Where Parents Gather to Learn and Experience Magic with Their “Feral Fae.”

Instill Intentions in Your Little Ones This Season by spending time in the Kitchen. Create Family Altars, Spend Time in Nature, Get creative with crafts and spark imagination, and Open Books! Lots of Books this Season!

  • Learning in the Kitchen

    Instilling Intentions in Your Little Ones This Season Encourage your children to mix in their intentions this season and explore the significance of each ingredient! As you cook together in the kitchen, share a cherished childhood memory with them. Be sure to jot down the recipes or meals you create for future reflection. Capturing pictures is also a wonderful way to remember these special moments.

    Create a joyful atmosphere by playing some cheerful, light music, and don’t hesitate to sing and dance while you cook! Keep in mind that your little ones are observing you, and your energy can transform the entire recipe experience! Consider lighting some candles to elevate the ambiance, and relish the process of crafting a delightful dish together—be it a beloved family classic or an adventurous new recipe! A Summer Meal Ideas: Breakfast: Biscuits with honey butter and fresh strawberries with some scrambled eggs

    Lunch: Greek Salad topped with Potato Salad

    Dinner:Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast, Maple Glazed Carrots, and White Rice with a side of croissants with drizzled melted honey butter

    Dessert: No cook strawberry cheesecake sundaes

    Drink: Solstice Punch Mix Pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, strawberry simple syrup or grenadine, and Sprite or club soda.

  • Creative Expression through Art

    Altar Ideas and Crafts: Create a Summer Fairy Flower Spell Bottle. It can be a delightful and enchanting craft that embodies the essence of the season. These magical bottles are believed to capture the spirit of summer and invite the playful energy of fairies into your space. To make your own, start by selecting small glass bottles or jars with corks. Fill each bottle with a combination of fresh summer flowers such as lavender, chamomile, or daisies, which symbolize warmth and beauty. Add a pinch of glitter or mica powder for a touch of sparkle reminiscent of fairy dust. You can also include small crystals like rose quartz or citrine to enhance the positive energy. Next fill container with baby oil. As you assemble your spell bottle, focus on your intentions—whether they be joy, love, or creativity—and seal the bottle with a cork. Feel free to wrap the neck with twine or ribbon, adding a charm or tiny key for extra whimsy. Place your finished spell bottles on a windowsill or in a garden to bask in the sunlight, inviting the magic of summer and fairies into your life.

    Altar Ideas: Incorporate seashells, sand, and driftwood collected from a beach walk. These elements can evoke memories of sunny days and ocean breezes. Floral Touches:Arrange fresh flowers like sunflowers, daisies, or wildflowers in a vase. Citrus and Sun: Add bowls of lemons or oranges for a splash of color and a refreshing scent. A small sun-shaped ornament or candle can represent the sun's life-giving energy. Personal Mementos: Add photos or keepsakes from past summer vacations or adventures, creating a personal connection to the altar. Water Feature: A small bowl of water or a mini fountain can represent the cooling and refreshing aspects of summer.

  • Connect to Nature and Spark Imagination

    Expanding Imagination through MUD Kitchen Recipes Items that can be used: Flower petals, Berries, Sand, Sticks, Grass, Mud, Rocks, Cinnamon, Star Anise, Stones, Rain Water or Cupcake tins *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 if you would like.

    Thank nature by leaving an offering that’s eco-friendly like bird seeds or nuts. During the Summer you can leave oranges cut for the Butterflies.

    Make a forest bouquet and take it home for an altar offering. This is a great opportunity to teach if you take something you should leave something.

    Exploring Summer's Arrival with a Camera Step outdoors and observing the season's arrival by looking for signs of the upcoming season. Take pictures of different animals, the trees, and the flowers blooming. Maybe you’ll even find a rainbow! You could capture these moments through pictures to review later on and reflect upon the experience. The possibilities are endless on what you could find!

    Take a Walk around the neighborhood or local park, Make a cup of your favorite lemonade recipe in it or snag a water bottle. As you take the walk observe the changes and the elements and reflect on the intentions.

  • Encourage Reading and Building Character

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

    The Magic inside of You

    Other books to read: The Longest Day: Celebrating the Summer Solstice Wendy Pfeffer.

    The Summer Solstice Ellen Jackson.

    Mermaid Dance Marjorie Hakala.

    Solstice Sparkle A Summer Adventure Emma Sufyl

    Skye’s Midsummer Frank Besser

    Establish a Family Bedtime Routine Share engaging stories to spark imagination or pick a family favorite off the bookshelf. Encourage uplifting affirmations in the mirror while brushing teeth to build confidence and self esteem.

