Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I thought it would be really fun to share pictures of our kids in their All Saints' day costumes and have a little contest! The winner will receive a free Mass book. I'm hosting the first annual All Saints' day contest on the Catholic Icing facebook page from now through the end of Monday. How to enter the costume contest: Share your photos in the comments of this facebook post. To post … [Read more...]
All Saints' day is just around the corner! As my kids get older, sometimes they like to do crafty things that are a little more open ended then the in-the-can type of stuff I used to do when they were small. As a result, you will start seeing more open ended crafting here. These paper chain Saint dolls are a perfect example! You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids … [Read more...]
I've been working hard on something that I'm so excited to release to you today: A whole alphabet of Saints, ready for you and your kids to craft! The best part is, they're printable, and ready-to-go in either black and white or in color. Your choice. :-) Also, they totally match the Saint of the week for Catholic ABC's. You can get this whole download with 26 Saints (in black and white AND in … [Read more...]
I made a printable page so you and your kids can easily fill in a litany of Saints for your own family! This page is a part of Lydia's First Holy Communion Notebook. Here's how ours turned out: *NOTE* In the printable version supplied here, the banner is a black and white outline- it is not in color. This makes it more printer friendly. Here's what it looks like: This can be a fun … [Read more...]
A few days ago, I wrote an article titled "Do Trick-or-Treating and All Saints' Day Go Together?" where I revealed to you that my family goes trick-or-treating dressed as Saints. I view this as being witnesses to the world, and taking back our own Catholic feast day of All Hallows Eve. (In fact, I wrote an article a few years ago about putting the "Hallow" back in "Halloween".) And if you have … [Read more...]
I took this post down because this version of this costume wasn't culturally sensitive. My particular creation of this costume was not authentic or paying the proper respects to the culture in which it originated. When we know better, we do better. I have seen in many places that the Indigenous community is insisting that dressing in a Native American costume at all is offensive to their … [Read more...]
Interestingly enough, one of the most common questions people ask me when they meet me in real life is "do your kids go trick-or-treating?" People want to know- is it ok to go trick-or-treating if you're Catholic? Is it ok to celebrate "Halloween" if you're in the "All Saints' Day" crowd? You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. First of all, check out my post about what … [Read more...]
I think it's so cute when siblings (or friends) dress up as Saints who go together in groups or pairs! It's adorable, right? I know I've dressed my kids up as saints who go together, and I've seen my friends do it, so I wanted to make a list to help you brainstorm some ideas. So here it is- a list of Saints who were friends, family, or otherwise "go together". You can find all of my All Saints' … [Read more...]
All Saints Day costumes don't have to be complicated, and they can be fun and easy to put together! This list of girl Saint costumes is organized by type of Saint, has a link to each Saint, and tell what kind of props to consider adding to your costume to symbolize that Saint. Here's a list of All Saints' Day costume ideas for girls to get you started. You can find all of my All Saints' Day … [Read more...]
Coming up with ideas for All Saints Day costumes should be fun, not stressful! Don't make your kids skip the All Saints' Day party because you're afraid of coming up with costumes. You do NOT need to know how to sew to pull it off. This post includes more than 60 ideas for boy saint costumes! You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. Also, you should totally check out … [Read more...]
