Review: My First Book of Saints

My First Book of Saints is a great little hardcover book profiling 62 saints in an easy-to-read format.

The full page illustrations are nice and colorful and the extra little text box on each biography summarizes where and when the saint lived and the Feast Day we have to celebrate the saint’s life, and is highlighted for easy reference.

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I Spy…October Saints!

October is chock full of Feast Days of Awesome Saints! Who is your favorite? Check out these DIY Photo Collages of the Saints…using a scanner and our specialI Spy…Holy Coins! Free Monthly Saint Divider Pages! This printable includes divider pages for all of the months of the year. You can use them for your Liturgical Calendar, your Seasons and Saints celebration organization folder or travel activity pages for your Quiet Bag at Church Please make sure that you are

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October Saints and St Therese!

October begins tomorrow…and hosts the Feast Days of some of our FAVORITE Saints!

Tomorrow is the Feast Day of  St  Thérèse.

Want to make a It’s My Feast Day Party Plate?

We love St  Thérèse, her example of living The Little Way, the roses she sends as a sign of her intercession and all the teachings in this best-book-ever  I Believe in Love.

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Broken Statues and St Padre Pio

We are big fans of St Padre Pio. It started when my daughter Kelly picked up the little monk statue at a bookstore.  She started reading books about him and he became one of our favorite family patron Saints.   We even made a St Padre Pio Wooden Painted Saint.

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Easy-Sew Saints

Are you afraid of SEWING?

I know it can be intimidating, especially if you insist on doing everything perfectly.  Although my grade 8 Home Ec teacher would probably have a little bit of a fit if she looked at the underside of most of my sewing projects, I’m quite satisfied with what I have accomplished by sewing!

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Sacred Seasons Liturgical Calendar

I’m excited about this product because I really like Illuminated Ink’s coloring pages and the idea of an organization folder for the Liturgical Calendar.

Illuminated Ink’s Sacred Seasons Liturgical Calendar comes with blank calendar templates for each season along with Illuminated Ink‘s classic (but new, improved and expanded!)  saint symbol stickers, informative Season explanations and awesome coloring pages.

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Can YOU find SAINTS?

A few months ago, I was the WINNER of this awesome book over at Contemplative Homeschool, thanks to Connie and  Catholic Family Gifts.

The truth is that I was hoping to get my hands on Can You Find Saints? after seeing it at a few Catholic conferences. It’s a great book!

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A Craft Kit Guide to Catholic Curriculum

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!

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Wooden Painted Saint: Proper Tutorial

Our Wooden Painted Saints attracted a lot of attention at the IHM conference  in Virginia!  We had quite a few people asking to place orders for their own set!

These little wooden peg people are really fun to make so I thought that I would post a proper step-by-step tutorial.  I have been particularly impressed with the tutorial picture style of this website and have tried to make my own version!

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