Welcome to the Year of Faith! I’m so excited to delve into activities and crafts that celebrate our Catholic Faith! With our Arma Dei products, we have always tried to take activities and crafts that kids love to do and infuse them with Catholic Catechism, prayers, Sacrament preparation and traditions to entice the kids to learn about the Faith while having fun!
Dream Team of Saints: October!
October 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
Awesome Saints in October! I just painted a couple more Saints to add to the collection!
Rather than drive myself crazy trying to paint tiny detail with my mediocre brushes, I printed out some animals to hang out with St Francis and the Divine Mercy image for St Faustina. I lightly sprayed the color printouts with hair spray to ensure that the ink wouldn’t run. I glued them in place on each painted figure, added the saint hands over top, along with some paint accents (because my printer isn’t the best!). I sealed it all in with clear, water-based varnish, adding that little shine and extra durability.
See more tips for making your own Dream Team of Wooden Painted Saints. Here are a couple other posts about What To Do with Wooden Painted Saints including Checkers, Snakes & Laddersand Trouble!
I’m linking up to the OCTOBER CeleLINKY with the SAINTS link-up to add my Saint-centered crafts and activities…and maybe pick up a couple new ideas, how about you?!
All Saints Day is coming soon! I think I’ll be showcasing the November CeleLINKY with the SAINTS a little early to give people time to prepare for All Saints Parties and Crafts for November 1st!
Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families
FREEBIES for FRIENDS Printables
are available for
October Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS!
October 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Join my Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS for OCTOBER!
I think that October may be my favorite month for Saints…with St Therese, Bl John Paul, St Faustina, St Francis, St Gerard, St Jude! What a powerhouse of HOLINESS!
what do YOU ask of your Guardian Angel?
October 2, 2012 by 2 Comments
Send Me Your Guardian Angel is an awesome book that will change your impression of your Guardian Angel….and perhaps escalate your demands and expectations for your angelic friend.
Consider…
Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel was a companion to him from the time he was a small boy.
Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel was a friend; one who teased and was teased by Padre Pio but also provided counsel when needed.
Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel was a consoler, sometimes travelling great distances to help troubled souls at their request or Padre Pio’s.
Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel was a messenger, delivering messages to his “spiritual children” who received guidance and direction from Padre Pio.
Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel was a translator of letters and confessions (and absolution), when language would otherwise be a barrier.
Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel was a reliable alarm clock, awakening Padre Pio’s helper from deep sleep when Padre Pio was in need of assistance.
St Therese’s Good Deed Beads
October 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
Happy St Thérèse Feast Day!
St Thérèse is such a beloved saint for her child-like Faith and for doing small things with great love. She was known to carry a string of beads to keep track of her continuous prayers, sacrifices and good deeds. We have been making these little Good Deed Beads for years through Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families. We currently have them available by special order only* Sometimes we need a little extra time to fill orders…we’ve even been known to enlist some of our kids to help us compile the kits! *email for special order The neat thing about these strings of beads is that the beads slide and stay in place. You will find an excellent tutorial at Little Ways to make the Good Deed Beads or Sacrifice Beads.
Our original kits offered the supplies to create one string of Good Deed Beads on a keychain, and eventually we found little plastic crosses to make additional colorful sets.
I Spy…October!
September 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Awesome Saints in October! Which one is your favorite?
I Spy…July! I Spy…August! I Spy…September!
We have been playing I Spy…the Saints for a couple months! Check out these DIY Photo Collages of the Saints…using a scanner and our specialI Spy…Holy Coins!
Other
Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families
It’s My Feast Day Plate!
September 25, 2012 by 9 Comments
There are so many posts out there about decorating a plate with a sharpie, that I thought that I would give it a try…and convert it to Catholic!
I have a little plastic plate for the kids that says “it’s my special day” and it’s amazing how it still appeals to the kids, even though it has definitely lost that new plate shine! I have decided that we need to make a bigger deal about our Patron Saint Feast Days, but life happens and I don’t always manage to cook up something special! I thought it could be handy to have a special Saint Plate for those special Feast Days. I deliberately made my Saint illustration a little ambigous, so that it can hopefully pass for any of our favorite saints! I created a Saint Plate Template and tried to use carbon paper to transfer the drawing. That didn’t work at all! (Does anyone know how to transfer a drawing to porcelain or china?)You can download the Saint Plate Template as part of One Page Printables Craft Kit
Real Life Catholic Love Story!
September 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
| source |
I’m Guest Posting at Written By the Finger of God.
Anabelle is collecting real-life Catholic Love Stories and she let me be the first one in her series!
Anabelle is a Catholic author and I love her writing style. I’m thinking about joining her Handmaids of Mary.
Painted Saints: September Edition!
September 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
Better late than never! I know that it’s the THIRD week of September already, but I wanted to post some of the new wooden painted saints that I created recently. We have Blessed Mother Teresa and Saint Padre Pio (and Mother Mary, see 2nd picture below) for September saints…and well, Jesus is ALWAYS in season, right?
I am working on another post for yet MORE ideas to incorporate these little wooden saints into the regular crafts, activities, traditions and routines that we already enjoy with our kids. See What to do with Painted Saints…part 1 and check out how we use them in Checkers, Snakes & Ladders and Trouble to add a little Catholic culture ro regular family fun!
Watch for new ways that we plan to incorporate our own little growing army of painted saints. We’re thinking about chore charts and treasure hunts… Advent countdowns and nativities… and another popular tradition that we can’t wait to convert 2 Catholic! Make sure that you are subscribed by email to Equipping Catholic Familes for future posts!
Thanks to all those who entered in our Back to Catechism Class
Cathletics Craft Kit Giveaway!
Congratulations to Susan, Michelle, Yenyen and Annie! All FOUR winners have been contacted and have chosen their favorite Cathletics Craft Kit to receive by PDF and use with their families or CCD classes. Congratulations!
Other Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families
FREEBIES for FRIENDS Printables
are available for
FREE Dragon Slayers Progress Report
September 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
I just love this book! Dragon Slayers is an imaginative and inspiring book to help train 8-12 year olds in the virtuous task of Dragon Slaying! Sir Wyvern Pugilist instructs with humor and diligence how to identify sins and vices in the form of dragons, learn tactics to withstand their attacks through Scripture and the proper use of the Armor of God. He also introduces our ultimate mentors: the Dragon Slayers of Old (the Saints) and the Chief Dragon Slayer Himself (Jesus). It is such a creative book, complete with an enrollment certificate, profiles of successful Dragon Slayers and the dragons and helpful advice and encouragement along the way.
This book will captivate your 8-12 year old, and you might just find yourself reading eagerly along with them!
This is an awesome gift for your child, niece, nephew or Godchild! It’s a thoughtful book that will teach them about the sins and vices we can all fall into, as well as the virtues we are all working on, in a format that is enticing, imaginative and humorous, and anything BUT a boring lecture.
So sorry, Dragon Slayers is no longer available.
NEW! Prayer Impressions Journal Stamp Shop
Arma Dei Shoppe
Kelly Saints Collectibles
I’m a CatholicMom contributor! Order your copy here!
Popular Posts
my take on the Grace of Yes!
Kelly Saints Cathedral Clipart
Sacrament Craft Kit Accordion Scrapbook!
Reconciliation Prep Printable
Rome Posts
Painted Saints Links
FREE Birthday Party Printable!
Secret Portal
Short Cut to AMAZON:
Join our Mailing List for INFREQUENT updates?
