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Category Archives: Crafts
Wordless Wednesday–Balloon Art
Aren’t these amazing! Wordless Wednesday is linked up at Mama to 4 Blessings. ~ Catie
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Happy {Belated} Father’s Day
I hope all the dads and priests out there had a fantastic Father’s Day. My boys celebrated by making Thunder inspired slime. The last batch we made was a huge hit and lasted for months. Here is the recipe if … Continue reading
Advent Pocket Calendar
I’ve had this huge pocket calendar on my wall since the beginning of our school year way back in June. It sounded like a good purchase at the time, but we really haven’t used it much. Alex has grown out … Continue reading
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Paper Plate Skeleton Craft for Halloween
My husband found this awesome craft for us to do this week. Alex had a lot of fun with it, and you most likely already have what you need to make it. I used the instructions found on Pickup Some … Continue reading
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Angel Craft
This adorable craft from Catholic Icing was supposed to be part of the failed angels RE unit. Even though there is not going to be a full unit, the craft was still a lot of fun. What kid doesn’t love … Continue reading
Creation Lapbook
We finished up our first RE unit study this week with our very first lapbook! I compiled the parts of this lapbook from various places and added my own parts as well. Too many of the lapbooks I found online … Continue reading
Days of Creation Craft
After trying a classical method of teaching religious education (RE) and having that fail miserably, I have decided to change things up a bit. Alex was just not remembering the Bible story after having heard it one time the day … Continue reading
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod Craft
This is one of my all-time favorite nursery rhymes, and I am embarrassed to say that I do not have a single book in the house with this in it. When I decided to teach it to Alex, I … Continue reading
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