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Catholic Toy Ideas from ABCatholic (And Giveaway)

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Catholic Toy Ideas from ABCatholic

While there’s been years when I’m racing the clock to order Christmas gifts in time, usually I’m pretty good about getting all my ducks in a row a few weeks in advance. I love taking care of all the Christmas shopping before Advent starts so that it can be because I need that quiet space in my life.

But to be prepared before Advent starts is tricky because my head’s not really in the holiday game yet. I usually need some suggestions which is why I’m so excited to be partnering with ABCatholic to share some great ideas for Catholic kids gifts!

About ABCatholic

I am all about Amazon shopping, but when possible I prefer to be more intentional about my spending and prioritize ordering from small family-owned companies. ABCatholic is run by three generations working together to create a great outlet for Catholic families with unique, quality products as well as free online resources. Zac Brakefield, the founder, is a full-time firefighter in South Carolina in addition to running ABCatholic and sees the endeavor as more of a ministry than a business.

Shining Light Doll from ABCatholicABCatholic.com carries some companies I already love like Shining Light Dolls. We have several (they’re great stocking stuffers and for Easter baskets) and ours have held up REMARKABLY well over the years considering how much the kids play with them. We love our St. Nicholas.

And serendipitously I JUST met Laurel MacKinnon of another of the brand ABCatholic carries, Sacred Heart Toys, at my recent talk in DC! Small world. They make the adorable plush My First Rosaries.

And ABCatholic also creates their own toys and learning resources available from their site. Because St. Teresa of Calcutta was just canonized and we’ve been talking and reading a lot about her this year, I love that they offer a soft St. Teresa doll.

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I’m going to give one to my goddaughter for Christmas! I love saints dolls because I think it’s important to bring the lives of the saints into children’s imaginative play. I love the inspiration that a doll like this reminds children that they, too, can be a saint.

Catholic Toy Id

Speaking of saints I listened to ABCatholic’s The Saints Were Kids, Too audio CD with the kids. Just short stories about the childhood of five different saints. The kids loved it and the car was quiet for a few minutes which was heavenly (pun intended).

In addition to the plush Mother Teresa doll, there’s also a plush “Sister Softy” doll and a board book introducing children to the Guardian Angel prayer. 

Catholic Toy Ideas from ABCatholic

Would be a great stocking stuffer or gift for a godchild! I don’t know about you, but I start to run out of ideas for gifts for my godchildren. There’s only so many rosaries one kid needs, right? This book would be great.

Giveaway

ABCatholic has graciously offered to giveaway one of their Sister Teresa dolls to a lucky Carrots reader. And my patient international readers, you can enter this one! (Yay! There was much rejoicing!)

Got a child in your life that would love to snuggle up with St. Teresa? Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

1. Mandatory entries: Visit the ABCatholic site and then come back and leave a comment at Carrots telling us which product you’re most excited about. 

2. Additional entry: Sign up for ABCatholic’s email newsletter with exclusive discounts. Be sure to leave an additional comment letting me know you signed up (that way I can be sure not to miss any of your entries–can be as simple as saying “signed up!”). 
I will choose the winner by random number generator. Giveaway ends on Sunday, November 13th at midnight EST. Good luck, friends!!

UPDATE: A winner has been chosen and emailed. But if it wasn’t you, you can use this promo code ABC10 to save 10% off your ABCatholic order. This code can be used as many times as you would like through the end of the year. Enjoy!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Review and giveaway items were provided by ABCatholic. All opinions are my own. I only promote products I would purchase myself and I love giving away wonderful things to my readers!

Comments

  22. “Jesus’ Galilean boat w disciples” is probably what I’m most excited about! We have our first boy and that would be a wonderful toy for him! Lots of great resources here – I’lldefinitely be doing shopping here. Thank you for sharing their products, Haley!

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  27. I love the idea of the saint kid stories on CD! My daughter loves listening to audio books, so this would be a great thing to add into the mix!

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  29. Definitely would have liked to get the Nativity Plush Set. I have a little guy who is great at destroying and we are in need of a set he can touch, but won’t ruin. Since that’s out of stock, I’d say the Nativity Play set or the Pop up mass set would be great.

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  31. The pop-out Mass kit is so neat–I’ve been looking for a resource like this! And the dolls–the Teresa and St Nick ones stole my heart!

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  38. Hurray for international entries! The saint dolls are adorable, and I really like the look of the kids adventure with GK Chesterton. And the illustrated catechism.

