Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Today we have a step by step picture tutorial for starting with pysanky egg decorating! This is perfect for Pascha (or Easter). Beginning with something like this can be intimidating if you don't understand the process, but this post is full of tips and tricks for beginners so you can be successful right away! We will cover the supplies you need for pysanky eggs, what kind of eggs to use, what … [Read more...]
When I am planning fun Easter treats with the kids, I always love to include things that have symbols that point back to the true meaning of Easter, which is the resurrection of Christ. These easy bird's nest treats have "eggs" inside, which are one of the oldest symbols of the Resurrection! You can find all of my Easter activities for kids here. Today I'm going to show you my easy Easter cookie … [Read more...]
Years ago I developed Stations of the Cross eggs to help teach young children about the Stations of the Cross in a hands-on way that makes sense to them. This has been one of my family's most cherished Lenten activities year after year! I fully recommend checking out the tangible stations of the cross eggs where each egg holds a symbol from that station. I also wanted an easy option for families … [Read more...]
I always like to try fun new ways of decorating Easter eggs, and this is something me and the kids came up with! This is super fun and really easy and you can dye the eggs right in your egg carton as long as it's plastic or Styrofoam. So check it out- fun new ombre Easter eggs! We love this fun method of dying Easter eggs for several reasons. Mostly, when we dye traditional Easter … [Read more...]
Last year I tried several methods of dying eggs with the kids, and we loved them all! I'm going to be sharing them all with you this year. Check out this first batch! Decorating Easter Eggs With Watercolor Markers. One of our favorite ways to decorate Easter eggs is simpliy to draw on them, so that's just what we did! These eggs were colored on by watercolor markers. … [Read more...]
I've been seeing shaving cream "dyed" Easter eggs floating around the interwebs, and I've seen people making them on cookie sheets or in muffin tins. The thing is you have to keep the eggs kinda still so you get the swirly pattern, and you need the shaving cream on both sides, which is hard to do on a cookie sheet. So I came up with a solution... making them straight in your egg … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipes for kids here! Deviled eggs are a favorite around here, and we found a way to gussy them up a bit for Easter Sunday! Check out these colorful deviled eggs! Now I'm going to show you how to dye your own deviled eggs! It's super easy, and doesn't take that much extra time. Guess what? This recipe is now a part of my The … [Read more...]
I'm really happy to be writing and sharing my Easter-themed artwork with you all again! I had a lot of fun writing my last post here at Catholic Icing, about painting a Paschal candle, and this time I've been invited to share my Easter Egg Tree. I didn't grow up celebrating Easter with an Easter egg tree, but because our family cultures are so diverse, I wanted to start creating … [Read more...]
I've been trying to teach my kids about the Stations of the Cross this Lent, and it's going really well! I came up with these Stations of the Cross eggs, and I'm so excited about them!!! This is by far the best hands on way I have ever found to teach preschoolers how to pray the Stations of the Cross, and we use them year after year. You can find all of my Stations of the Cross resources for kids … [Read more...]
Eggs are a beautiful symbol of the resurrection! Not only do eggs symbolize bringing forth new life, but the empty ones can also represent the emptiness of the tomb on Easter morning. If you're looking for ideas for your Easter eggs to point to the true meaning of Easter, you have come to the right place! Also, if you haven't seen the story about Mary Magdalene and the red egg, check that … [Read more...]
