Faced with this unprecedented time of business, school and Church closings, canceled public Masses and mandatory staycations in our homes, a group of us have pulled together a new collection of resources to ease the anxiety, boost your daily Lenten journey, inspire home learning, and strengthen family.
Equipping Catholic Families with a Comprehensive Guide to Lenten Crafts and Family Traditions
February 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This is our summary post of Lenten crafts and activities to bless your family Lenten journey.
Classic Lenten Activities and Family Traditions
First of all, check out our FREE craft tutorials for these classics!
Good Deed Bead Bracelets: A great way to get kids engaged in LENT prayer and sacrifice and good deeds!
10 Tips for Faith+Family=focused Ordinary Time
January 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
We just took down our tree…on the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord: the last day of the Christmas Season. Sometimes we feel a little down when the official Christmas season is over. It’s hard to jump enthusiastically into Ordinary Time, because it sounds so, well, ordinary!
Feast Day Fun: January!
December 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for January 2020 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 29)
- 12 Days of Christmas: Reading, Crafts, Cookies and Ornaments!
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 5) Felt Kings Tutorial
- St. Raymond of Penysfort (January 7)
- Baptism of the Lord (January 12)
- 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 22)
- 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)
He’s still a little BABY! Sock Baby Jesus can still hang around in his crib as we bask in the Baptism of the Lord (January 12) and await the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd.
Equipping Catholic Families for the 12 Days of Christmas
December 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
So despite the stores already clearing up their Christmas displays and neighbors kicking their Christmas Tree to the curb, we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas beginning with Christmas Day and continuing until January 5th/the Feast of Epiphany. It can be hard to keep the Christmas spirit alive, if you’ve seen all the Christmas movies throughout Advent, leading up to the big day!
Equipping Catholic Families with Saints Crafts!
October 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Looking for some last minute Saints Crafts for All Saints Day coming up this week?
Saints Craft Kits
We have over 27 Saints-related Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe!
- Saint Scripts Craft Kits
- Kelly Saints Stamps
- Communion of Saints Calendar
- Catholic Conversation Pieces
- 461 Saint Stickies
- Sacraments with the Saints: Reconciliation Reader
- Sacraments with the Saints: Holy Communion Reader
- Works of Mercy with the Saints
- Prayer-Loom Prayer Book with the Saints
- Love Like A Saint (Saint Quote Cards)
- Journal Prayers and Novenas
- Kelly Saints Blessing Cards
Saints Crafts:
- Painted Saints and Wooden Box Church
- Saints Stamps Crafts and Prayer Impressions Journal Stamps Shoppe
- Egg Carton Saints
- Saints Scripts Rolodex
- Saints Timeline
- Saints Activities with Saints Craft Kits and Cards
- Saint Scripts 1,2,3 Bundle
- Wooden Painted Saints
- 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!
And check out our NEW Saints-packed Wall Calendar!
We’ve got 2 types of Wall Calendars and a Website and Blog Planner, all packed with illustrated Feast Days and Monthly Devotions in the Arma Dei Shoppe
Summer Projects: Hand-Sewn Felt Friends
July 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Looking for a creative project for your kids, that might just help to get them away from screens this summer? Here is an easy hand-sewing project! They get faster to make with each one, and your kids might just make a whole collection of them!
Equipping Catholic Families for May Saints and Celebrations!
April 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Join us to celebrate May Saints, the Monthly Devotion dedicated to Our Blessed Mother Mary and the continued joyful season of Easter! Do you see something you like? Click on the pictures and/or links for easy crafts and already-formatted Catholic Craft Kits that come with permission to copy for home use, year after year!
Equipping Catholic Families for 50 Days of Easter!
April 25, 2019 by 2 Comments
Alleluia! He has Risen!
This is our summary post of sustainable celebration for all 50 days of Easter including non-chocolate surprises and treats for plastic eggs and awesome Catholic crafts and family traditions!
We’re just recovering from a FLU-filled Holy Week…sorry for the delay in this post!
Equipping Catholic Families with Catholic stamps for journaling, gifts, snail mail and evangelization!
March 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I just added some new stamps in the shop!
With our own custom Super Saints artwork for over 60 Saints, I’m pleased to be able to add new Saints Stamps to the shop as they are requested by customers. I was happy to include the St Benedict medal graphic behind St Benedict’s head. It almost looks like a very specialized halo.
