This page is made mainly for my Grandkids, Christina, Scott, Alyssa, Zane, Hayden and Ella! The three oldest have moved away and we're not sure when they'll be together for a picture again, but we pray it will be soon! Six children out of many, in today's world, learning how to cherish Mother Earth, take care of her, to love, respect and help all creatures, great and small. I'm happy to be a part of their lives and hope this page helps them and also other children that's parents, Grandparents and family, are on a magical and loving, open minded path. May we be wonderful examples of love for them all!
Do you love trees? Trees help us in so many ways. They provide shade in the summer and can even help shield from the wind. They give us firewood in the winter and shade in the summer, but we all need to work to help the trees. When too many trees are cut down, the air that we breathe can get dirty and it hurts us to breathe it. Trees help clean the air and keep our planet cooler. When they are gone what will we do? We all need to plant a tree every year or more if we can. Ask your grown ups to help you pick out a good tree for your yard or space and then find out about that tree, to see if its the right kind for the area that you live in. Remember, to dig the hole deep for the roots and water the tree alot and often. There are many different kinds, so have fun and remember to help the trees!!
Summers in full swing and our gardens doing well. We're eating veggies and the hummingbirds and other wildlife are enjoying the sunny days. Even if you don't have land to have a bigger garden you can grow vegetables in containers, like tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, peppers and other small vegetables, even potatoes in buckets! We have lots growing on our patio and deck and its nice to go out and check on them each day and water them when it doesn't rain. We catch our rainwater in barrels and buckets just to have when it doesn't rain when its hot to "conserve" on water. "Conserve" means "to save or store up" and use at a different time. We also grow pumpkins... a few different sizes and have them grow up on a fence on our property so we have them for Halloween/Samhain/Harvest.
I hope you and you're family are enjoying your summer by getting outside and doing some Summer activities... swimming, hiking, cook-outs, spending time out in nature, going on picnics, spending quality time with your friends, family and maybe even making new friends. Summer's a good time to read new books, start a new hobby, catch up on traveling,
making home repairs, playing sports, just doing things as a family,
is always great. Always make sure you have lots of water to
replenish your body of what you sweat out. We need to eat good
healthy foods, stay cool, well, cool enough to keep our bodies from
overheating in the summer heat. Be careful when in the sun because
of sunburn too! Make sure your pets always have plenty of water
and shade too!
Have a great, fun and safe summer filled with magic and love!
Blessings and hugs,
Mystiblu~
To help people all over the world please click below on the Hunger Fighters button and help other people have food to eat all over the world. Thank you!!
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What did you do on Earth Day? More information about Earth Day and Arbor Day at the bottom of this page. Here are some things you can do, even if Earth day's over, we can make Earth day everyday and do nice things to help the Earth. Here's a list of things we can all do to help.
1) Recycle, reduce and reuse.
(2) Save energy by putting cans, paper and other items that can be recycled in the recycling bins.
(3) Repair things to make them last longer.
(4) Show your parents the "EnergyStar" on items and applicances when they buy to help save energy and use less power.
(5) Turn off the water when brushing your teeth, conserve water.
(6) Use recycled products with this symbol on them.
(7) Turn off lights, computers, tv's and other electrical things when your not using them or in the room to save energy.
(8) Plant trees for shade and to help clean our air, for fruit to eat and protect against strong winds. Trees also make everything more beautiful!
Inspired by Celebrating the Great Mother, by Cait Johnson and Maura D. Shaw (Inner Traditions, 1995).
The gentle, soothing rain-like sound of beans falling through a rainstick is a wonderful meditation device, helping to calm us and bring us to a place of deep peace. And did you know that you can make your own rainstick for a fraction of the cost of a purchased one? You can, and the process is so much fun!
If you’re looking for an easy project that will help you to unwind, try this. You can make rainsticks with your children, too--and the results are beneficial for the whole family. Here are the easy directions:
For each rainstick, you will need:
A heavy cardboard mailing tube with two end pieces
One pound of nails, the same length as the diameter of the tube.
1 to 2 cups of different-sized dried beans and/or raw rice
A hammer
Glue or tape
Duct tape, contact paper, or other craft paper
paints and brushes (optional)
1. Hammer the nails all over the tube, as far as they will go. This is a great way to release pent-up end-of-winter frustration--and the cardboard tube should be sturdy enough to withstand it!) You can make an even pattern or do this in a random way, as you choose.
2. Glue or tape one of the ends in place. Pour beans into the open end.
3. Glue or tape the other end in place.
4. Cover the rainstick with duct tape or contact paper, or glue craft paper on it, to help keep the nails in place. You may want to paint or decorate your rainstick to personalize it.
5. To use your rainstick, simply hold it upright and allow the beans and rice to fall through the nails. Then turn the other end up and allow them to fall through the other way.
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Celebrating the Great Mother
A handbook of earth-honoring actiities for parents and children.
