7 Most Unappreciated Craft Kits

No, Mom…not a shameless plug of our 7 most unappreciated Craft Kits…

Afraid so.

Here are some of our coolest Catholic Crafts (I thought!)…that haven’t received much attention!

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Advent and Lent Quest now has THREE different themed paper chain link sets: one with family prayer challenges, another with Year of Faith Catechism and another with Saint biographies. Despite its’ name, Advent and Lent Quest is great all-Liturgical Season-round and can be used as a countdown (or count-up?) activity towards Christmas, Easter or ANY favorite Feast Day!  In fact…this craft kit will be GREAT for the continuous stream of celebrations for the 50 Days of Easter! Keep the Season going with Advent and Lent Quest!

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Guess Who? The Feast of the Chair of St Peter!

 

Today is the Feast of the Chair of St Peter. How many Popes do YOU recognize?

Check out the  Guess Who?! 24 POPES! template with 24 of some of the most popular and well-known Popes, to use with your family Guess Who?! Game!

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Catholic Conversation Pieces with SAINTS and SACRAMENTS!

Conversation Pieces is a packed craft kit of full color templates, illustrated with Kelly Comics and offering inviting prompts for meaningful and fun table talk! The CATHOLIC Edition includes Kelly SAINTS and Sacrament prompts as well, along with the popular Sacrament Celebration Toppers, for recording Sacrament dates and celebrating year after year!

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Review: The St Valentine Kit by Emmanuel Books

I was offered the opportunity to review Emmanuel Books’ 40 page St Valentine Activity Packet and I am VERY impressed!

This kit has ready-to-assemble cards and story, history and symbolism notebooking pages and mini-books …with multiple ways to use the kit!

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Saint Mail: St Blaise! February 3

If you read our Review of Saint Mail last month, you’ll know that we are enjoying a monthly subscription to Saint Mail and it’s helping us delve in deeper into the Liturgical Calendar. Each package comes with a special letter from the Saint, along with a holy medal, a craft, a coloring page, a holy card, a list of dinner talk starters and other activity ideas…along with a couple special little toys representing our newly discovered facts about the saint!

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Presentation of the Lord: February 2

Even though the Gospel Readings lately at Mass have already launched into Jesus’ Baptism as an adult and the beginning of His Public Ministry, this Sunday is the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord (or the Purification of Mary). This Feast celebrates the event (40 days after Jesus’ Birth), when He was presented in the Temple, following the Jewish custom.

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Catholic Lingo Bingo: Vessels and Vestments!

Looking for a fun way to teach the Vessels and Vestments used at Mass? This is a great Cathletics Craft Kit  for First Communion prep…and generally, for primary and middle school kids. Do you have games or activities at Altar Server events? This is an easy way to help them learn the proper names for everything! The Catholic Lingo Bingo is now available in English AND Spanish! We have had many requests to translate our products and THANKS to my friend Xhonane of Familia Católica, we our releasing our FIRST Spanish Cathletics Craft Kit: Catholic Lingo Bingo! Cathletics Craft KitTM Monica McConkey (Author) Product Details 1 color cover, 16 black and white templates including instructions, master set and 15  (ready-to-color 8.5″x11″) bingo cards, permission to photocopy for single household or single class term use, all contained in a clear plastic11″x 9″ envelope. This kit includes a Bingo game, teaching the Vessels, Vestments and Sacramentals. The templates can also be used for a matching game. Publisher:  Arma Dei (2011) Language:  English Product Dimension:  9″x11″ Printed Weight: 120g Purchase NOW and receive INSTANTLY to print at home! Catholic Lingo Bingo   Downloadable PDF (English): $13 U.S. Catholic Lingo BingoTM: Paper Version (English) $15 U.S. plus shipping: Purchase at the Arma Dei Shoppe here The Reverence & Awe Cards are sold separately!

Purchase the Reverence & Awe Cards at the Arma Dei Shoppe here

Lingo Bingo CatólicoTM  (Versión en Español) Downloadable PDF (Spanish): $13 U.S.  $10 (limited time!) Catholic Lingo BingoTM: Paper Version (Spanish) $15 U.S. plus shipping: Purchase at the Arma Dei Shoppe here

Here is what people have to say about the Catholic Lingo Bingo Kit:

Catholic Lingo Bingo by Through My “I”s

Catholic Lingo Bingo by Rosary Mom

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why we started making Armor out of Egg Cartons

We started our little family apostolate with the release of A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families in 2001. Fascinated with this Scriptural Passage, we named our publishing company Arma Dei, translated from latin as ‘Armor of God’:

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Egg Carton Pope Francis

 I found my new favorite craft…making Egg Carton Saints! Pope Francis isn’t a saint yet…but we needed a Pope Francis in our house.

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Reconciliation “Peek Sheets” Printable!

It’s that time of year again!

Do you know someone preparing to make their First Reconciliation?

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is incredible!! Where else can we hand over our burdens and struggles and receive complete ABSOLUTION; the very MERCY of JESUS poured over our bruised and battered little souls? It really is a wonderful gift, but prep for this monumental event where this little child confesses their sins to a priest for the very first time…can be a little daunting!

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