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  47. Okay this was a task!! Picking something I’m excited about, what was I not excited about!! I loved it all, but I have to get my hands on those coloring bookmarks and the tiny sainta rosary ??. I love it all and a huge thank you for introducing me ?

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  50. Love all of ABCatholic’s products, but if I were to pick one that I love it would be the Marian grotto kit. I think it’s awesome they have the St. Joseph’s Illustrated children’s bible too. I’ve been eyeing that one for my oldest lately!

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  51. All signed up for ABCatholic’s newsletter! I’m seriously excited to receive updates from them now. I love all their products!

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  52. We are big Mother Teresa fans around here. I would give this doll to my daughter for Christmas, or perhaps for her baptism anniversary later this month. Her name is Teresa 🙂 I went to the web site and really liked the Advent placemats and the Saints were Kids Too series of books. Teresa was Mother Teresa for All Saints Day. Here is a pic: https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/s960x960/14940098_10154714393227460_7476130738903363863_o.jpg

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  56. I love all the games that they carry! My kids are really big into “playing mass” these days so they would love the Pop Out Mass Kit. What a great site!

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  65. I love the magnetic little church play set. What a great way to keeps little ones entertained while they learn about mass! Can’t wait for it to be back in stock.

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  68. We’re big tiny saints fans, so I def love those, but my toddler would love the matching games! So many great products to choose from. My sweet Laura would love snuggling with Saint Teresa!!

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  73. Love the St. Mary’s Messenger magazine… had no clue that existed and I will be adding that to the kids Christmas list.

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  75. I am super into the Shining Light dolls on their site- maybe St. Joseph or St. Nick! And OF COURSE the Mother Teresa. I feel lucky today so I am crossing my fingers! xo

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  77. I’m excited about the sister softy, especially the St. Teresa of Calcutta doll. I am seriously considering buying this for my goddaughter’s first Christmas.

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  78. I LOVE the soft sister and Sister Theresa dolls. So beautiful! I just purchased everything for Christmas, so I’ll need to remember this for birthdays and future Christmas shopping.
    I also love the tiny St. key chains! So sweet and fun for kids backpacks too.

    Now a request for ABC Catholic… I searched high and low for appropriate gifts for my 12 year old God Daughter. She seems too young for the teen products and too old for most other things. Finally I decided on a devotional for tweens (not Catholic, so I’m previewing it first), a printable liturgical calendar from etsy, some gel pens and a journal. I think I’ll add a tiny St. key chain too, but I wish there were more options for the pre-teen Catholic.

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  81. Such neat ideas for gifts for the little ones! The first rosary and the soft dolls are all great. Love the Sister Teresa doll and we need it 🙂

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  87. I have been eyeing the Shining Light Dolls for some time now and that sweet Mother Theresa doll is just so adorable!

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  92. So many wonderful items, I love the shining light dolls and the pop out mass kit. And of corse it would melt my heart to see my little girls wagging along a Saint Teresa doll.

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  102. I love the Tiny Saints key chains!! I have a Saint Gianna one (my confirmation saint) and would love more!!

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  110. I love the Tiny Saints! I want all of them! We have a couple that I clipped on my kids’ sweatshirt zippers and they are just too adorable.

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  111. So many AWESOME books but for my guy I love the pop up mass kit. He loves to play church by walking around with a book up in the air, singing and bowing haha

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    • ok i actually haven’t been able to sign up! Sorry I was on my phone entering and I didn’t want to skip around to all the pages and then back to comment so I just went ahead and posted with “signed up” while I was doing my previous comment. I immediately went to sign up for their newsletter and there were errors with too many people doing it so it wouldn’t let me. I just went back to try again and it still won’t let me. I really do want to be on their newsletter and will keep trying! haha so I don’t know where I stand on this second entry for the giveaway 😛

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  138. Too many decisions- I don’t know what is my favorite, the coloring books, the Mother Teresa doll, the tiny saints chains. Thanks for the gift suggestions!

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  151. I love the Jesus and apostles boat kit. My son is at the age where he loves playing with “guys” so that’s perfect!

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  159. Yay for giveaways! Even if I don’t win, it’s always fun to enter- thanks!
    The ABCatholic toys are great- and the books- I guess my favorite is the His Armor Shield- great for little 5 year old soldiers!

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  170. Oh my goodness! So many goodies! I think my daughter would like the ABC Bible Matching Game. The Tiny Saints are also adorable!

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