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Quiet Mass Bag for Toddlers (Faith-based)

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A thoughtfully curated collection of faith-based, quiet activities designed to help toddlers stay engaged during Mass. These hands-on, reverent tools encourage calm focus while gently introducing Catholic faith concepts—making church time more peacef...
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Busy Books

A variety of different types of busy books that are quiet and keep your child’s mind also on the faith.
 
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This is high quality and well put together! It’s durable and help kids learn more about mass.
My Pray & Play Busy Book
 
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We love Brother Francis and the God’s Princesses series on Saints. They have pages that can be zipped in or out of book and handles to carry the felt book with. It’s an interactive felt quiet book introducing kids to two inspiring female saints—St. ...
My Pray & Play Busy Book - God's Princesses
 
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We’ve got this one and my kids love it! For mass we just bring the stick ons for a few pages so it doesn’t get too disorganized. I like that it has reusable stickers, which are easy to place on and off!
Catholic Busy Book- Shining Light Dolls

Quiet Activities

Some activities to throw in your mass bag that are quiet and engaging!
 
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Love these reusable water cards! They are faith based and dry quickly once they are wet. Perfect way to tie in faith to additional academics.
Catholic Church Alpha-Wet Water Reveal Cards
 
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Sturdy and high-quality—similar to standard playing cards—and the metal ring keeps them organized. The illustrations are cute. I love the simple explanations on the back that help early readers understand each part of the Mass. It’s both educational ...
Parts of the Mass Ring
 
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Great way to engage with the rosary for little ones and what kid doesn’t love a pop it?! Lots of colors too.
Rosary Popper
 
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Mix and match outfits for Mary!
Mary Dress Up Magnet Playset

Lacing Boards

Lacing boards to tie back to the faith, but also keep your child engaged and they can practice fine motor skills.
 
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We’ve used this Montessori-inspired toy with our own kids, and it’s been such a simple, meaningful way to build fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through play. They love threading the string through the holes.
Catholic Wooden Lacing Toys
 
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Perfect for your busy bag- has a variety of lacing boards tied to the church and faith.
Christian Lacing Boards: Church Busy Bag, Fine Motor Activity

Sticker Books

Stickers books can be fun for so many! We love some of these and there are several good for all ages and growing minds.
 
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Now this one is cool! For a little older than your toddler, but kids can engage with different parts and symbols of the mass and create the image with stickers.
Pray by Sticker: Mass Sticker Book
 
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Reusable stickers where your toddler or child can add to a scene using different saints.
Saintly Scenes Book #1 - Reusable Sticker Scene and Coloring Book
 
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This Bible sticker activity book for ages 3–6 includes 26 engaging activities and over 175 stickers. Kids practice skills like matching, sequencing, “find it,” and sticker-by-number, with each page featuring a simple retelling of a beloved Bible stor...
Brain Games Sticker Activity: Bible (Ages 3-6)