Teach Kids Christmas Gratitude, Not Greed

Picture Christmas morning--shiny-eyed children happily opening presents. Sadly, reality is often more selfish, greedy ingrates crying over gifts. This isn't just in "non-Christian" homes. It applies to Catholics, protestants, Christians. And we're the ones who invented the holiday! We know the Real Meaning of Christmas. Yet we get just as caught up in the frenzy. Experts blame indulgent parents for creating this selfish generation of kids, said the Daily Mail in 2011. Boy did they nail that one. So here are parenting tips to curb Christmas gimmes and teach an attitude of gratitude. And these tips save money so there'll be enough to share with those who really need things Teach Kids Christmas Gratitude, Not Greed--And Save Money!

Free American History Activities, Games for Catholic School

I'm a teacher, homeschooler veteran and history re-
enactor. I teach a 1700s-era dame school (here's a model one at Thursley in Surrey, England) at our local history museum "Feast of the Strawberry Moon" encampment. Here are hands-on history crafts and free printables. Use for camping or 4th of July activities. I'm including this on my Catholic Activities blog because education many parts of the U.S. was done by religieuse--Jesuits, Franciscans. Here are lessons to teach Catholic kids about how their faith was promulgated and schools begun. Free History Activities, Games, Printables, Crafts- Colonial America