These AIP Speculaas/speculoos are the most delicious light and crispy spiced shortbread cookies that are perfect for the holiday season. They're AIP, paleo, vegan and coconut-free.
Children will use their creative writing skills to continue the story in this fiction writing exercise.
The Perfect French toast Recipe! With just 6 ingredients, It's one of the simplest and tastiest breakfast or brunch recipes to make any day!
Warning! If you have not read all of the books including the novella, The Space Between, this article will contain numerous spoilers! Before we start our visit with Geillis Duncan and get to…
Rugelach Cookies are a classic bite-size pastry filled with apricot jam and chopped walnuts. This recipe is so easy to make and willbe a great treat to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season!
One of the most popular Dutch sweet treats is a spice-filled, crunchy cookie called speculaas, or "mirror," since the cookies reflect the image of the molds from which they're shaped.
Introduce your learners to different cultures from around the world with this free holiday passport around the world activity!
Delightfully tender and buttery, these Scottish shortbread cookies are the perfect holiday treat.
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Pillowy soft, the perfect amount of gooey cinnamon filling and a delicious cream cheese icing make these sourdough cinnamon rolls the best ever. Follow these directions to make them with 100% natural yeast and bake them in time for a weekend brunch. We love eating these sourdough cinnamon rolls on holidays and whenever we have a hankering for an incredible sweet roll.
Winter solstice has been celebrated all over the world for thousands of years. It occurs on the shortest day and longest night. Although this is often the first day of winter, it also promises the return of the sun after an extended period of darkness.
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This past Friday Adam and I took a drive out to the Apple Shed, an apple farm and farm market. It was a lovely drive through the country. The day was sunny and warm, the perfect goodbye to summer and introduction to fall. All of the corn fields were a bronze like gold and the soy fields a more yellow gold. The fields shimmered in the sun, wild asters growing along side the road created a lovely contrast with the gold of the fields. What a blessing to live in the country and see God's creation everywhere I turn. The leaves are beginning to change color on the big old trees surrounding our home. Crimson leaves are scattered across our lawn. They stand out quite vibrantly in the gloominess of today. This time of year it is so fun to be cozy, wearing warm sweaters, drinking hot tea while working on a sewing project or cooking up a big batch of soup. Over the weekend I took some time to pull out my autumnal tablecloths and do a little decorating. The photo above is our kitchen table. I found the lovely vintage tablecloth at an estate sale a year or two ago. It was fun to use it for the first time. : ) Last weekend we purchased some Indian corn. I used ribbon I had on hand to hang it on our front door. I arranged miniature pumpkins and gourds I found at the Christmas tree shop last month on top of a set of bowls, so it looks full but really isn't. : ) This is on the side board in our kitchen. Mom gave me this table runner she made several years ago. It adds a nice autumnal feel to our dining room table. This is our table set for dinner Saturday evening. I made vegetable soup and cornbread. Our area is known for cabbage, so the soup has plenty of chopped cabbage, as well as, carrots, corn, onions, potatoes, garlic, celery, tomatoes and ground beef. It was a cozy and hearty meal. I took my sister Rachel's recommendation when making the corn bread. Rachel always adds some cream corn and shredded cheese to her corn bread, and I must say it was very tasty! I found this little poem on Pintrest. Happy Fall!
You can't have Christmas without these traditional Polish kifli (kiflies). These Eastern European walnut cookies are delicate, buttery, and perfect for any time of year. But if you're looking for an easy and melt-in-your-mouth dessert to celebrate holidays, this recipe is exactly what you need!
From the time beer saved the city to quirky facts like Lady Bavaria's cup size, here are some of the best interesting and strange facts about Munich.
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Learn about winter solstice celebration ideas, traditions, rituals, crafts, and activities to celebrate the beginning of winter 2023!
Year-round Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids (and youthful adults). Seasonal downloads for both individual players and larger group scavenger hunt ideas.
Autumn must surely be the most generous season of all. When we go out for our walks, one thing we make sure to remember is our basket to carry the multitude of treasures we find along the way. Our basket quickly fills up with pine cones, acorns and beautifully colored leaves, along with the customary […]
We are at the peak of springtime and summer is just around the corner and with it comes hotter and lighter days. At this time we honor fertility, earth energy, sexuality, and passion. It's a time to celebrate the earth and the new life it is stimulating.
Experience Britain by car with this complete London to Scotland road trip itinerary for the perfect self drive UK holiday.
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This is the best Apple Pie with Puff Pastry that’s so easy to make! Delicious caramelized apple slices wrapped into buttery layers of puff pastry dough will make a great seasonal dessert.
Chewy Ginger Cookies are the ultimate fall and holiday cookie, full of warm spices and molasses, they're crisp on the outside and nice and chewy inside. They're so easy to make and your whole house will smell amazing.
