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Click the images below for access to a bunch of gift guides & idea lists! You’ll find a lot of recommendations for men, women, and children – books, home decor, art, educational toys and resources, unique Catholic gifts and other favorites. Make sure you’re on my email list (box to sign up below) and follow me on Instagram @katiewarnercatholic for more gifting ideas.  You can find more lists here, including a Scripture & Prayer book list, favorite music and art resources for little ones, Easter basket books, and more. The post Ultimate List of Catholic Gifts ..read more

The 2019 Goal Guide I love a good holiday gift guide, but – a goal guide? Now we’re really speaking my love language. Here are some of my favorite resources to help you accomplish your spiritual goals in 2019 (and I’ve thrown in some resources for your kids, too): To strengthen your prayer life Pray More Novenas (1): If you’re not signed up for this super handy email service, I highly recommend it. The lovely couple behind the ministry send novena prayers to your inbox so you don’t have to remember when to pray a popular novena or worry about skipping a day. A Parent Who Prays: A Journal to ..read more

Check out this big list of educational toys, activities, Montessori shelf work, manipulatives, and more. These are the items that make up our homeschool space and get lots of love from our kids, ages 10 and under. Over the years, we’ve built this fun collection (and more) by requesting items for birthdays and other holidays, as well as by adding some new items during the summer or at the beginning of each school year. I organize and rotate these items within and around our schoolroom! They are not all accessible at once, and so it keeps them fresh and exciting when they pop up on the Montesso ..read more

St. John Bosco said, “Do you want to do a good deed? Teach the young! Do you want to do a holy thing? Teach the young! Truly, now and for the future, among holy things, this is the holiest.” As Catholic parents, grandparents, godparents, teachers, and guardians of our little children, we want them to develop a close relationship with Jesus and a deep love for God’s Word. Helping our little ones foster a devotion to the Bible from an early age is one of the best ways to plant seeds for a fruitful walk with the Lord over the course of their lives. Here are some simple tips for reading Scripture ..read more

Looking for some things to keep little hands busy during read-alouds or tea time? Here are some of our family favorites: Stacking rocks Modeling clay Magnatiles Paint by Sticker books, especially this Pray by Sticker book from Catholic Family Crate! Kinetic sand (we usually do this outside!) Water beads Lego duplos How to Draw books (These Draw 50 books are also well-loved and require a little more skill) Fun foam Origami (eyeing these books, but we also have a paper airplane one from Usborne we love) We also love the coloring pages and free printables from Catholic Family Crate. Water play ..read more

Our family loves Catholic Family Crate! In addition to their awesome subscription boxes (we have loved every box we’ve received, and many of the materials are reusable the next time that month/liturgical season rolls around), I’m sharing below a few favorite items we use regularly in our house for faith formation. Little Way Cards– my daughter loves these! Such beautiful virtue and prayer prompts for young children. Pray by Sticker – this is such a huge hit in our house right now. My daughter saved up to buy one when she saw how much my son was enjoying it! Bible Basics Cards– We review these ..read more

“What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!” -Saint Teresa of Avila One thing I love about being Catholic is the emphasis we place on relationship with our heavenly friends, the saints. Their lives can inspire us and our children to heroic virtue, their writings and words encourage us in our own growth in holiness, and their closeness to God gives us allies we can approach in prayer, knowing they can place our needs at the feet of Christ. Over the years, I’ve come to find saints who truly feel like close friends on my own spiritual journey, and I want my chil ..read more

Thanks for joining me at the Catholic Moms Summit for my talk on 3 Tools for Forming Your Children into Little Disciples! (Haven’t yet watched my talk or others? Click here to register. And click here for the all access pass so you can have unlimited access to the talks after the summit ends!) **Looking for the Resource List I mentioned in my talk? Here it is!** Enter the giveaway below to win *your choice* of any THREE of my children’s book titles: Picture books: Father Ben Gets Ready for Mass, I Went to Mass: What Did I See?, Lily Lolek: Future Saint, This is the Church Board books: Cloud o ..read more

I had a few people ask for more pictures of our prayer room after sharing a photo online the other day. We just moved in to our home and have lots of dreams for the final version of this room (built-ins, new paint, knocking out the closet and converting to a devotional corner with a kneeler…). I’m certainly no interior designer, but for now I’m just so grateful and content we have space for this peaceful room we’ve put together.   Having a dedicated, quiet prayer space has already made a huge difference in our family prayer life. Even if it’s just a corner of a room, some space on a wall ..read more