Mary Ellen shares a cute, simple craft that's colorful, fun, and guaranteed to keep little fingers busy and bring the outdoors inside.

Develop these three new habits over the next three months and you are on track to be the person you want to be. Here’s how:

The power of storytelling and play, something as simple as handling the Nativity figures, could connect young children to their faith.

A "staff meeting" early in the school year will get the "business" out of the way and allow you to be more lovingly present to your family.

Try this simple, fun craft to teach children the lessons about confession, penance, and heavenly rewards that Jesus gave to St. Faustina.

Gratitude needs the habit of observation and awareness of God's gifts. This simple craft for children makes developing that habit so much fun.

Whether a short walk around the neighborhood or a long hike, take the time to explore God’s creation and enjoy some wonderful family time together.

With a schedule, you can stay on track by simply looking at the clock, see where you’re supposed to be, and start there. It helps a lot.

This simple craft for younger children can foster their love of country and pride for our nation, essential lessons for educating them well.

A word to the wise: best-kept secrets can be in our backyard, our home state, so don't let these golden opportunities to explore and discover pass us by.

For Pope Francis, his favorite treat is the humble empanada, the popular, hearty portable meal for workers brought to South America by Spanish settlers.

A fun craft for both boys and girls and even younger children, saintly peg dolls make it easy to teach about the lives of the saints we are celebrating.

Helping the children create special notebooks of their religious studies from the start of the school year has resulted in wonderful memories for all of us.

Why not create a little beauty in a corner of your yard this year using some plaster and flowers to honor Our Lady. Editor Mary Ellen Barrett shows you how.

This hand print paper lily is a sweet craft to keep little hands busy and is perfect to decorate your Saint Joseph statue or altar and later used at Easter.

Making this Advent Calendar is a great way to keep your children in the spirit of Advent, and prepare for the coming of the Christ Child.

Be creative! You make lapbooks from two file folders for math, science, literature, religion, history, even music. You are only limited by your imagination.

Summer, long car rides, and picnic blanket lunches - even occasional rainy days are all great times to introduce new ways to learn math with fun math games.

Mary Ellen has a fun craft for children to create pocket shrines honoring the Blessed Mother and the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their months of May and June.