Here’s a great recipe for those days when you leave the house early and won’t be back until dinner time.
Prep this skillet pasta in the morning before you leave – or even the night before — and pop it in the oven when you’re home from work, your kid’s soccer practice, the last beach run of the season, or whatever activities have filled your day.
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Here’s a great recipe for those days when you leave the house early and won’t be back until dinner time.
Prep this skillet pasta in the morning before you leave – or even the night before — and pop it in the oven when you’re home from work, your kid’s soccer practice, the last beach run of the season, or whatever activities have filled your day.
http://ift.tt/2vFsu6HI started making the monthly Activities for Catholic Families printables way back in 2012 or so. I updated them for a while, and then made an attempt at making them usable each year without a need for updates, but that didn’t always work. What continues is my post from updating the September Activities for Catholic Families printable in 2014, but with a few changes. Toward the end, you’ll also have the option to download it in the older format or in the new format I just made and updated last night.
As unbelievable as it is, it’s already extremely close to the end of August. So, since September is fast approaching, it’s time for another free printable of 10 September Activities for Catholic Families.
While I know that these don’t apply to some of my readers, I hope that even if you don’t feel that they apply to you, maybe you will check them out and use some ideas that might work for your family too! Although there are mentions of saints throughout the printable, most of this month’s activities are ones that most families could use or adapt for a fun religious (non-Catholic) activity.
10 September Activities for Catholic Families Printable{Keep scrolling to get to the download.}
1. Grandparents Day is the first Sunday after Labor Day. Help your children do something special with their grandparents or spend the day with them. {Note: This date changes each year. You’ll need to correct this on the printable if you download the older version/design, as it has the actual date it was in 2014. All other dates should be accurate.}
2. Decorate wooden, or even paper, letters spelling out MARY. Be as colorful and creative as you want to celebrate the Most Holy Name of Mary (September 12th).
3. Labor Day is the first Monday in September. Take the time to write a note or give a small gift to someone who works hard for your community (or for your family!).
4. Jesus is the Bread of Life. Pick out your favorite bread recipe and have your children help you make it.
5. Be a peacemaker. Do something nice for someone that you sometimes argue with. The feast day of St. Wenceslaus is Sept. 28th.
6. Saints can seem like people from long ago to children. Talk to them about Saint Teresa of Calcutta (when she lived and died), her work, and her writings. Her feast day is September 5th. (Here are lots of Saint Teresa of Calcutta printables and worksheets.)
7. Find your favorite cross craft to create on Sept. 14th for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
8. Look around your room, house, or pantry for items or food to donate to the less fortunate. The feast day of St. Vincent de Paul is Sept. 27th.
9. Learn a prayer or even short phrase (like “Ora Pro Nobis,” which means “pray for us”) in Latin. St. Jerome translated the Bible from Hebrew to Latin, and his feast day is Sept. 30th.
10. September 22nd marks the beginning of Autumn. Try one of these fall crafts to celebrate.
Note: This download is free for personal or classroom use. It can also be put into church bulletins or newsletters, but the copyright credit line must be included (which just means to make sure that you don’t accidentally crop off the line with the copyright information at the bottom of the printable when you are reproducing it to hand out).
It cannot be sold, published, or hosted on other websites. If you want to pass along the printable though, please feel free to share a link to this post (not directly to the printable) with others. Thanks!
10 September Activities for Catholic Families Printable Download OptionsIn this section, you can click on the download link for either the new or the old versions of this printable. You can get them through the picture of the printable or the link under it:
Note: In the old version, it has the date for Grandparents Day, which changes each year. You’ll need to update it (like with a pen and some white out) with the correct date for this year on your printable, if you are downloading the older version. The newer version doesn’t list a specific date.
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When it comes to the grill or barbecue, I defer to my colleague Hank, especially when it concerns meat. Here he shows us how to cook pork country ribs, slow and low. A favorite from the archives! ~Elise
Country ribs. Big slabs of porky goodness cut from the shoulder of the hog. Sold boneless or bone-in, these are nothing like a rack of ribs. They are pork logs, laced with fat, and require slow, low-temperature cooking to become delicious.
That’s the downside: You can’t do a fast country rib.
The upside is that they are all meat, so you only need one to fill you up. In fact, I slice them in half because a full rib, which can weigh a pound, can be too much for some people.
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Listen to this: zombies are everywhere. They’re in comic books, graphic novels, movies, and TV shows. You know what that means, don’t you? They’re a popular Halloween costume for kids and adults! And you know what else? You’ll need an easy…
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Everyone should have at least one meal that they can make without having to think too hard – a recipe that is easy, reasonably healthy, and totally delicious.
These chicken thighs with roasted potatoes and broccoli truly fit the bill. And the best part is that you only have one pan to clean up after dinner!
http://ift.tt/2vlyxBwIt’s the beginning of the school year, so it seemed like a great time for a big free packet of basic Kindergarten and Preschool Skills Worksheets and Printables.
This free Kindergarten and Preschool Skills Worksheets Printable Packet is 19 pages long! (The download link and small download graphic can be found toward the end of this post.)
Featuring back to school themes as well as a fun group of school-bound monsters, this Kindergarten and Preschool Skills Worksheets Printable Packet is a wonderful way to switch things up from using regular worksheets for working on preschool and early elementary skills.
You might even want to include this packet in with some monster books, crafts, and activities. Fun!
Since this is a free downloadable packet, you’ll be able to grab your own copy and see how much of it is right for your children or students. That way, you can use only as much of the packet as is useful for your family or classroom.
There is also a cover page and terms of use page, bringing the total size of the download to 19 pages.
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