Christmas season can be a tough time of year for Catholic parents. It’s difficult to avoid the materialism and consumerism that surrounds this holiday. If you’re looking to keep the focus on Christ, consider buying Catholic gifts for your child. The gifts on our list serve as a reminder that Jesus is the center of all we do…even playtime! The gifts we selected for our list this year prove that Catholic gifts don’t need to be boring.
Written by a gifted children’s storyteller, the Catholic Bible Chronicles makes the stories of Biblical heroes like Abraham, Moses, David, and the Blessed Virgin Mary come alive. Each story features an illustration that helps readers imagine what it would have been like to be present as biblical history unfolded. Catholic Bible Chronicles will allow young people to see for themselves that God has a plan for us all. This collection of Bible stories will excite young readers about the great adventure God has in store for those who love him.
Meet Brother Francis, the fun-loving show host who will cheerfully accompany your children on a journey through the basics of the Catholic faith! Filled with stories, songs, object lessons and solid Catholic teaching, this series is used by parents and teachers all over the world and loved by kids everywhere. With over 300 products created especially for Catholic children, don’t miss the companion coloring books, readers, prayer cards, flash cards, posters, games and more. Follow Brother Francis:
Featuring beautiful and unique depictions of saints from around the world, this 4 in 1 activity puzzle made from non-toxic and eco-friendly materials provides hands-on learning to help teach your child their ABCs, develop their gross motor skills, and improve hand eye coordination and reasoning skills. This toy is sure to grow with your child as it demonstrates proper letter formation and presents concise saint facts, allowing your child to grow in faith while they play. Empower your child to know the saints as well as they know their ABCs with the Pray and Play ABC Puzzle.
Claudia Cangilla McAdam’s marvelous retelling of the Christmas story demonstrates to children how an encounter with Christ can change their lives … eternally.
Catholic Family Crate is a faith formation brand focused on delivering creative, high quality, and engaging materials for Catholic families to learn about their faith. They do this mainly through their monthly and seasonal subscription boxes that deliver faith-filled (faithful to the Magisterium) crates designed to make cultivating a strong family within the domestic church easy and streamlined. They take the overwhelm out of liturgical living and faith formation; deliver highly engaging and beautifully crafted catechesis tools that make growing in the faith doable in a busy, modern life; and help families establish themselves in the good, true, and beautiful.
A Mass activity book for kids ages 4–8. It covers every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation for the entire 21/22 liturgical year. Each day has a vocabulary word, words from each Mass reading to listen for, and an activity page that generally relates to that day’s Gospel reading or an upcoming feast day, etc. Evangelion was created by a Catholic Mom looking to keep her kids engaged at Mass!
These colorful and gorgeous Nightlights are wonderful way to let your faith shine! They provide a colorful soothing atmosphere in any room. Each one features a Remote Control with 16 color options, dimming settings and 4 additional speeds. Our Nightlights include the Acrylic Panel, the LED base, a USB cable and Remote Control. The LED base can be powered via the USB cable or 3 AA batteries (batteries not included). Each nightlight is engraved here on their farm in Montana, and made with love and prayer.
Majestically illustrated by artist Randy Gallegos, EWTN host Raymond Arroyo’s moving story sheds new light on a family of Golden Silk Orb Weavers, whose silk is considered the most precious of all and is displayed at Christmastime in the sparkling tinsel that glints from evergreen trees the world over. After reading this book, you’ll always remember Nephila in the twinkling tinsel. Though small and feared, she met divinity and reflected His light as only she could. Like each of us … she was there for a reason.
The Beggar and the Bluebird is a modern-day fairytale in the tradition of Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm Brothers. It tells the moving story of a little bird whose flight southward for the winter keeps getting delayed because of the strange requests of a local street beggar.
Joseph’s Donkey is the heartwarming tale of a noble donkey purchased by St. Joseph shortly before his marriage to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The trusted creature helps Joseph in his carpentry business by hauling wood and stones, but he also plays a key role in all the major events recorded in the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels: he carries Mary to Bethlehem, where she gives birth to Jesus; he takes the Holy Family to Egypt to escape the evil king Herod; and he shuttles the family to Jerusalem, where the twelve-year-old Jesus gets “lost” in the Temple and is then found again.
Pairing modern illustration with thoughtful design, Sketch + Sentiment is on a mission to bring meaning into the everyday products in your home. We are inspired by our daily need for reminders to pray, tools to teach our children about our Catholic faith, and a display of what really matters most.
Inspired by the writings of Pope St. John Paul II, On a Mission to Love shares the beautiful truth of God’s plan for humanity. While meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary children come to a deeper understanding of who they are and why God made them.
Just Love Prints offers so many beautiful and inspiring images for your home. Visit this great shop to find an entire collection of kid items and so much more!
The Deluxe Gold Priest Peg Doll Mass Set comes with a Peg Doll priest, an ornate wooden altar, 2 silver candle sticks, golden chalice and paten, cruettes, wooden hosts, and a plastic lectionary. Follow Farris Creations:
Chews Life silicone and gemstone products are dreamed, designed, and made by a growing team of amazing Catholic mamas in West Michigan, USA. Chews Life supports the incredible vocations of over twenty Catholic women, who are able to prioritize their families while earning income working from home on their own schedule.
Your children will enjoy a three month subscription to the monthly Saints Letter Club. Each month, they will receive via snail mail an illustrated letter sent by a saint who tells about his or her life while weaving in lessons about the faith. In addition, the letters are accompanied by fun, hands-on activities that include crafts, puzzles, and games designed to teach more about the faith in a way that is related to the saint’s story. Also, each letter comes with a service project idea to put the faith in action and a tasty, easy-to-make recipe that is related to the saint.
Three ways to test your knowledge of our Catholic faith, Bible stories, and characters, and your acting skills! Catholic Trivia – Thought-provoking and challenging questions to test your knowledge of the Church, its beliefs, and traditions. Easy, medium, and hard questions for different age groups. Adults will find it challenging too! Bible Charades – Test your acting skills and Bible knowledge as you act out Bible stories. Look up stories you are unfamiliar with, using the references provided, to expand your Bible knowledge. Who Am I? – Dive deep into the lives of Bible characters with this faith-building guessing game. Many ways to play! Play as a family or use as a teaching tool!
You were created on purpose, for a purpose. You are deeply loved and wonderfully made, just as you are. There is only one YOU. Wear this bracelet as a reminder that God loves you unconditionally, has created you with a divine purpose, and is walking with you every step of the way.
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Becky Roach lives in Ohio with her husband and six children. When not doing laundry or making memories with her kids, Becky enjoys diet coke and date nights with her husband.
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