Ideas for November Feast Days and Celebrations

Here is the round up of ideas for November Feast Days and Celebrations. Enjoy! Month of the Holy Souls Set out photos of your deceased loved ones November 1st: All Saints' Day All Saints' Day Games 2011 Craft: Wooden Saint Dolls Other Ideas: Games: Waltzing Matilda: 2010, 2011 Catholic Icing Assumption Academy Just like Mary Food: Waltzing...

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How to Make an Inexpensive, Homemade Mass Kit for your Kids

Several weeks ago a reader asked if I knew of an inexpensive mass kit for children. Of course I did! You can buy them on Etsy! Wait, no you can't. The two ladies who were selling (update: they are now available again!) them are currently not doing so. There is the plush set by Wee Believers for $70.00 (currently out of stock on their website)...

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Journey Across America: Maryland

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. The Books: We began by reading B is for Blue Crab and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. Also, Bean read Kat Finds a Friend, which is a...

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Journey Across America: Massachusetts

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. Q: Which state needed a handkerchief? A: Mass-a-choo-setts! (Sorry, I couldn't help it. One time 4 year old Bean did state jokes for over 200 missionaries at the New Staff Training talent show. The amount of cuteness that...

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Not Scary Halloween Booklist

Each year in October we are that weird family. That weird family who doesn't decorate our home with witches, ghosts, and goblins (even the happy, friendly ones). That weird family who avoids the seasonal section of Wal-get and the grocery store. That weird family who is concerned about that fact that costumes seems to be either based on evil (even...

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Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 4

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 4 I'm blogging my way through our four year curriculum program so I don't forget everything that worked for us! Please feel free to use what works for your family and share in the comments anything you would add. For more on Classically Catholic Memory go here. Religion Lesson 1 We explored an online...

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