Catholic Family Crate

What's in the box: Each month brings faith activities for young Catholic children, likely in the same style as the shop's sticker books, prayer cards and games, though the site does not list exact contents.

Catholic Family Crate is a US shop built around a monthly activity box for Catholic kids. It also sells a large range of separate faith products. The box is the main draw, but the store around it is just as big. It includes prayer and Mass card rings, sticker books, card games like a Go Fish version based on the loaves and fishes, memory games, prayer books, Mass kits and sacrament gifts such as First Communion sets. Everything is aimed at young children and at parents who want simple, ready-made ways to bring faith into daily life. The site says plainly that it is for families who find teaching the faith overwhelming or don't want to build their own materials. The products focus on the basics: the Sign of the Cross, the Hail Mary, the Rosary, the parts of the Mass, the Stations of the Cross and the saints. Bright illustrations and hands-on activities are the main approach, and the site stresses screen-free play. You can pay month to month or prepay for six months. The site gives little detail on what each month's box holds or how old a child should be, so it's worth checking before you subscribe. Families outside the Catholic tradition will find the content too specific to be useful.