Sabbat recipies and activities

[Aryain Flames]

IMBOLC BRID FIGURE

Materials:
1-peice Wooden Clothespin, Red, Yellow, or Brown Yarn, 1 White Pipe Cleaner, Several Scraps of White Material, Black and Red Markers, Scissors, Glue, Gold Glitter.

Children will enjoy making these little Bride images that can be used later as an alter decoration.

Take a scrap of white material, (silk, satin, cotton, etc.), and cut out a 6" circle. In the center of the circle cut a hole large enough to poke the "head" of the clothespin through. Fold the circle in half and cut along the fold from both perimeters to the center hole, leaving approx. 1/8 inch between each slit and center hole. Dab "neck" of clothespin with a very small amount of glue, and push clothespin "head" up through the center hole in the material. Cut appropriate length of pipe cleaner to make arms and slide up through the slit in the clothespin until it is pushed up to the end of the slits on both sides of the material. Gather the material tight around the clothespin just under the arms, and tie off with a small piece of string or yarn. Glue a couple of short pieces of yarn to the clothespin head and make eyes and mouth with markers. Finish with dabs of glue and gold glitter around the white wedding dress. A bridal veil glued to the yarn hair is optional.

Explain to the children how the Goddess is a sacred bride, pure and renewed, waiting to be re-united with her consort the God.  

[Aryain Flames]

LITHA EARTH PUPPETS

Litha is a Sabbat honoring the Goddess as the Mother, the God as the Father, and of Their children or the child in all of us. Here are some activities to help Pagan Parents include their small children in the celebration. Head out into the back yard and enjoy the day!

Materials:
Use natural items found in the yard, tape, and glue.

The easiest kind of puppets can be made from a twig. Select a twig that forks. You now have 2 arms and a handle to hold the puppet with. Find a fallen flower, and tape the stem to the handle for the head. You can also tape the stem of a fallen leaf to the handle for the head. For clothing, wrap a leaf around the handle, and your puppet has natural summer wear.

Another puppet can be made with a pine cone. Glue the pine cone to the forked twig, for the head. Dried and fresh grass make loads of hair styles, beards, and mustaches. Use seeds or small rocks for eyes, nose, and mouth. Make clothing out of leaves and bonnets out of flower petals or acorn caps.

Use a large box or table for the stage, and enjoy the show.  

[Aryain Flames]

MAKE YULE CITRUS POMANDERS

Pomanders are fragrant balls that perfume the air. Creating pomanders from oranges and lemons make a beautifully scented decoration. Citrus fruits are also symbolic of the sun, so they make a great mini-tribute to the Sun God.

To make a pomander, you will need oranges and/or lemons, a jar of cloves, some of your favorite scented spices, and a pair of latex or rubber gloves. The gloves are not necessary, but if the crafter has any minor cuts on their hands or cuticles, they will protect the wearer from stinging citrus juices accidentally running over the wound. Take a piece of fruit and a bowl of cloves and begin to push the stem of the cloves into the skin of the fruit. Make spirals, stripes, or any kind of patterns you like to decorate the fruit. When you are done, roll the fruit in a bowl of ground spices with rich holiday aromas, such as cinnamon and nutmeg, which will stick to the sweet juices.

Pomanders can be tied with ribbon and hung from the tree, or suspended in a corner or closet to make it smell good. You can also place several in a bowl and leave them out on a table, turning them once or twice a day until they dry out. The fruits will begin to dehydrate, but will retain the wonderful scents.  

[Violet Song jat Shariff]

Aryain, where do you find all of these ideas at?  

[Aryain Flames]

i found them online, and loved the ideas, so i thought i'd post them for you guys, but i guess i wasn't thinking and never added the URLs to them...whoops! i'll add them in my next post!  

[Aryain Flames]

Mabon stuffed Grape leaves - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/maboncooking/r/GrapeLeaves.htm

Lammas Barley mushroom soup - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/lammascooking/r/BarleyMshrmSoup.htm

Lammas roasted garlic corn - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/lammascooking/r/RstedGarlicCorn.htm

Samhain shadow mask - http://www.earthwitchery.com/maskmaking.html

Ostara candied flowers - the site where i found this removed the clip

Imbolc Irish cream truffles - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/imbolccooking/r/Irish_Truffles.htm

Beltane Maypole dance - http://www.earthwitchery.com/maypole.html

Litha Firey grilled salmon - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/lithacooking/r/Fiery_Salmon.htm

Litha fresh fruit fennle salad - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/lithacooking/r/Fennel_salad.htm

Chocolate yule log - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/yulecooking/r/ChocYuleLog.htm

Imbolc baked custard - http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/imbolccooking/r/BakedCustard.htm

Imbolc Brid figure - http://www.wicca.com/celtic/akasha/imbolcchildren.htm

Yule citrus pomanders - http://www.essortment.com/family/paganparenting_sbrc.htm