All Saints Coming Soon!

After my recent trip to Rome…I’m even more inspired by the Saints! All of them!

With the Feast of All Saints coming up…I thought I’d offer a sitemap of Saints activities and craft kits, along with All Saints resources I have collected online.

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Feast Day Fun Saint Thérèse

Feast Day Crafts and Activities

Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO).

St Thérèse inspires us all with her child-like Faith and confident “little way” …offering sacrifices out of love for Jesus and trusting completely in Him!

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DIY Baby Jar Votive Candles

Do you remember our Saint Scripts Craft Kits, Series One and Two?

For a limited time…you can still get the set of TWO Saint Scripts Craft Kits for $25 (or regular $15 each)!

Well…we’ve discovered ANOTHER easy Catholic craft to make, using these craft kits that you may already have!

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Feast Day Fun: The Triumph of the Cross

When Jesus’ Body was removed, the Cross was hidden so that followers would not find it.  About 300 years later the True Cross was found!  Constantine the Great had a vision of the Cross which led him to victory.  In response, Constantine had the image of the Cross placed on the shields of his soldiers. Although stolen in 614 by the King of Persia, the Cross was restored in its proper place in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in 629.

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7QT Back to School and Pre-Rome

Do I admit that I was thinking about altering my post about Packing for Rome…just to fit the 7 Quick Takes, so that I wouldn’t have to squeeze in a post before I go to bed? Well, I decided that there has been enough going on warranting a brand new 7 Quick Takes…but I’m hoping that I can write this pretty fast and catch some zzzzz’s. Here goes:

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Feast Day Fun: Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast Day Crafts and Activities

Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO).

Happy Birthday Mother Mary!

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The Coolest Catechist’s Classroom

Those of you we have been blessed to meet at Catholic conferences will recognize our Arma Dei castle-wall motif for our display.

It’s true!…we painted over 125 square feet of canvas to look like a castle wall and it’s guarded by our 7′ Arma Dei knight!

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Back to School Craft Kit Special!

Over 20 Catechism, Prayer, Saints and Sacrament Cathletics Craft Kit PDF printables to choose from…

over at the Catholic Printables Gallery

Use code backtoschool2014 to receive $10 off your purchase of Cathletics Craft Kit PDF printables!

That’s a 25% discount!

Visit the Arma Dei Shoppe for descriptions and purchasing!

what’s on YOUR wish list?

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Catechism Craft Kits

It has been a while since we mentioned some of our Catechism Craft Kits. I thought I’d mention them as we gear up for the Catholic Marketing Network Conference this week. Is YOUR favorite Catholic Book or Gift Store attending?

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DIY St Kateri dress for American Doll

If you’ve seen our Catholic Dreamcatcher, you’ll know that we are busy with crafts for the Feast Day of St Kateri on July 14.

Inspired by the St Kateri paper bag vests at Catholic Inspired and the crumpled version at Catholic Icing, I thought I’d try my own version for Bridget’s American Doll.

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