Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Today is the Feast of San Juan Diego! In honor of Juan Diego today, CCC of America is giving away a copy of Juan Diego, Messenger of Guadalupe to one lucky Catholic Icing reader! If you're rubbing your eyes and thinking "Is Catholic Icing having TWO giveaways in one week?!" The answer is yes! I love this movie so much and my kids do, too! When we were at church a few Sundays ago, my 4 year old … [Read more...]
With all the crazy hustle and bustle of the holidays, it's important not to let this religious time get lost in the secular shuffle. Preparing for Advent early is a great way to make sure you start this season off on the right foot- one that walks towards Him. For kids, Santa can be a pretty tough guy for Jesus to compete with- but I assure you that there is much strength and fun to be found in … [Read more...]
When living the liturgical year at home, celebrating the exaltation of the holy cross with kids is a fun feast day to keep in mind! It comes around every year on September 14. You can find tons of feast days to celebrate with kids in September here. The cross image lends itself to all kinds of fun crafts and activities, and this is also a great time to talk to kids about what exalting something … [Read more...]
Happy (almost) All Saints' Day! Remember the All Saints' Day linky I had last year? Well, I decided that I didn't want the ideas lost in the archives, and I wanted everyone to keep adding to the collection! So today, I've re-opened the All Saints' Day Link-up! Go ahead... add some links and check out the other ideas. Because I re-opened last year's linky, I changed the settings so the newest … [Read more...]
St. Ambrose's feast day is coming up. Here's a compilation of ideas for his feast day celebration! :-) We love to celebrate the Saint feast days during Advent at our house, and this is the perfect one to include! Because he was said to be the "honey-tongued Saint", anything including honey or bees is the perfect way to celebrate St. Ambrose's feast day! He is also the patron Saint of candle … [Read more...]
