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Feast Day Fun: Bambinelli Sunday

December 12, 2014 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

We were inspired by the book Bambinelli Sunday. See Bridget’s review below!

We decided to take advantage of the SNOW DAY … and make our own Bambinelli.

I was intrigued by 2 different homemade recipes for dough I found online: one for salt/flour dough and one for corn starch/baking soda dough. The corn starch dough made a cool kind of dough and it’s nice and smooth and bright white, but we must have done something wrong, because it will not keep its’ shape. The trusty salt dough was easier to work with and even though it can get a little crumbly, we like how our Bambinelli turned out.

Filed Under: Advent and Christmas, Catholic Crafts, DIY Crafts, Reviews

Feast Day Fun: Immaculate Conception

December 7, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

December 8th is the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception. This Feast Day does not celebrate Jesus’ Conception, but rather Mary’s conception within the womb of her mother, St Anne. This special day appropriately occurs 9 months before the Birth of Mary within the Liturgical Calendar.

Filed Under: Catholic Crafts, DIY Crafts, family traditions, Feast Day Fun

No Mess Straw for Sock Baby Jesus

December 3, 2014 by Monica McConkey 4 Comments

1. Last year, I made a Sock Baby Jesus in a Clementine Box Crib and it was SO EASY and SO CUTE and was made completely from a lone sock, some fabric scraps and a clementine crate!

2. This year, I was inspired by Tracy at Slice of Smith Life with her post about all of her family Advent traditions and the fact that she uses string for straw in her manger.

Filed Under: Advent and Christmas, Catholic Crafts

Advent Wreath: Week ONE

December 3, 2014 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

So, thanks to the new Ladies Group at our Church, I made a new Advent Wreath this year! I know it looks a little like a ball of cedar, but it was fun to make and gave us the push we needed to commit to the Advent Wreath and prayers this year.

Filed Under: Advent and Christmas, Catholic Crafts, family traditions, Printables

Advent Prayer Pockets: NEW Cathletics Craft Kit!

November 28, 2014 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

Add Advent Prayer Pockets to your Advent celebrations this year!

Add prayerful focus to your Advent Calendar, Mealtime Prayer, Family Time…or keep the perfect Advent prayers handy when you light your Advent Wreath!

Filed Under: Advent and Christmas, Catholic Crafts, family traditions

30 Ways to play with the Saints!

October 29, 2014 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

Last year, 15 year old Kelly sketched 42 Saints for me for our Saint Scripts Craft Kits.

You can make your flipbook of Saint postcards with the Saint Scripts Craft Kits!

In the spring, I formatted the collection of Saints into little templates for the Kelly Saints Stamps Craft Kit.

Here’s a quick index of the ways to use this one craft kit, Kelly Saints Stamps:

Convert classic games to be Catholic, using the templates to make Saint game pieces!

Connect 4 Game

Guess Who

Pressman Toy Checkers Board Games

The Kelly Saints Stamps templates are formatted in different layouts, different sizes and 2 different backgrounds. They can but cut into individual square stamps or into perfect circles with various sized circle punches…like this one: Martha Stewart Crafts Punch, 1-Inch Circle

Once cut, the Kelly Saints Stamps can be used in so many ways!

Cake Toppers
Saint Day cards
game pieces for Monopoly Board Game,
Sorry! 2013 Edition Game or
Candy Land – The Kingdom of Sweets Board Game
…or really any classic board game (or homemade board game!) that uses a flat board and a path of spaces!
Place Setting Cards at the dinner table

that's right...there are some Amazon Affiliate links in this post, in case you don't already have these classic family games. It's true that with your purchase through these links, I could puff up my $6.84 affiliate balance over at Amazon to 10 whole dollars and qualify for a gift card...holding my breath. =)

Filed Under: Catholic Crafts, converted 2 Catholic, Kelly Comics, Saints

All Saints! Review: Holy Traders Activity Kit

October 23, 2014 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

I’ve been a fan of Holy Traders Saint Trading Cards for quite some time and I was excited to discover that there are now SIX sets of cards available!

I was also excited to discover that there is now a comprehensive Holy Traders Activity Kit available through Seton…and even more excited to have the opportunity to review it, receiving my own Holy Traders Activity Kit in exchange for my honest review.

Filed Under: Catholic Crafts, Reviews, Saints

All Saints Coming Soon!

October 14, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes, Catholic Crafts, Liturgical Calendar Crafts, Saints

Feast Day Fun Saint Thérèse

September 30, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

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!

Filed Under: Catholic Crafts, Feast Day Fun, Saints