Ideas for February Feast Days and Celebrations

Here are some of our favorite traditions for the Month of February. This is by no means an exhaustive list, rather it's my way of creating a resource that I plan to revisit each year for myself! I hope you can find it beneficial as well! Month of the Holy Family This would be a great month to read JP II's Familiaris Consortio (On the Family) or...

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Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Lunch

For the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas we had a special star lunch today! St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of students, so I think it's quite fitting for any family with kiddos to celebrate this day! You could easily pack this meal up for a fun sack lunch (maybe replace the strawberries with starfruit?) or serve it at home if you homeschool...

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Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 9

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 9 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 This week's religion memory...

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St. Paul Lunch

For the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul today I put together a special lunch for the kids using St. Paul symbols. It was easy, quick, and very kid friendly. Maybe this is what I had for lunch as well, so maybe it's also adult friendly. Here is what you'll need to put on your shopping list. "Wait, what is the ice cream for?" you ask. It's...

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Journey Across America: Rhode Island

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 R is for Rhode Island Red and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. Next we used Rhode Island Red...

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Journey Across America: North Carolina

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 T is for Tar Heel and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. Next we read a few North Carolina picture books: My...

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Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 8

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 8 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 The kids filled out...

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