We had a question from a DRE today about the Modeling Dough With A Surprise activity from the upcoming classroom lesson: I was wondering if you knew how much the “Modeling Dough With a Surprise” makes. And will the colors bleed through if it is made the day before? I know I’ve made it before [...]
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From Today’s Mailbag:
March 22, 2012Taking the work out of learning the Works
November 6, 2011You can turn just about any lesson into some kind of game and this is an especially effective way to take the drudgery out of learning memory verses. If you’d like a simple (and fun) way to help your child memorize the Corporal Works of Mercy, try this: You’ll need 14 note cards. Prepare them [...]
Adding some drama
October 28, 2011One of the suggested activities for this week’s home lesson on Celebrating the Real Presence is to open your Bibles to Luke’s description of the Last Supper and act it out. While you possibly do not have all 13 cast members, you probably do have someone who can play the central part of Christ and [...]
Fun and games
October 20, 2011One of our creative catechists shared a suggestion for introducing November’s classroom topic, the Corporal Works of Mercy. Instead of just telling the kids what they are, have them discover for themselves through a fun and quick game of Charades! Each of the corporal works requires a giver and a recipient, so pair up your [...]
Day trips that boost your faith!
August 2, 2010Last week’s Catholic Spirit had a great article that fits well with our Super Summer Sacraments Scavenger Hunt. Your Great Catholic Minnesota Road Trip is filled with ideas for trips within the state that will help you learn more about the Catholic heritage of the area while spending fun family time together (in affordable bites). [...]
June Edition – Fireside Parables
June 18, 2010Thank you to all the talented and hard-working kids (and their parents) who shared the songs, stories and prayers they learned to entertain and inspire us in the backyard yesterday! Besides the great program, the weather was perfect, the s’mores were plentiful, and the fellowship was divine! There are two more Fireside Parable events this [...]
Game Night!
January 26, 2010Subtitle: More Free Stuff Our creative catechists have been busy coming up with ways to help your kids memorize the books of the Bible and we’d like to share a few of them with you. One game’s focus is helping your students categorize all the books according to their major divisions (Old or New Testament? [...]
Family Fun Night
December 21, 2009Are you looking for something fun to do with your kids (on vacation from school), or extended family (visiting over the holidays)? This great idea was emailed from Theresa: “Our family loves to act out charades and this evening the theme was “Advent/Christmas”. I made up about fifteen index cards with different Advent/Christmas events to [...]
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