Celebrating Samhain
on positive images of witches to your children. Be sure to look a book over before giving it to your child. The same goes for movies. Some book recommendations appear at the end of this article. You can also share your own stories and stories about the Goddess and God and their roles at Samhain.
Create simple rituals
Keep your rituals simple if you're going to include young children. They'll be able to follow better and are less likely to get bored. A ritual can be as simple as lighting candles for your ancestors at your altar and saying some simple words. One simple ritual you can do with your family is having everyone write on one piece of paper something he/she would like to leave behind (like a bad habit, for instance). Write down a wish for the future on another piece of paper. The first piece of paper can be burned (by mom or dad) and the ashes blown into the wind. Tell your children to imagine the wind taking these bad habits far away from your home. Take a small pumpkin and cut slits into it, one for each family member. Have everyone insert their pieces of paper containing their wishes for the future into the pumpkin. Bury the pumpkin in your front or backyard. Be sure to bury it as deep as you can because a local animal might be able to scent it and dig it up.
Go trick-or-treating
I didn't really have to tell you this, did I? Remind the kids to leave a little candy for the ancestors.
Perform divination
Samhain is an excellent time to do some divination. Choose your favorite tool and do a reading for and/or with your child, but be sure to keep it positive. If you use a tarot deck, avoid using one with dark images that might frighten your child. Samhain also provides a great opportunity to introduce your child to the tarot. Present him/her with his/her very own deck. Even if your child is too young to do readings, he/she will begin getting familiar with the images. Some recommendations for tarot decks for children appear at the end of this article.
Make a witch's cord
Witch's cords are beautiful and make great decorations. The Samhain witches cord should be an expression of what you wish or hope for the New Year. Take three strands of ribbon or silk cord in three different colors, each about three
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