Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
This song was written and submitted by a reader, Alexandra Montano, and it is so cute! I love singing little songs with Catholic kids, and kids remember things so well when they are in songs. Insert something really smart and Scientific here about why that is true. lol. My kids love singing this Advent song and I hope your kids enjoy it, too! Be sure to check out the rest of my Advent resources … [Read more...]
The holiday season can be overwhelming, but there are so many wonderful Catholic Advent traditions from all over the world that can be easily implemented into your celebrations! Many of these are even easier to incorporate after you have initially started it, so add a few traditions here and there and watch your meaningful family traditions grow. I would like to start off by saying … [Read more...]
The Catholic tradition of the Advent wreath is a tradition that is near and dear to my heart. You can find all of my Advent resources for families here. When I was growing up, it was one of the only ways we celebrated the liturgical year at home. My mom always used it as a way to keep Christmas focused on Christ, and she always said extra prayers for the season while lighting it. It's not a … [Read more...]
There are plenty of feast days to celebrate with Catholic kids during Advent to really enhance your time with your family and turn it towards the true meaning of the season. You can click each day (well, most of them anyway) to go to all of my resources about that feast day. You'll find tons of crafts, activities, printables, and more for celebrating these Advent Saint feast days! I guarantee that … [Read more...]
Whoever puts up their Christmas tree last wins the "Best Catholic" award! Wait, was it a competition? No one told me! Before I stared Catholic Icing, I had no idea there were people that waited until Christmas Eve to put up their tree. The more I run in Catholic circles, I find that a lot of families take waiting during the entire Advent season very seriously. This is not something I grew … [Read more...]
An Advent wreath is a beautiful tradition and a great way to start living the liturgical year with your family! In fact, it's on my top 15 list of ways to get started living the liturgical year at home! Incorporating fun advent wreath crafts, traditions, and activities with your kids can help them to learn about the season in a fun and hands on way. We love to have Advent wreath traditions such as … [Read more...]
If you're going to take the time to craft with kids this time of year, you may as well make it meaningful, and concentrate on what's really going on. After all, Jesus is the reason for the season! These crafts can also be used to make a manger for Baby Jesus. You add a piece of straw to Jesus' manger each time to do a good deed or make a sacrifice during Advent. The more you do during Advent, the … [Read more...]
Advent and Christmas are an amazing time of year! It's important to get the true meaning of these seasons across to kids, rather than getting lost in the secular shuffle. Catholic Icing is dedicated to helping mothers and educators do just that! Check out these ideas below, organized by category for your browsing convenience. :-) Be sure to check out my Advent Christmas Planner! The Advent … [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...]
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...]
