Happy Saints Bingo + Happy Saints Tutorial Directory

I love the=&0=&Victor graciously allows printing of his awesome =&1=& and I have made four different projects with them.  My most recent =&2=&project has been one I have wanted to tackle for a while…with LIDS from frozen-juice-from-concentrate containers. I’m assuming that these containers are available in the US… With our five kids, we open up about 2 of these containers a day! Hence, the vast collection! …You’ll see! I had templates (that I made of Victor’s =&1=&) printed at Staples, with larger images for the “calling-out” disks and 4-to-a-page bingo card templates with a different selection of saints on each layout. The colors are nice and bright and the images are crisp. Sorry…I can’t give you my templates…please go check out the Happy Saints website for yourself! I used a 2 1/2″ hole punch to get the right-sized circle for the frozen juice lids. I used rubber cement to glue the printed circles to the lids, using the side of the lid that has a lip. These little Happy Saints won’t be removed too easily from the lids!  They stack nicely and are fun to play with…all by themselves!   I bought a little package of decorative pebbles at the dollar store for counters, but you could use pennies, holy medals or tiddlywinks!  My bingo cards are a touch too small to use my =&6=&, but they would be fun to use (and match) as well in any Saint Bingo game…like the 30-card Saint Bingo set at Shower of Roses! They may not have exactly the same selection of saints, but it would be fun to compare the images!                       Happy BINGO with the Happy Saints!

How about HAPPY SAINT Valentine’s this year?
These are adorable…and I think can refocus this fun day, learning from and admiring the Saints!
Maybe just one little card will entice a child to learn more about the Communion of Saints!
…better than Angry Birds, don’t you think?

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Did you make a resolution to get better organized in 2013?

Happy New Year!

this post is linked to Sunday Snippets: A Catholic Carnival!

Did you make a resolution to get better organized in 2013?  I did!  I also want to study more saints…and add to my Painted Saints collection and
Super Saint Trivia Cards!

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I Spy…the Saints index

     I Spy…December!

I Spy…November!

I Spy…October!

   I Spy…September!

I Spy…August!

I Spy…July!

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Happy Saint Token Tutorial

Another craft with Happy Saints!  I keep finding new ways to use them in activities for the kids.
What a vast collection over at Happy Saints! 
Make sure to find the new Happy Saints Year of Faith Banner!
I can’t wait to print and display mine!

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I Spy…ALL SAINTS in NOVEMBER!

Which I Spy…November Saints do you like best?

I realize that my little wooden painted saints sometimes look like they are kissing…but it’s hard to keep them from moving around on the glass!

This technique of making photo-collages is really fun!

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Happy All Saints Day! A Summary of Saint Craft Links!

Happy Saints Day! + November Saints Cele-Linky!

Have you seen our All Saints Day Resource Guide yet?

It’s also not too late to get these Saint-centric Downloads!

FREE Guess Who?! The Saints! Template
FREE Monthly Saint pages

Check out these SAINT Crafts!
What to do with Painted Wooden Saints!

TY Doll Makeovers to Saints:
Jesus, Mother Mary, St Patrick, St Joseph
Frozen Juice Lids: Dream Team of Saints
Guess Who?! The Saints!
I Spy…Saints Collage with a Scanner
I Spy…November: COMING SOON!

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All Saints Resource with Link Up

All Saints Day is coming!! In honor of All Saints Day on November 1st, I decided to post my CeleLINKY with the SAINTS: November a little early! Add your new ideas and please mention this link-up on your blog! Join the Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS: NOVEMBER below and pick up some fresh ideas! Please do us a favor and tell your subscribers about this Catholic Link-Up with the SAINTS by adding this link and/or posting a Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS button!   It’s a continuous party of monthly link-ups for Saint celebrations, reflections and activities!



I have some fun ways to incorporate the Saints in classic board games including Checkers, Snakes & Laddersand Trouble!…and I have a few more Saint projects in the works…
coming SOON!

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Review: Aquinas and More Prayer Card Binder

I was pleased to receive this Prayer Card Binder from Aquinas and More, along with a starter set of 6 good quality plastic inserts after my post about Cataloguing the Family Collection of Holy Cards. Incidentally, the binder also includes an index of over 300 favorite holy cards available and references Aquinas and More Holy Cards for hundreds more.  I have a good collection of holy cards and I refer to them frequently for Saint-centric crafts I showcase on Equipping Catholic Families:

I Spy…the Saints

Wooden Painted Saints
 
Guess Who?! the Saints! and

I appreciate the format of the 8″x10″ binder with the plastic sleeves holding 2×2 regular-sized trading or collector cards.  They easily fit the range of holy cards that I have.

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October Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS!


Join my Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS for OCTOBER!

I think that October may be my favorite month for Saints…with St Therese, Bl John Paul, St Faustina, St Francis, St Gerard, St Jude!  What a powerhouse of HOLINESS!

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St Therese’s Good Deed Beads

Happy St Thérèse Feast Day!

St Thérèse is such a beloved saint for her child-like Faith and for doing small things with great love. She was known to carry a string of beads to keep track of her continuous prayers, sacrifices and good deeds.  We have been making these little Good Deed Beads for years through Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families.  We currently have them available by special order only* Sometimes we need a little extra time to fill orders…we’ve even been known to enlist some of our kids to help us compile the kits!        *email for special order The neat thing about these strings of beads is that the beads slide and stay in place.  You will find an excellent tutorial at Little Ways to make the Good Deed Beads or Sacrifice Beads.

 

 Our original kits offered the supplies to create one string of Good Deed Beads on a keychain, and eventually we found little plastic crosses to make additional colorful sets.

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