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bfarmmom
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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 8:52am \| IP Logged

Hi Cay or anyone else,
First I want to say that I LOVE Catholic Mosaic. We received ours this month. This book is such a treasure, I am so thankful to have it!
I also bought the Home Catechessis Manuals by Moira Farrell, that you recommend. Those are also absolutely wonderful. I can't wait to get started on some of those lessons. I was looking over some of the lessons and I was wondering if you new where I might find some of the "figures" that are in the lessons, such as Jesus, travelers, blind beggar, etc. I was just wondering if you have done these lessons and what you have used or if you have any ideas. I am stumped, anything I think of using is either to big or the figures that I can round up are all different sizes. Maybe I am being to picky.

Thanks so much for any ideas.

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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 9:13am \| IP Logged

Kirsten:
There are previous threads about this:

here (lots of threads within this link)
and
here

We are making our way through the 3-5 album, so haven't had a lot of figures yet. I'm keeping my nativity set out, though, and we have Noah figure that was used as Micah and Isaih for the Advent presentations.

I sort of just "plunged in" and will take each need as it arises, otherwise I get too caught up in the details and would NEVER start.

I guess I really didn't answer your question

but just referred you to lots of pages of reading.

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Cay Gibson
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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 9:59am \| IP Logged

Thank you for providing those links, Suzanne.
Kirsten, I'm so glad your family is enjoy Catholic Mosaic. Does my

good to hear that.

I just posted pictures of our baptismal presentation at my blog. You can see for yourself that things don't always go perfectly or reverently but we still get so much out of these presentations. After the presentations my girls wouldn't let me put the altar and items up but played with it all afternoon.

The materials can get pricey but I don't let that divert me from my main goal...teaching my children a love and fondness for all things of the Catholic faith.

There are ways around the expense.

For our baptismal presentation, I used a glass salad bowl. I didn't have a shell or a shell-shaped bowl for the water so we used the little finger bowl. We don't have a proper Paschal Candle (but plan to in time for Easter) so we used Annie's baptismal candle.

Before purchasing the altar set, I used a small glass chip-dip bowl for the finger bowl and a small glass vinager cruet found at the dollar store. (We now have a proper mass set

.)

I have also used nativity figures instead of the wooden figures. I know there is a beautiful philosophy behind the wooden pieces and I do intend to get some or have my son make some but, for now, I use what I can find.

My son made us our wooden Jesse Tree and I trimmed in green felt (which I'm horrified to admit that my girls used as a Christmas tree for the dogs this past Christmas instead of its original purpose

). He also cut me out the circular Good Shepherd board and someone who runs a Good Shepherd atrium told me to stain with green stain instead of putting on felt.

I rather cut corners and use what I have rather than these beautiful albums sit on my shelf unused. (And I'm not trying to make anyone feel badly if they have these albums that are sitting on their shelf unused

.) Really, I'm just like all of you. Sometimes my albums sit on the bottom altar shelf untouched for months.

The mother has to be committed to getting them down and opening them up. But they are so worth the effort. I view them as part of my vocational training.

The one thing I have found we really needed to do the presentations is the minature mass kit.

Our Father's house has this set (scroll down) for $54.00.

Catholic Montessori has a complete set that comes in a lovely velvet-lined, section wooden box (or you can buy items separately).

You have to look at it as an investment for your children and future grandchildren. It's a lovely investment and is part and parcel of observing and celebrating the liturgical year within our domestic churches.

Worth every penny.

HTH!

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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 10:00am \| IP Logged

Thanks Suzanne, This awnsered all of my questions.

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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 10:05am \| IP Logged

Cay, we posted at the same time

Thank you for the great ideas and inspiration. Thank you for posting.

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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 10:09am \| IP Logged

Cay Gibson wrote:

My son made us our wooden Jesse Tree and I trimmed in green felt (which I'm horrified to admit that my girls used as a Christmas tree for the dogs this past Christmas instead of its original purpose

)

[QUOTE=Cay Gibson]I rather cut corners and use what I have rather than these beautiful albums sit on my shelf unused. The mother has to be committed to getting them down and opening them up. But they are so worth the effort. [QUOTE]

so true!

[QUOTE=Cay Gibson]The one thing I have found we really needed to do the presentations is the minature mass kit.
[QUOTE]

We got the one from Our Father's House and it 's great! The girls recognize things during Mass...it's made Mass a whole different experience for them.

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Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 10:14am \| IP Logged

suzgallus wrote:

Cay Gibson wrote:

My son made us our wooden Jesse Tree and I trimmed in green felt (which I'm horrified to admit that my girls used as a Christmas tree for the dogs this past Christmas instead of its original purpose

)

Our dogs are often part of our feasts, celebrations, and congregation.

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