Thursday, December 19, 2013

Ideas for Celebrating the Catholic Season of Christmas

Here you will find ideas for the Church Christmas season (December 25th-Epiphany). If you are looking for pre-Christmas ideas, check out the Advent post! Decorations Christmas Stable Name Cards Holly Napkin Ring Holders (Check out the post for it's Christian symbolism) Christmas Stars Other Decorate with Poinsettias, they have...

Monday, December 16, 2013

Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 7

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 7 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 I found a word jumble...

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Journey Across America: Virginia

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 O is for Old Dominion and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. For our picture books this week we read...

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Feast of St. Nicholas

Just popping in with a few pictures from St. Nicholas' Feast Day! It's been very busy around here because this week has been all things The Nutcracker! Bean is performing as an Angel in four shows this weekend. I hope to post some pictures that a friend of ours took from the dress rehearsal one of these days. I know that typically people leave...

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Catholic Christmas Gift Ideas

Are you working on your Christmas shopping? Yes, yes you are. (Unless if you are really on top of things and finished shopping before Advent began.) So, I've put together the links to various Catholic Christmas gift ideas that I've posted over the years to give you something to help in the creative process. P.S. There are no paid endorsements here. Creative Catholic...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 6

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 6 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 For this week's lesson...