Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Having a homemade rosary can be a sweet and fun addition to your rosary collection! I just love making rosaries with the kids and they seem to get excited when they are involved! If you're working with really small children, see my post on easy rosaries made from pipe cleaners. If you're working with older kids and you'd like to string complete rosaries, you've come to the right place. The best … [Read more...]
Last year I made some red, white, and blue beads from polymer clay (sculpey) and strung a rosary. You can find a full picture tutorial for making the beads here. I also posted several ideas for praying a rosary for the 4th of July last year, so be sure to check that out, too. And for anyone who doesn't know, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is the patron Saint of the United … [Read more...]
My daughter and I made a giant rosary out of pool noodles! We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. This project is so much fun, such a great counting exercise, and a really good way to get kids excited about the rosary- plus, you can make it with just $3! Here's my daughter with our completed rosary. For making your own, you can … [Read more...]
I wanted to find a fun way to teach my kids about rosary. I also wanted to have some visuals to teach them about all the different mysteries of the rosary, so we came up with these paper bag books. We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. These were a lot of fun to make and I think they came out really cute! To make … [Read more...]
My kids have always loved crafting these little rosaries and it's a hit every time I make them with the kids at homeschool co-op or Religious Education class! They're so easy, and the materials are super affordable, so even if you're crafting rosaries in a large group it's easy to afford to make them with every kid. This is a fun new version of the easy rosary craft that is shaped like a shamrock, … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 23 Letter of the week: R Theme: Rosary Saint of the Week: St. Rose of Lima Craft: Easy Rosary We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. This one decade rosary craft is super easy for kids of all ages! This would be a great Catholic craft for CCD or RE class, or any occasion really. October is an especially … [Read more...]
October is here- the month of the Rosary! Today I'm having a special rosary link-up. You post about your rosary ideas and then put your link at the bottom of this post. :-) <a href="https://www.catholicicing.com/search/label/Rosary%20Link%20Up" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Month of the Rosary" width="180" … [Read more...]
The month of October is dedicated to the rosary, and Our Lady of the Rosary's Feast Day is on October 7. I thought it would be crazy fun to have a rosary link-up party! I'll be opening the rosary linky box here on October 1 and leaving it open until October 15. This should give you guys plenty of time to link up anything you do for the feast of Our Lady :-) <a … [Read more...]
Welcome to my bake sale! Today I'm having a fund raiser here on Catholic Icing. I'm raising money to go to The Relevant Conference, which is a Christian blogging conference happening only a few hours from where I live. There will be talks such as "Finding God's Purpose for your Blog" and "Keeping the First Things First", along with more 'bloggy' talks such as "Maximizing your Niche" and "Social … [Read more...]
We have a winner!!! It's the Ax Lady from Whirlwind Lodge! Here was her comment: "The Red Rose Rosary with Immaculate Hearts is my favorite, but I can't get over how beautiful they all are!" So Ax Lady, just send me a personal email with your information so we can send it to you! Thank you to everyone who participated and helped spread the word! We ended up with over 300 entries! For … [Read more...]
