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.
ABCatholic.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.
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.
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.
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!
The blessed mother rattle is just darling and I am excited about it!
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The Mother Teresa doll is precious. Would love it for my Teresa.
I am loving the Pope flash drive!
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I love the advent faith mat, great idea!
I like the wooden sword and shield.
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Love the St. Nicholas Doll! Leaving our shoes out for his arrival Dec. 6 was one of our favorite traditions growing up.
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I like the Lucy lamb prayer buddy and the Guardian angel rattle ! So cute!
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I love the Weight of the Mass book.
any of the sister dolls- so very sweet!
I like the pop out Mass kit!
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My little church magnet playset looked great! Was out of stock but excited for it to be re-stocked. 🙂
The wooden sword and shield for my tornado toddler boy!
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“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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My first rosary!
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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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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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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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The Blessed Mother rattle is adorable! 🙂
Oh cool! I didn’t know Tiny Saints had come out with a rosary – exciting!
Love those dolls!!
The Blessed Mother rattle is so adorable!
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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.
I’m most excited about the Pope Francis Plush Doll!!
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Love the plush rosary!
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The Tiny Saints are the most adorable
Ah so much to choose from! I really love everything in the gifts and toys section.
My boys would love that wooden sword & shield!
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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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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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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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I wish the wooden Nativity set was still in stock! That’s awfully nice!
I love the plush nativity set!
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!
I love the flash drives and the Sisters of the Last Straw books!
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The Mother Teresa doll for sure! My goddaughter would LOVE it.
I love the Advent Calendar!
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My first catechism, and all the cute rattles!
So many great products! I just love Tiny Saints, and also really like the Jesus & Apostles play set.
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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Love the pop out mass and Mother Theresa doll!!!
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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I like the Advent Faith Mat.
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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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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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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.
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.
The Galilean Boat with apostles is darling!
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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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Ooh, the Tiny Saint Rosary, and the plush nativity! Oh goodness, I’m sending the site to my mom NOW!!!
I really like the pop up mass kit and the plush nativity set.
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I love the giant coloring posters! Thanks!
I have been eyeing the Shining Light Dolls for some time now and that sweet Mother Theresa doll is just so adorable!
Definitely the Mother Teresa doll. Plus your daughter makes it look even cuter. ❤️
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I like the Plush Nativity PlaySet.
I love the Mother Teresa doll and the other sister dolls!
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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I love Jesus’ Galilean Boat with His Apostles! Griffin keeps asking for a “God toy”.
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The “My Pop-Out Mass Kit” will be a great gift for the godchild. Looking forward to using this site more! Thanks for the reference. Blessings!
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I love the St. Teresa doll, and now hope to order it soon for my newborn daughter who is named after her.
So many cool things to choice from but we love tiny saints love the tiny saint rosary
Love the St Therese flash drive!
I’ve always had my eyes on those shining lights sold! so hard to pick a favorite though…
I love the Tiny Saints key chains!! I have a Saint Gianna one (my confirmation saint) and would love more!!
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I love the idea of Saints as Kids!!!
We are working on taking turns, so the matching game would be great! The keychains are so cute!
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I love the plush Nativity set! Louisa just might be needing it this year. ?
“St. Mary’s Messenger” magazine looks like something my 9-year-old would love!
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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.
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 😛
I love the Tiny Saints! So much fun for zipper pulls and key chains.
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I like so many, but my favourite is the the Our Lady of Guadalupe flash drive. 🙂
I’d like another Advent placemat for my newest addition, and my oldest would love the Mother Teresa doll.
The treasure of Traditions book looks great!
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Loving the Blessed Mother rattle! ?
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Loving the sister softy doll and mother Teresa!
I’m loving the Jesus’ Galilean boat and apostles!
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I love the Sister Gertrude doll!
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I’ve been wanting to get TinySaints for my kiddos! Love that ABC Catholic sells them 🙂
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I love their book selection and the magnetic mass play set!
That Blessed Mother rattle is the cutest thing ever!! I love it!!
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I love the “My First Rosary” and the “Pope Francis Flash Drive”
The Mother Theresa doll is my favorite, my niece and nephew would love it!
I love the tiny saints and that mother theresa doll!
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Mother Teresa rattle is cute!
I love the Pope Francis doll! I am saving this link for my Christmas shopping! 🙂
Definitely doing some gift shopping on here for Christmas! Love the saints stuff and the dolls.
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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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I love Sister Softy! A must have for my daughter and god daughters!
My daughter was baptized on the canonization day of St. Teresa – the plush doll would be so sweet for her!
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I love the sister teresa doll and the rosary holder kit!
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The Pope Francis plush doll is amazing!
I love the Sister Gertrude and Sister Softy dolls! I was just looking for something like these for my girls for Christmas 🙂
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I love the plush lamb & magnetic church kit.
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LOVE the Mother Theresa doll.
I love the Jesus and apostles boat kit. My son is at the age where he loves playing with “guys” so that’s perfect!
I just love the Sister Teresa doll. And the pop up Nativity. I didn’t know about this company!!!
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My three year old would love the Mother Teresa doll. How precious!
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ohmygosh – that tiny saints rosary? ridiculously cute.
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I love the Advent Faith Mat for meals!
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!
Love the First Rosary Plush Toy/Teether!
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Lots to choose from, but that Mother Teresa doll is just too adorable!
I like the ABC Bible matching game
I love the Mass magnetic play set!
I like the Child is Born magnetic play set.
I am excited about the Jesse tree ornaments!
I like the Advent calendar with 24 mini books! Thanks for the giveaway!
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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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I love the mother Theresa doll!!
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My kids love placemats, so the Advent Faith Mat looks like something they’ll really enjoy.
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I’m loving the My Little Church Magnet Playset – that’d be perfect to keep my little girl busy and quiet during mass! 🙂
There’s a Blessed Mother rattle. How cool is that?!
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