Expanding Imagination through MUD Kitchen Recipes

Dandelion Pie: Add dirt to the bottom of a pie pan. Mix water with mud in a bowl. Pour on top of dirt in the pie pan. Add Dandelions to decorate on top.

Friendship Potion: Find a small bottle, add some wildflowers, water, cut up grass, two small sticks, a pinch of glitter, and a clover or two!

*This is a great way to teach your children to ground with the elements but also connect with the elements too! Leave it as an offering.

Other Activities: Leave offerings for the Fae like milk and honey, shiny rocks, or chocolate.

Exploring Spring's Arrival with a Camera Step outdoors and observe the season's arrival by looking for signs of spring. Take pictures of different birds, butterflies, bugs, frogs, new growth sprouts and buds on trees and shrubs that are beginning to bloom. You could capture these moments through pictures to review later on and reflect upon the experience.

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Check out this month’s book recommendations: (Click the links to listen to the stories)

Luna Moon Hare

I am LOVE

Other books to read:

Frederick by Leo Lionni

Abracadabra, It's Spring! by Anne Sibley O'Brien

Planting a Rainbow by Luis Ehert

Warm Honey Vanilla Storytime Milk: Items Needed: 2 Cups of Milk (can be almond or soy milk), 1 tsp of Ground Cinnamon, 2 tbsp of Honey, 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract Whisk all ingredients together in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Continuously stir until desired temperature. Do not boil! Pour into mugs and serve.

Teach your littles to stir in their intentions this season and what the magic behind each ingredient represents!

-A Beltane Meal Plan you could try:

Breakfast: Herbed Biscuits and Creamy Sausage Gravy

Lunch: Brie and Blackberry Grilled Cheese

Dinner: Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Roasted Tomatoes

Dessert: Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

-Break out the recipe books or boxes and find your favorite desserts for Beltane. Make at least 3 of them! It brings in the spirit and the ancestors!