Teach your littles to stir in their intentions this season and what the magic behind each ingredient represents! Share a childhood memory with them while you cook in the kitchen.

A Mid-Winter Meal Plan you could try:

Breakfast: Spinach Feta Mushroom Omelets

Lunch: Warm Ham Croissant Sandwiches with cheese

Dinner: Roasted Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese made on a waffle maker

Dessert: Cheesecake with blackberry topping and whip cream

Drink: Vanilla 🌾 ½ cup milk, 5 oz. chopped milk chocolate, 1 tsp vanilla extract. for happiness, love, and lust

Peanut Butter 🌰 1 cup skim milk, 2 oz. chopped dark chocolate, ¼ cup peanut butter, add cream to taste. for wealth, love, and fortune.

Peppermint 🍬 1 cup whole milk, ½ cup chopped milk chocolate, 1 peppermint candy. for healing, love, psychic abilities, and purification.

Altar Ideas and Crafts:Gather Jam in a small Jam Jar. Hollow out two eggs. Fill one with seeds and dirt to grow and the other with candle wax and a wick. Gather a few pieces of chocolate for an offering. Place all four items in a egg carton (not a styrofoam one)

Find a tall vase fill it with carrots that still have the carrot tops and a bouquet of flowers for decoration.

Bay leaves and rosemary in some salt in a glass dish or jar, you can also carve and burn a white candle in the middle of it.

A magical art project using snow water

Materials: paper, snow water, a white crayon, watercolor paints and a paint brush. Draw a snowman or snowwoman and draw some snowflakes with the white crayon. Now use your snow water and watercolor paints to reveal the picture drawn.

Feral Fae Pinterest Board

Expanding Imagination through MUD Kitchen Recipes

Snow, Berries, Sticks, Pine Needles, Mud, Rocks, Cinnamon, and Star Anise

*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.

Decorate a tree for the wildlife: hang birdseed ornaments, create popcorn garlands, and hang apples or other dried fruit on a outdoor tree. Feeding the animals outdoors is important. As it gets warmer you can also hang fresh oranges that are cut to feed the butterflies.

Thank nature by leaving an offering that’s eco friendly like birdseeds or nuts.

Exploring Mid Winter's Arrival with a Camera Step outdoors and observe the season's arrival by looking for signs of the upcoming season. Take pictures of different animals, the trees, and the possible snow. You could capture these moments through pictures to review later on and reflect upon the experience.

Take a Solstice Walk, Make a cup of your favorite hot chocolate recipe in it and dress weather appropriate. As you take the walk observe the changes and reflect on the intentions.

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

The Magic inside of You

Other books to read:

A is for Apothecary

Brigid and the Butter

Imbolc: Brigid's Feast

My Wheel of the Year: A Celebration of Nature's Magic

Create your own story together. After you have celebrated Mid Winter activities with your family, recreate it by drawing pictures on paper and write how you celebrated. Include photographs and recipes. Save it for the years to come.

Have a family story time whether you read books or share stories of past or future times. But enjoy this time with a warm drink and a dessert to share.