    Check out your local libraries for events and books to check out.

Ocean Wonders

  • Colorful Shells Ocean Art Canvas

    Gather: White Shells, Permanent Markers, Rubbing Alcohol, Paintbrush or Q-tip, Droppers or Pipette (optional) / a white canvas, sand (play sand or beach sand) acrylic paint, glue

    When choosing your permanent markers, think about which colors will blend well together. This is part of the fun of experimenting though! (You can think about a Rainbow pattern or You can also draw little squares or circles for a more color blended background. ) When coloring your shell think about an intention you want to set. You can also listen to ocean music to enhance the environment)

    Once you have your marker design complete, dip a paintbrush or Q-Tip into rubbing alcohol or fill a pipette or plastic dropper and brush or drop the alcohol onto the colored design.

    To make your design more blended, just add more rubbing alcohol. Now allow time for your shells to dry.

    While those shells dry, use white, blue, and green paint to create the ocean on your canvas. Remember to leave a section white for the glue and sand you'll add later. Allow the paint to dry completely, which may take up to 24 hours.

    Next, apply the glue and sprinkle sand onto the canvas. Gently tap the surface to remove any excess sand and fill in any gaps. Allow your canvas to dry for another 24 hours. Finally, you can attach the colorful shells you've created.

  • All about Shells

    Shells can be placed in your altar to represent the Water Element.

    A neat thing about shells, is they hold the moon's energy because of the moon's influence on the ocean. So make sure you charge your shells often!

    Conch Shells Listen! We have been told that they help enhance communication skills. Want to manifest something or have a wish? Speak it into a conch shell and your message will ring all the way into another conch shell somewhere in the ocean and the Merpeople will hear it!

    Many shells offer protection. So often you will see they are used as charms or amulets.

    Goddess Aphrodite loves seashells. She has been seen rising out of a shell in the ocean.

    Seashells were once used as a form of currency.

    Scallop Shells can help aid with love and healing spells.

    Clam Shells can help with opening communication and balance.

    Abalone Shells can aid with Strength and enhancing Intuition.

  • Shell Pendant Necklace

    Gather Materials Needed: Air Dry Clay, Water based paint, Glitter / Sidewalk Chalk (optional), Ribbon or String, Mod Podge, Beads (optional)

    1. Soften Clay with fingers. 2. Flatten it and create a small well in the center for your paint. 3.Add a few drops of water based paint and mix it up. 4. Add a little color at a time, so you do not over wet the clay. 5. Press it into a coin shape at least 1/4 inch thick and larger than your shell. (You can then add glitter or chalk shavings here for texture, but this is optional) 6. Press your shell into the center and shape your clay around the shell. 7. Poke a hole with a straw or the back of a paint brush. 8. Paint a clear coating of Mod Podge on your pendant and let it fully dry for 24 hours and then paint the back, (Tip: Coat Pendant at least twice) 9. Now string beads and pendant on string of choice. Think and speak of protection affirmations as you string the beads and pendant on your necklace to enhance the necklace.

    NOW CHARGE YOUR MAGICAL SHELL NECKLACE UNDER THE MOON PHASE of YOUR CHOICE!

    DON’T HAVE AIR DRY CLAY? YOU CAN ALSO USE A SEASHELL WITH A TINY HOLE IN IT, LIKE THE PICTURE ABOVE AS YOUR PENDANT. YOU CAN ALSO USE SOME ELMER’S GLUE AND GLITTER ON IT -or- MIX A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLITTER OR CHALK SHAVINGS IN YOUR MOD PODGE) Make it your own!

  • Ocean in a Bottle

    Gather Materials: A clean bottle (plastic or glass, with a secure lid), sand (play sand or beach sand), water, salt, blue food coloring, small ocean-themed toys that fit in your bottle (shells, sea creatures, etc.), a funnel and optional glitter, baby oil or sequins.

    1. Fill the bottle about a third of the way with sand using a funnel. 2. Add the ocean-themed items on top of the sand layer. 3. In a separate container mix warm water, a dash of salt, and blue food coloring to the shade you desire. 4. Now fill the rest of the bottle with the water, leaving a little space at the top. 5. Add glitter or sequins for sparkle and/or a small amount of baby oil for a small visual effect (optional). 6. Ensure the lid is tightly sealed. (Add a dab of hot glue around the inside of the cap or tape to prevent leaks.) 7. Shake it to see the amazing effects!

    Add a extra dash of magic # Write on a small piece of paper an intention you’d like to manifest and place it in the bottle. Shake it every day and say aloud your intention and may it come true!