I’m happy to be a contributor for the Catholic Family Resources Bundle, hosted by Upside Down Homeschooling!
19 Awesome resources are included to help your family celebrate our awesome Catholic Faith, all year long!
Celebrate First Communion! Awesome Giveaway at CatholicMom.com!
April 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
CatholicMom is hosting a Celebrate First Communion Giveaway
…and Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families is one of the sponsors!
We’ve created a Sacrament Craft Kit Bundle with these FIVE Sacrament based Craft Kits available as PDF downloads! The Cathletics Craft Kits are already researched and formatted templates that you can print at home for your entire classroom …or ALL the kids who live in your house!
Catholic Conversation Pieces with SAINTS and SACRAMENTS!
February 13, 2014 by 3 Comments
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!
Reconciliation “Peek Sheets” Printable!
January 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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!
A Craft Kit Guide to Catholic Curriculum
August 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
Attention Catechists and Homeschoolers!
We have organized this guide to help you supplement your Catholic Curriculum with fun Catholic crafts! We like to find activities and crafts that kids like to do anyway…and sneak in Catholic Catechism!
Cool to be Catholic Sacrament Gifts!
April 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
Sacraments are wonderful occasions that we hope to have a lasting impact on our day to day life, prayer life and family culture!
Part of the day inevitably involves gift-giving to help to mark the special day. I have spoken with many parents and Godparents and Confirmation sponsors who have on occasion been at a loss for a unique gift to give to a child. Looking for something to help the child remember their First Sacrament and grow in their Catholic Faith…can be difficult and many resort to secular gifts or cash because they are not sure what to buy and even more uncertain where to find it.
Saint Cards at the NCEA!
April 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
One of my favorite things about attending the National Catholic Education Association conference each year is to discover new Catholic products. Sometimes, some of these cool publishers and awesome Catholic businesses give me a certain product that catches my eye, in exchange for my honest review on my blog.
Celebrating the Sacrament Series
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sacraments Series: Summary Page!
1. Annual Sacrament Celebrations is the latest installment of the Sacrament Series and offers a printable of 24 Cake Toppers for just $2, filled with Kelly Comics and can be used as decorations, stickers, buttons or scrapbooking embellishments.
2. My first post in the Sacraments Series, =&0=& is based on the article I wrote for =&1=& =&2=&This article highlights a few of our Arma Dei Catholic teaching tools and gifts, including the Hand in hand with Jesus Faith Journal, packed with prayerful reflection prompts about their experiences of the Sacraments and their maturing prayer life, along with questions about the Sacraments.
We created the Hand in hand with Jesus Faith Journal, packed with prayerful reflection prompts about their experiences of the Sacraments and their maturing prayer life, along with questions about the Sacraments based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This hard cover book is packed with illustrations to color and prayerful reflections, making it a wonderful keepsake of the child’s journey of Faith….and an awesome Sacrament gift to treasure for years to come… for your children, grandchildren, Godchildren and friends!
Annual Family Sacrament Celebrations!
March 25, 2013 by 3 Comments
Sacraments: another reason to celebrate every Season!
Sacrament Celebrations Cake Toppers illustrated with Kelly Comics, created by our daughter when she was 11 years old!
These can help decorate dessert or the table…or be used as a fun Sacrament matching game. Customize your Sacrament Cake Toppers, by recording the actual dates of First Sacraments…in your family!
Pope Posts continued: The First Communion Dress
March 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
So, you heard about =&0=& from our friend Elizabeth, and how Elizabeth knitted outfits for my kids as her =&1=&
Well, Elizabeth kept on knitting! She even crocheted a =&2=& dress for Emily. Needless to say, all three of our girls will have worn this dress for their =&3=& and we will keep it …for their own girls someday.
Elizabeth didn’t stop when she completed the dress for Emily.
You see, Kelly came with me often to visit Elizabeth and Elizabeth had a special love for Kelly. She didn’t want Kelly to feel left out on Emily’s big =&4=&day, so she crocheted a smaller version of the dress for Kelly to wear…but insisted that my Mom make a PINK slip and sash for Kelly’s dress, to make it different from the =&5=&
In those days Kelly loved the color pink…and so Elizabeth made all her sweaters and hats and blankets pink…and affectionately called her “Pinkie”.
Here is Bridget with her two brothers.
We love these dresses…and we were so pleased to have Bridget wear “Pinkie’s dress” at Adam’s Baptism…and she will no doubt wear the =&4=&dress next year!
Hey, do you have a =&7=&this year? Did you check out the=&8=& as part of the post about =&9=&
Have your kids already made their First Holy Communion?
Interested in Scrapbooking the Sacraments?
Looking for other ideas to help teach or celebrate Sacraments?
Linked to First Communion Link-Up! at Catholic Icing.
Check out the Sacraments Link-Up at Equipping Catholic Families!
