![]() ![]() For example, ask the kids to work together to set up a large rock that can serve as a target. In addition to crafts, invent games with shells or rocks. Leaf rubbings, corn husk dolls, baking bread, and making flower garlands all give kids opportunities to touch nature and to create with nature. Similarly, any crafts that make use of nature can be part of your celebration. ![]() Allow them to put bare feet in cold water. Ask the kids to get close to the ground so they can see what things are growing and crawling there. Encourage kids to notice how the Earth smells and sounds. Lead a hike to a local waterfall or hidden stream. Share your excitement about world around you. ![]() There’s no need for teachers to rely solely on published books for crafts and activities. These holidays honor the Earth and the changes that take place over the course of the year. These were combined in 1957 in the Gardnerian tradition of Wicca to become “the Wheel of the Year,” and spread from there to become common in the modern Pagan community. The modern-day wheel of the year is the result of combining two historic calendars: the Mediterranean planting calendar of solstices and equinoxes, and the Celtic calendar of cross-quarter days. ![]()
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