Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
This is going to be a place where Eastern Catholics can easily locate these resources in one central place. So if you're looking for Resources for Byzantine moms living the liturgical year with your kids, you're in the right place! While Catholic Icing has historically provided resources mostly for Roman Catholics, Carrie Chuff joined the writing team here, and she is a Byzantine Rite … [Read more...]
While all Catholics do observe Lent and celebrate Easter (or Pascha), some of the days, names, and traditions of this season can be different depending on what Rite of Catholicism you practice. You can read an intro to Eastern Catholics here, and these Rites of Catholicism are in full communion with Rome. Today I want to share this printable Lenten calendar for kids that is specific for the … [Read more...]
Y'all... everything I have ever poured into Catholic Icing, anything I ever imagined it to be, and all of my passion to help Catholic mothers live their faith at home with their kids... has manifested into this new Catholic Icing Monthly Membership pack! I have actually teamed up with Angie from Real Life At Home to bring you this amazing monthly membership, and Angie and I couldn't be more … [Read more...]
The Sign Of The Cross is a very special, meaningful, and useful prayer for Catholics. This is the most common prayer among all Catholics, and it is used for countless occasions. Many religions use a form of the sign of the cross, including Catholics. It is a traditional prayer that includes a lot of symbolism, especially for how short it is. Today, let's take a look at everything you need to know … [Read more...]
Do you want to teach your kids the true meaning of the passion and resurrection story during this important church season? Don't let Holy Week pass by this year without involving your kids with the true Easter and resurrection story! The Symbolic Holy Week & Easter Cookbook is chock full of meaningful and symbolic recipes to engage your children in the true meaning of these Lent and Easter … [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 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...]
I love having a home altar in our house and switching it up for the liturgical seasons. Lent is one of my favorite seasons to observe in the home, and I love putting together a Lenten home altar each year! I decided to see how affordably I could put together a Lenten home altar and I am super happy with how this "Lentscape" came together with just $10 worth of stuff from the Dollar Tree! Let me … [Read more...]
Did you know you can count down the days of Lent just like you can the days of Advent? You can even light a candle for each Sunday of Lent, of which there are 6! This is a part of my series about how to make a Lenten table display with $10 and the Dollar Tree. I will walk you through exactly how to make a Lenten candle display of your own, and how to use it with your family. Let's take a look at … [Read more...]
St. Valentine's day is more than an excuse to eat candy hearts and give out cards, it is the feast day of an amazing Saint! I would encourage Catholic families to stay focused on the true meaning of this fun feast day. You can find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine here. Today I'm going to share 7 easy ways to celebrate St. Valentine's Day as … [Read more...]
