Advent Almsgiving Toy Donation Tips

Best Kids Toys, Gifts to Donate for Toys for Tots and Giving Tree Childrens Christmas Gift Drive One of my favorite parts of Christmas is choosing gifts for the Marines Toys for Tots drive and church missions Giving Tree kids gifts. As a penitential season, Advent celebration should include alms giving. Christmas gifts for needy children is ideal Advent alms giving. But sometimes it's difficult to know what kind of gift to choose. Here are some considerations to help. best toy donation sites

Free Printable Christmas Cards, Winter Holiday, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa Cards

Free Printable Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas Color Your Own Greeting Cards We're so fortunate to have many rich and varied holiday traditions and cultural observances in which to participate: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah. Here are free printable Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah color your own greeting cards to share. free printable holiday greeting cards

Free Printable Rosary Coloring Pages, Blessed Virgin Mary Crafts for Advent

Free Printable Rosary and Blessed Virgin Mary Coloring Pages and  Devotional Activities In May we Catholics and Orthodox celebrate our Blessed Mother Mary. Our Lady shows us to pray the rosary; the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. Here are free printable coloring pages and devotional activities of Mary, and the rosary. free printable Blessed Virgin Mary coloring

Free Printable Christian Christmas Crafts for Advent

Free Printable Christian Christmas and Bible Story Coloring Pages
Looking for free printable Christian and religious Christmas and Bible story coloring pages? Papa Jan has hundreds of holiday and religious coloring pages, including fifty Bible story coloring pages and Christian Christmas coloring pages. free printable bible coloring pages

Free Printable Advent Coloring Book

Hello again, I decided to get back on this Advent blog a little early because it never hurts to get ahead on this most wondrous of seasons. And we do our Christmas shopping early, so why not be thinking about Advent a little early? A word of advice to home school families and Catholic families- I planned my home school curriculum according to weeks of school and I followed the liturgical calendar. The first Sunday in Advent is December 2, 2012. Time flies and soon it's All Saints Day (and Catholic new year) before you know it. Be prepared. That's what Advent is all about. Here's a free printable Advent coloring book to get you started. 

Free Pritntable Christmas Cookies Recipes with Catholic Christian Object Lessons

Our Family Advent and Christmas Cookie Recipes
Advent was our favorite season when our family was homeschooling. We did holiday math, advent writing, Christmas social studies, winter science. Everything about Advent and Christmas is a teachable moment. Here are Advent and Christmas cookie recipes with holiday object lessons. Read More

Free Printable Catholic Liturgical Calendars and Activities

Free Printable Catholic Liturgical Calendars and Activities Ordinary time is a great time to research free printable Catholic lesson plans, activities and crafts. Here are free printable Catholic liturgical calendars and church season activities for families, homeschool, Catholic school and CCD. free printable liturgical calendars

Catholic Blogs for Home school families

This is my self-chosen patron saint, Teresa of Avila. I admire and love this doctor of the church and founder of the discalced Carmelites tremendously. I dedicate this blog to her. Thank you for joining me for Advent season. I usually don't publish on this blog until September. May the Lord bless you in this Christmastide and through the entire liturgical year. For more about Catholicism, faith, Holy Days, Sacraments, saints, Jesus, Our Lady, please visit me at Catholic Activities. For lenten devotions, please visit my Lent Activities blog. Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam.

Emotional Health Help for Holiday Blues

Emotional Coping Skills for Holiday Blues The holidays are a time of cheer and goodwill toward men. For some folks. For other people, the holiday season aggravates bouts of grief, loneliness and anxiety. Negative experiences and emotions can be more difficult at Christmas. It It seems to hit elderly, shut in, disabled and those in bereavement worse. One of the best ways to beat the holiday blues is to return to our faith roots. Our Lord is always there, waiting, in the Blessed Sacrament. Doing works of charity helps too. coping with Christmas blues

Best Christmas Gifts for Kids Missions, Children's Charities

Top 10 Gift Ideas for Kids Missions, Children's Charities
During Advent, many churches and social organizations sponser toy drives. Here is a list of toys to avoid giving, issues to consider in charitable gift-giving along with age-appropriate gifts for children in any country, climate or culture. Gift suggestions that work well for anonymous giving. Can't afford a gift? The best gift you can give is the gift of yourself--your time and talent. Contact the organizations listed to find out how you can help. Disabled or homebound? There are lots of opportunities for you--blogging, phone calls, mailing, emails and best of all prayer. Read More