurrection set, and Saint Valentine. Check out my video about them here! And don't forget to subscribe to the Catholic Icing YouTube … [Read more...]
The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is February 11, and the feast day of St. Bernadette is April 16. Our Lady of Lourdes appeared to St. Bernadette at the grotto many times. To read about the story, click here. For ideas on celebrating this truly remarkable feast days, read on! Create your own printable pop-up grotto craft with this download! You can make your own grotto out of rice … [Read more...]
This time of year, Little Debbie comes out with Santa shaped brownies, and they're actually cut in a way that resembles quite closely the miter's hat of St. Nicholas. All these brownies need is a little cross on the miter. This would be easily added with a tiny tube of white icing! I actually had some cross shaped candies from last Easter that put on our hats. Voila! St. Nicholas … [Read more...]
Many Catholic children around the world celebrate Saint Nicholas day! In the story of St. Nicholas, it is said that there were three poor girls that could not get married because they had no dowry, and St. Nicholas came and secretly left gold for all 3 girls at night in their shoes, which were drying by the fireplace. So the tradition of leaving out shoes to be filled with gifts was born of a … [Read more...]
The Jesse Tree is a beautiful Advent tradition that many Christians use to prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas. It's a kind of special Advent countdown calendar that is focused on the true meaning of the season, and it is a great way to teach children about the plan of redemption from creation through salvation, tying the Old Testament to the New Testament! It is not hard or complicated, … [Read more...]
I created a printable book that is a special Christmas treasury for Catholic kids, and the pages are illustrated by your child and his or her handprints. :-) (For those of you familiar with my products, it's the Advent/Christmas counterpart to Holy Week In Handprints.) Each handprint picture is designed to be loads of fun, and easy to replicate! Even the youngest of children can … [Read more...]
It's that time of year again, time to plan your All Saints' Day party! I love celebrating All Saints' Day with my kids! It is one of our favorite ways to live liturgically, and we look forward to it every year. I rounded up all of my Saint crafts, food ideas, costume tutorials, printables, and favorite All Saints' Day traditions in one place- this page! So let's take a look at some All Saints' Day … [Read more...]
When we are close to someone who currently experiencing loss, grief, or trauma, it can be hard to know what to do to help. Sometimes it feels like there is nothing we can do. This idea is similar in concept to a spiritual bouquet, but with a twist. If you're new to the concept of spiritual bouquets, you can read my post all about spiritual bouquets here. When I experienced miscarriage and … [Read more...]
Ever wondered what it would be like to switch from homeschooling to public school? Well, we did it. And I'm here to share the real scoop. I started homeschooling my oldest for preschool when she was 2, and homeschooled her (and her 3 siblings) for 8 years total. They had never been to a brick-and-mortar school. Due to some life changes here, I made a very sudden decision to put them in school. … [Read more...]
