CBN: Homeschooling, Crafts, Traditions and the Liturgical Calendar

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Catholic Homeschool Support Groups on Facebook

Contributed by Allison at 7:20 AM

Get connected to other Catholic homeschoolers on Facebook. There are a variety of groups.

I am seeing much more activity in the Catholic homeschool Facebook groups than I am seeing in the yahoogroup emails. If you are looking for support and Catholic homeschool info please consider these links to active groups. These communities are helpful and connect us to others like us across the map.

+ Catholic Homeschool Moms https://www.facebook.com/groups/24164460379/ over 1,000 members

+ Catholic Homeschoolers of NorthEast (PA, NJ,DE,MD) https://www.facebook.com/groups/115513477358/ over 70

+ MODG Moms https://www.facebook.com/groups/29412108736/ almost 200

+ Mater Amabalis(for Catholic Charlotte Mason approach) https://www.facebook.com/groups/materamabilis/ almost 200

+ Catholic Homeschooling Resources https://www.facebook.com/pages/Catholic-Homeschooling-Resources/137231707453 almost 700

+ Totus Tuus Family & Catholic Homeschool FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Totus-Tuus-Family-Catholic-Homeschool/285307812834?fref=ts over 700

Did I miss any? Please add to comments.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Guess Who?! Cardinals Edition FREE printable available!

Contributed by Monica McConkey at 1:18 PM

Check out
Guess Who?! Cardinals Edition!
to convert to Catholic your family game of Guess Who?!
and familiarize yourself with the faces of the Cardinals
...one of them just might be our next Pope!

We do not pretend to know

exactly who will be most seriously

considered for the papacy...

That’s up to the Holy Spirit-GUIDED

Conclave of Cardinals!

but YOU can quickly get familiar with the faces, names and flags of these Cardinals!

Make sure that you subscribe to Equipping Catholic Families or "like" our Arma Dei facebook page
to receive any revisions as soon as they are available!*

The kit will likely be revised or expanded
as the Conclave gets underway!

I am a wife, Mom of 5+ kids, a designer, an architecture school survivor, an author and a crafter and I think it’s cool to be Catholic! Check out the Arma Dei Shoppe for solid Catholic, fun teaching tools and gifts to celebrate and teach the Catholic Faith and subscribe to Equipping Catholic Families for family-building and Faith-centred crafts!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Lot's of Links for February Feast Days!!

Contributed by Jennifer Lawrence at 6:20 AM

I pulled together a huge number of arts, crafts and activities for Candlemas/the Presentation of our Lord, Our Lady of Lourdes Feast day, and St. Valentine's Day. Come take a look and see if you find anything that you'd like to do with your kids to celebrate these holy days!

Here is the link to the Presentation/Candlemas crafts and activities.

There's lots of coloring pages, too!

Our Lady of Lourdes feast is on Feb. 11

You might like to take a look at these crafts and activities.

Celebrate Saint Valentines's feast day before Lent starts!

Here is loads of Catholic printables for you and you kids!

Jennifer, is a wife and a mom of 9 kids (ages 14 -1) She spends her days homeschooling in PA. Whenever time allows, she blogs about the Catholic activities she creates with her kids. She likes to make all things fun with hands-on activities!

Visit her at Catholic Inspired for more fun arts, crafts and activities, which are inspired by our Catholic faith!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Plinko with the Happy Saints!

Contributed by Monica McConkey at 7:21 PM

This converted to Catholic classic game has been renamed!

Please check out Plunk! with the Saints!

for 10 ways to use this printable and the tutorial for how to make the game!

Does anyone remember Plinko? It was on The Price is Right...which began in 1956, was revamped in 1972, hosted by Bob Barker and since 2007, is now hosted by Drew Carey. Plinko was a cool game where these little disks are dropped at the top of a steep platform with little pegs. Depending on which path the disk zigzags down, money was won by which exit route the disk took. It looked like this:

Look at that pink carpet!

How about playing PLUNK! to learn about the SAINTS?

I've had my eye on the little Happy Saints for a while and now that I finished my Happy Saints Tokens Tutorial, (adding these awesome Saint images to poker chips) I present...Plinko with the Saints!

I ended up making the PLUNK! with the SAINTS game with an empty picture frame and double suction cups from the dollar store.

I also put a few little graphics together for my PLUNK! PRINTABLE that you will also find in my PLUNK! tutoriall at Equipping Catholic Families. This printable does not include the awesome Happy Saints, but it does have a cool Saint Token Template that I think you will find helpful for other Saint crafts and activities as well!

Monica is a wife, Mom of 5+ kids, a designer, an architecture school survivor, an author and a crafter who thinks it’s cool to be Catholic! Check out the Arma Dei Shoppe for solid Catholic, fun teaching tools and gifts to celebrate and teach the Catholic Faith and subscribe to Equipping Catholic Families for family-building and Faith-centred crafts!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Year of Faith and October Saints Link-Ups and Resources

Contributed by Monica McConkey at 6:45 AM

Join us at Equipping Catholic Families for the first ever Year of Faith Link Up! Add your reflections, activities, Catechism teaching strategies and other Year of Faith posts here and help us build an awesome resource!

Do you have activities, crafts, celebrations or reflections on any of the awesome OCTOBER saints?

Please link your ideas at Cele-LINKY with the SAINTS: OCTOBER

and check out the ideas of other Catholic Bloggers!

Watch for a Cele-LINKY: ALL SAINTS Edition coming soon at Equipping Catholic Families.

Monica is a wife, Mom of 5+ kids, a designer, an architecture school survivor, an author and a crafter who thinks it’s cool to be Catholic! Check out the Arma Dei Shoppe for solid Catholic, fun teaching tools and gifts to celebrate and teach the Catholic Faith and subscribe to Equipping Catholic Families for family-building and Faith-centred crafts!

Friday, August 17, 2012

Painted Wooden Saints...with a Purpose!

Contributed by Monica McConkey at 8:46 PM

Over at Equipping Catholic Families, I have been looking for ways to

convert secular activities and board games to be Catholic!

After finally painting little wooden peg dolls, I have found all kinds of ways to introduce them into family activities, integrating both family members and favorite patron saints!