Celebrating Samhain


three feet long. Choose colors that symbolize your hopes for the New Year. Fold one end down about five inches and tie together in a knot to make a loop so the cord can be hung. Braid the strands together, reciting your wishes and hopes and tie at least three knots on the tail. You can add anything you want to the cords - feathers, stones, herbs, little toys, tokens in remembrance of a loved one, etc.

Find a wand
Samhain is a great time to look for a wand. Venture outdoors with your children, to a park perhaps, and look for branches or fallen pieces of wood. When you've found your wand, be sure to thank the tree and leave an offering. Once you've cleaned it up by whittling it and sanding it if necessary, let your child decorate it.

Halloween is a fun time for children, but it's also a celebration of the cycles that bring growth and transformation. With its deep connections to family, our rituals and stories are perfect for sharing with our children, teaching them about the past, and giving us all hope for the future.

Suggested Books
Baby-Preschool
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
What Is Halloween? (Lift-the-Flap Story) by Harriet Ziefert
Happy Halloween! (Teenie Halloweenies) by Melissa Lagonegro

Ages 4-8
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies by Mark Kimball Moulton
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
Boo Who? And Other Wicked Halloween Knock-Knock Jokes (Lift-the-Flap Knock-Knock Book) by Katy Hall

Ages 9-12
The Witch Family by Eleanor Estes
Have A Molly Halloween by American Girl (Series)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Suggested Tarot Decks
Tarot of the Children
Inner Child Cards
Kinder Tarot
Spirit of Flowers Tarot
Whimsical Tarot
Hanson-Robert Tarot

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