Lent is upon us! Have you decided what you are going to add or give up for Lent this year?
If you are thinking about adding the Rosary to family prayer time this year (even ONE decade a day!) we’ve got a NEW Craft Kit for you!
Have you started to say the Rosary as a family? New Mysteries of the Rosary Craft Kit!
February 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
Stations of the Cross Carousel with new Kelly Saints Craft Kit!
January 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We have just released our NEW Stations of the Cross Craft Kit featuring the Kelly Saints! See ordering below!
The Stations of the Cross Craft Kit includes templates for all 14 Stations plus the Resurrection and the Divine Mercy in full color and in black and white.
Stations of the Cross Craft Kit!
January 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We have just released our NEW Stations of the Cross Craft Kit featuring the Kelly Saints!
This craft kit features the 14 Stations of the Cross plus the Resurrection (for the Way of the Cross) and the Divine Mercy formatted as cards with kid-friendly Kelly Saints illustrations. The kit includes full templates in color (ready-to-use) AND in black and white (ready to color). A summary page is included with thumbnail images and descriptions for reflection.
Blog in a Blink: 2014
January 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Don’t forget to check out Blog in a Blink 2014: Part TWO for July-December highlighted posts!
January!
We discovered making Saints out of Egg Cartons with
- Egg Carton Mother Mary,
- Egg Carton Pope Francis and
- Egg Carton Arma Dei Knight…and eventually
- Egg Carton Jesus!
We also launched our special Reconciliation Peek Sheets Printable! Perfect for your First Reconciliation Prep or a Reconciliation Refresher!
NEW Catholic Blog Planner for 2015!
December 29, 2014 by 21 Comments
Last year in my attempt to get more organized, I compiled my own Catholic Blog Planner complete with
- a 12 month calendar including key Catholic Feast Days and Seasons, space to record top referrers, top posts, giveaways, reviews, guest posts and events happening that month
- a table of PASSWORDS,
- a table of blog stats on an increasing number of social media venues
- a log template of guest posts, contributor articles and giveaways I participated in
Finally, I had one binder to include written records of key passwords, contact information, dates and all those pesky details I expect to remember at the time only to forget them well before I need the info again.
Advent Wreath: Week ONE
December 3, 2014 by 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.
Feast Day Fun: St Jude
October 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
October 28 is the Feast Day of St Simon and St Jude, both Apostles of Jesus.
This time around, I’m going to focus on St Jude. Once I gather more information about St Simon, I will post a separate Feast Day Fun edition and probably focus on activities about the Apostles.
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!
Spiritual Bouquet Cathletics Craft Kit
January 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Spiritual Bouquet of Prayer Petal Flowers has been one of our most popular crafts since we recommended it in our book
A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families. It became one of our first 4 Cathletics Craft Kits…and now we have over 30 Cathletics Craft Kits available! We had already expanded the kit to accommodate all 20 Mysteries of the Rosary as well as the prayers of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. There are templates to make a pretty construction paper flower, plus clipart to make a meaningful gift card for both the Rosary and the Divine Mercy. All of the individual flower pieces have the actual Rosary or Divine Mercy prayers printed on them for easy reference. In 2012, we gave the Spiritual Bouquet craft kit a serious overhaul and easily doubled the number of templates and projects inside! We added a giant wall garland of the Rosary. Imagine all 20 Rosary decade flowers winding around the walls of a room! We also added 2 coloring pages for easy one-page, no-scissors-or-glue crafts for both the Rosary and the Divine Mercy.Spiritual Bouquet of Prayer Petal Flowers Cathletics Craft Kit Monica McConkey (Author)
How are you jumping into 2014?
January 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
Need some ideas to jump into the new year 2014?
1. Did you pick a Patron Saint for the New Year? I used the Saint Generator at Conversion Diary and received St Raymon Nonnatus…and I received St John Gualbert in the 2014 Patron Saint for the Year Devotion at A Catholic Life.
