Children learn about Advent and Christmas through the activities collected in this volume. Includes entertaining word finds, crossword puzzles, color-by-number puzzles, and crack-the-code puzzles on reproducible sheets. Consumable.

Jennifer Galvin's activity books continue to grow in popularity. This latest one branches out to include holidays that would be found in parochial school calendars. My Catholic School Holiday Activity Book incorporates both secular and religious holidays. Fun and entertaining word finds, crossword puzzles, color-by-number puzzles, crack-the-code puzzles, and so on, will all enable children to learn the religion behind certain holidays and just have fun on others. Parents, parochial school teachers, and CCD and Sunday school teachers will all find this useful and will be happy to add this volume to their collection. Some of the holidays included are Columbus Day, St. Francis of Assisi, Election Day, the First Day of Winter, Thanksgiving, President's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Mother's Day, and the Crowning of Mary. +

Following the success of their bestselling devotional Lent: One Day at a Time for Catholic Teens, youth ministry experts Katie Prejean McGrady and Tommy McGrady offer devotions for Advent and Christmas that help teens make sense of the things that matter most in their lives such as relationships, their future, and coping with stress. Realistic and easy to use, each daily devotion starts with a brief Bible quote that connects with a topic important to teens such as insecurity, pressure, trust, fitting in, finding hope, and choosing joy. A brief reflection helps teens consider the day’s topic through their faith. The McGradys sometimes offer comfort, hope, or reasons for joy in these reflections, while on other days they issue a challenge or two. Unlike many other seasonal prayer books, each day offers exercises and activities such as naming areas of teen’s lives where they want to be more hopeful or to trust God more. The result is a closer relationship with God. Each single-page, weekday devotion can be as brief as five minutes or as long as thirty if a teen chooses to do a bit extra with a feature called “Feel Ambitious?” This activity invites them to read, reflect, and respond to a longer scripture passage that connects to the day’s theme. Saturdays and Sundays offer additional challenges to reflect on the previous week and to look ahead to the next.

Offers simple activities and prayers for Advent, Christmas, the New Year, the feast of the Holy Family, and Epiphany. Children will enjoy the riddles, mazes, coloring pages, crosswords, crafts, and more. At the same time, they will learn about seasonal symbols, traditions, prayers, and important events in Scripture.

One of Paulist Press's long-standing, best-selling seasonal items, Living the days of advent and the Christmas Season 2006 presents each day of the season(s) with a trenchant reflection on readings from the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, the lives of the Saints (whose feast days are highlighted in the text), and inspirational meditations. The perforated pages are perfect for removing "a-page-a-day" and posting on one's mirror, refrigerator, or bureau of drawers for frequent viewing. The artwork by Julie Lonneman provides a visual level to this treasury of Advent and Christmas prayers and meditations.

This Advent activity is a hands-on way for families to discover the Christmas story while counting down the days until Christmas! Each day kids and parents will read a short piece of the Christmas story and pop out a numbered piece, creating a three-dimensional 25-piece nativity scene that will be loved for years to come!

Children in grades 1, 2, and 3 will love the games, puzzles, mazes, and activities designed to help them focus on the themes and traditions of the Advent season. Packed with colorful illustrations, "Every Day of Advent and Christmas" includes an Advent calendar to help children focus day by day on the meaning of Advent and Christmas in a way they are sure to enjoy and remember.