DIY gifts

This post launches a new series on Unique Gifts you can print and assemble for your favorite Catholic Teacher, Catechist or Grandparent!

Catholic Teacher Gifts with Poker Chips!

I have made a few different games using poker chips from the dollar store! These are made quite easily with 8.5″x 11″ label paper (also from the dollar store) and a 1.5″ circle punch. The label paper makes it quite easy to adhere images to poker chips. If you choose to have the images printed on regular paper and mod podge them to the poker chips…please either:

1. laminate the color print (even on one side with a roll of clear adhesive also from the dollar store) or

2. lightly spray the printed side with fixative or hair spray …so that the colors don’t run with wet glue.

Templates for the Tiny Saint badges are included in the Catholic Cube: Tiny Saints Edition , and they coincidentally fit 1.5″ poker chips perfectly!

The Catholic Cube: Tiny Saints Edition can be purchased below and printed at home for your favorite teacher. Please kindly do not copy the digital file for the teacher, but print and possibly assemble the kit for the teacher’s use in the classroom. This kit includes permission to print up to 3 copies…so you can even make a print for your own use in your family without infringing copyright.

The cube templates can be laminated* and fastened with velcro, assembled in almost infinite combinations and stored flat when not in use. This kit offers a few different game and activity suggestions for a very versatile gift…including various matching games and Bingo.

*You can use a roll of clear adhesive, carefully placing the printed templates face down on the sticky part and then trimming the edges.

Assemble the cubes and arrange in a gift basket for an enviable gift for your favorite Catechist! Compliment the gift basket with actual Tiny Saints…maybe the patron saint for your teacher or your school! Use the code ARMADEI10 for 10% off your purchase at Tiny Saints…and always free shipping!

Catholic Cube: Tiny Saints Edition Teachers Gift:

Catholic Cube: Tiny Saints Edition PDF kit to print at home: $13 (use a print of the same kit for your family…for free!)

The Catholic Cube, Tiny Saints Edition includes 9 templates plus four pages of instructions and suggested ways to play including quizzing games, matching and bingo! 9 Tiny Saints are featured with one image panel and one text panel and a cool little badge template, along with all their key life details and a prayer or a quote from the Saint.

PDF Download: $13 U.S.

Clear plastic wrap or basket to hold the whole gift: $1-2 (dollar store)

Strip or dots of adhesive velcro: $1

….and including the Poker Chip badges:

Full Sheet Label Paper (set of 10 sheets): $1 (dollar store)

1 Roll of Adhesive to ‘laminate’ print side of template: $1 (dollar store)

1.5″ Poker Chips: $1-2 (dollar store)

Total for assembled craft kit: under $20

Tiny Saints retail for $9.95 for each Tiny Saint, and include a clasp/zipper pull, Saint bio tag and necklace!

Lasting, Catholic Gift for your favorite Teacher: priceless =)

Use poker chips for another awesome activity with Plunk! with the Saints!

This Catholic Printable includes a template of 30 Saint profiles, configured for the same 1.5″ poker chips. These can be used for a matching game (printing the template 2x), Saint Shuffleboard or Plunk! with the Saints!

Discover 10 Ways to use the Plunk! with the Saints! template!

This Converted to Catholic Classic Game Bundle template also includes the Year of Faith Tower Tumble Template!

Please kindly do not copy the digital file for the teacher, but print and possibly assemble the kit for the teacher’s use in the classroom… you can even make a print for your own family use, without infringing copyright.

Converted to Catholic Classic Game Bundle: $10 (includes 2 different templates for activities that you can also use at home!)