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Catholic Mom Bundle Advent 2018

November 11, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

This year, there are even MORE workbooks, printables, and eBooks in the Catholic Mom Bundle

and purchased separately, these 20 Catholic Resources would cost $246.

But for 5 days we’re selling all of these products as a bundle for only $25.

I’ve sifted through all 20 resources and my favorite SIX resources in the Bundle that I know I could dive right into this Advent are:

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Equipping Catholic Families for November Saints!

October 30, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Equipping Catholic Families for November Saints!

Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar.

Hey, are you ready for the NEW Liturgical Calendar starting December 3rd?

We’ve got the NEW 2018-2019 Wall Calendar for Every Day Catholics and it includes November and December of 2018 plus all of 2019, illustrated with our unique Super Saints for Feast Days and Monthly Devotions plus a couple bonus templates for Catholic lists and logs!

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Equipping Catholic Families for All Saints!

October 18, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

The Solemnity of All Saints will be upon us in just 2 weeks!

Here’s a sitemap of Saints activities and craft kits, along with All Saints resources I have collected online.

Saints Crafts:

TY Doll Saint Makeovers
I Spy…the Saints
Felt Saints Tutorial
Guess Who?!…the Saints FREE printable!
CrackerBox Cathedral Clipart for the Wooden Painted Saints!
NEW! Prayer Impressions Journal Saints Stamps!
Saints Stationary and Tools

Saints Craft Kits

Over 20 Saint-packed Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe:

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Equipping Catholic Families for JULY Saints!

July 1, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We’ve put together a quick summary of Catholic Crafts for July Saints and the Monthly Devotion of The Precious Blood of Jesus. Summer is a great time for a little extra crafting…so we also present Equipping Catholic Families…for Summer with the Saints!

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Equipping Catholic Families for June Saints!

May 24, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Monthly Devotion of June: Sacred Heart of Jesus

Woven Heart Craft (with video tutorial)

See Equipping Catholic Families for Ordinary Time

Key Feast Days in June:

St Justin (June 1)
St Peter, St Marcellinus (June 2)
Corpus Christi (June 3)
St Charles Lwanga & Companions (June 3)
St Boniface (June 5)
St Norbert (June 6)
Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces (June 8) Mary Crafts
Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 9) Immaculate Heart of Mary Rosary Abacus
St Ephrem (June 9)
St Margaret of Scotland (June 10)
St Barnabas (June 11)
St Anthony of Padua (June 13)
St Basil the Great (June 14)
Fathers Day (June 17)
St Romuald (June 19)
St Aloysius (June 21)
St Thomas More, St John Fisher, St Paulinus of Nola (June 22)
Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 23) Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart (Review)
Birth of St John the Baptist (June 24)
St Cyril of Alexandria (June 27)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (June 27) Mary Crafts
St Irenaeus (June 28)
St Peter and St Paul (June 29)
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (June 30)

Saints Craft Kits

22 Saint-packed Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe including:

Saints Crafts:

TY Doll Saint Makeovers
I Spy…the Saints
Felt Saints Tutorial
Guess Who?!…the Saints FREE printable!
CrackerBox Cathedral Clipart for the Wooden Painted Saints!
NEW! Prayer Impressions Journal Saints Stamps!

Season of the Liturgical Calendar:

Ordinary Time!

See Equipping Catholic Families for Ordinary Time!

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Equipping Catholic Families…for the Ascension of the Lord!

May 9, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Feast Day Crafts and Activities for the Ascension of the Lord!

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) and Saint Scripts THREE!

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Teaching the Times Tables

April 29, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

A few years ago, I discovered this book (see info below) and it helped a couple of my kids really grasp the times tables.

We even added our own 12th Elf Times Tables and made flash cards out of them. You can find out all about the book and our printable here: Learning Math the Fun Way

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Equipping Catholic Families…for May Saints Days!

April 25, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Monthly Devotion of May: Mary, Our Blessed Mother!

See Equipping Catholic Families for the Monthly Devotion of Our Blessed Mother Mary! Tons of Mary crafts, activities and traditions!

Key Feast Days in May:

St Joseph (May 1)
St Philip and St James (May 3) Apostle Painted Saints
Ascension of the Lord (May 10)
Our Lady of Fatima (May 13) and Mothers Day
St Matthias (May 14) Apostle Painted Saints
St Isidore, St Dymphna (May 15)
St Brendan (May 16)
St Paschal Baylon (May 17)

Pentecost (May 20) Holy Spirit Spinwheel
St Rita of Cascia (May 22)
Our Lady Help of the Christians (May 24)
St Philip Neri (May 26)
Trinity Sunday (May 27) Trinity Braid Bracelet/Anklet
St Augustine of Canterbury (May 27)
St Joan of Arc (May 30)
The Visitation (May 31)

See Equipping Catholic Families for the Monthly Devotion of Our Blessed Mother Mary!

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Catholic Brain: Review of an Awesome Resource for Kids

February 17, 2018 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

It’s not too late! Sign up for a FREE Lent Program at Catholic Brain and discover a ton of resources for Catholic kids, all year long!

I was blown away by the comprehensive set of references, lessons, games, printables and videos at Catholic Brain.

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Equipping Catholic Families…for January 2018

December 28, 2017 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Equipping Catholic Families for January Saints!

Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar.

Feast of the Holy Family (December 31)

Key Feast Days in January:

Solemnity of Mary (January 1) Mary Crafts, In the Arms of Mary
World Day of Peace (January 1)
St. Basil the Great (January 2)
St. Gregory Nazianzen (January 2)
Most Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)
St. Genevieve (January 3)
St. Elizabeth Seton (January 4)
St. John Neumann (January 5)
St. Andre Bessette (January 6)
Epiphany of the Lord (January 7) Felt Kings Tutorial
St. Raymond of Penysfort (January 7)
Baptism of the Lord (January 8)
St. Hilary (January 13)
St. Anthony of Egypt (January 17)
St. Sebastian (January 20)
St. Agnes (January 21)
Day of Prayer for the Unborn (January 23)
St. Francis de Sales (January 24)
Conversion of St. Paul (January 25)
St. Timothy and St. Titus (January 26)
St. Angela Merici (January 27)
St. Thomas Aquinas (January 28)
St. John Bosco (January 31)

Season of the Liturgical Calendar: Christmas!

12 Days of Christmas ends January 5th
Sock Baby Jesus
Nativities

New Year Resolutions and

Season of the Liturgical Calendar: Ordinary Time!

Get organized with 2018 Planners and Calendars! Convert your family calendar to be Catholic with the Calendar Saint Stickies Craft Kit ($15 PDF download with permission to copy for home use!)