Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Observing Lent in your family doesn't have to be hard or complicated. There are so many simple things that families can do to make Lent meaningful for the whole family. I especially love starting traditions that last year after year! You can find all of my Lenten resources for families here. Today let's look at 40 simple Lenten traditions for families that don't take much prep … [Read more...]
You can see all of my Lenten Posts by clicking here, or browse the links below. See all the Ash Wednesday Posts Here. Preparing for Lent With Children- are you ready? Bury the Alleluia Pretzels for Lent Sacrifice ideas for kids The Lent Song for Kids Counting Down the Days of Lent: Print this Lenten Countdown calendar- this is by far the most popular Catholic Icing … [Read more...]
Pretzels are traditionally a Lenten food, but not when they're covered in chocolate and rolled in sugar! These Mardi Gras pretzels are easy and sure to impress at your party. Kids love them... I love them, too! What a fun, easy, and sweet way to celebrate this day. These are super easy to make, and turned out really cute! Here's what you need: Pretzels White Candy Melts … [Read more...]
Ok, it's really time to get our Lenten ducks in a row! Lent will be here before you know it!!! Here are some Lenten ideas for children from my archives: Bury the Alleluia Activities that span the length of Lent for kids Putting things away for lent Pretzels for Lent Printable Stations of the Cross for Kids Printable Lenten Calendar for Kids My Printable Lenten … [Read more...]
It's time to share our Lenten posts! Are you ready? Remember, you can link up your post even if it's already been featured here at Catholic Icing! I want everything to be easy to find for everyone! And don't forget about your treasures in the archives! Holy Week posts totally count- we all need to be planning ahead anyway. And feel free to keep linking as long as the box is open. The party will go … [Read more...]
Did you know that the pretzel is a traditional food for lent? In fact, the pretzel was actually invented in order to be a simple Lenten snack! You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. Today, I am going to share my favorite Lenten pretzel recipe with you, as well as a printable card with the pretzel prayer. When early Christians would pray, they would … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and March is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Patrick's Day, Saints Perpeta and Felicity, and includes a lot of Lenten days. The month of March is also dedicated to Saint Joseph. You can find all of my month to month post on living liturgically here. Now let’s look at … [Read more...]
The cross is the main symbol of the Christian religion. It symbolizes how Jesus died and rose for us and saved us from all of our sins! The cross is a great symbol and lends itself to tons of great crafts for kids for Sunday school, at home, during Easter, or anytime! So let’s check out these fun cross shaped snacks and food ideas for kids. I'm going to start with some things … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to live the liturgical year at home with kids, and June is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Keep scrolling to the bottom of the post because it also includes other fun June feast days and faith filled Summer activities for kids! Now let's look at these highlights of fun June Saint feast days to celebrate with links to crafts, food, and … [Read more...]
This week I wanted to bring you something you could use for Lent, and a pretzel seemed like just the thing! We love to make big soft pretzels during Lent, and now the kids can use this video for drawing their own Lenten pretzel prayer cards! I have a printable version of the Lenten pretzel prayer along with my recipe for soft pretzels here. Pretzels can be tricky to draw because of the way they … [Read more...]