Interested to know about Wicca? It would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the Wiccan holidays and the Wheel of the Year!
Share & Help Me GrowTis the season to think of others. While I personally believe that we should be charitable all year round, there seems to be a special emphasis on giving during the holidays. This gives us a great opportunity as parents and teachers to use the events around us to teach our children […]
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Fall is finally here! It is by far my favorite season, so I complied a list of 101 things to do in the fall. Bonus, many of them are free!
One of my favorite Sabbats to celebrate (after Imbolc) is Ostara or the Spring Equinox. It it as this time that we mark the days getting longer, fertility of the earth, planting season, coming out of hibernating winter, and over all the birth of Spring. The Spring Equinox falls in March (in the northern hemisphere) around the 19th through the 21st and marks when both light and dark are equal. After the Spring Equinox, we'll start got longer days and shorter nights! At Imbolc we've celebrated the midwinter mark and at the Spring Equinox we're celebrating bursting forth from winter just as plants are bursting from the earth. Livestock are being born, eggs are being laid, and for our spiritual selves we can start to lay the foundations for things we'd like to grow and cultivate this year. this post contains affiliate links, please read my full disclosure here. What better way to celebrate new beginnings and fertility than with the symbol of the egg. There are a couple of symbols to work with around Ostara but I find that the egg is the easiest to use and the easiest to start with especially if you're new to celebrating. The egg represents potential, it represents the womb, it represents the nurturing of mother earth, it represents the seed of life. All of the things we can celebrate during this time. The egg is a perfect representation of what we'd like to align our minds with during this season - to plant, to nurture, and to grow. Here are a few ways to use eggs to celebrate Ostara: Make Candles Because we're now coming out of winter, the days are growing longer and the light is coming back. There is no better way to represent light returning than with a candle. You can either gently crack the eggs to create two halves or blow the contents of the egg out to create these small candles. Blowing out the contents of the egg can add a bit of a personal touch - you're using your breath to make space for you intention to grow! Simply poke a decent size hole in either end of the egg and blow. Once the egg is empty, open the top hole up just a little more so that you'll have room for the wax and a wick. Tape up the bottom of the egg so the wax wont escape and add your wick and a little wax. You can color the eggs and/or color the wax to align with your intentions. You can also write on the outside of your egg in wax or in marker the goal or intention you're making this candle for. Have your family all make one (or two!) and put them in a ceramic egg holder to light at Ostara dinner. Be sure to save those egg insides to cook with! Write your Goals Speaking of writing on your eggs, you can outline your goals, wishes, and dreams on the outside of eggs. Writing in white or clear wax crayon and then dying the eggs will reveal your goals just as you'd like to manifest them into your life. Or keep them secret by dying the eggs first then writing in wax. Decorate your eggs with sigils you've created or spellwork you'd like to see to fruition. You can even anoint them with essential oils corresponding to your goals or diffuse some that work perfect for the season. Decorate your altar with these eggs and then bury them with a seed (either outside or in a pot!) that you can nurture as you move through your goals. Seed Starters The little shells of eggs are the perfect vessel to start seeds for your garden! Carefully cracking eggs a little off center will create the perfect little cup to start your seed. You can incorporate the activity above and label you seed starters with the goal you'd like to accomplish. Consider growing an herb that corresponds to your goal or intention - like mint for prosperity, lavender for tranquility, rosemary for protection. Once you're seeds are big enough to transplant either move them to your garden or into a pot on a windowsill. This would be perfect for children to learn about growth and to give them a little responsibility to help their little plant grow. Egg Hunt This is an oldie but a goodie, everyone loves an good egg hunt! This is a good, solid family activity to involve everyone. You can fill the eggs with candy or even with different wishes for others. Perhaps the eggs are filled with some wishes or hopes for others in your family - have everyone sit down and write these things and then stuff the eggs. Then when they are all found have each person read off the wishes or hopes they'd like to cultivate this year. Add this wish to the bottom of your seed starter and plant an herb corresponding to the wish. This is a great way to involve extended family in a tradition that could align with an Easter celebration as well. It's not too out there if perhaps parents or grandparents don't celebrate the Wheel of the Year. Bake or Cook with Eggs This is my favorite. I love to celebrate the Sabbats by cooking. Saving the insides of your eggs means you can make a yummy breakfast, quiche, or cake. My favorite way to use eggs is in Deviled Eggs. This speaks to me because my mother makes the best Deviled Eggs ever so using eggs this way carries on the tradition. Bake sweet cakes or breads. Make egg salad sandwiches and head out for a picnic if it's nice out! A picnic is a great activity to count the ways the earth is blooming and to listen for new little animals. Ostara celebrates growth. The Goddess is transitioning into her Maiden form. We're celebrating fertility, protection, purification, and the nurturing nature of the earth. Eggs are a great way to celebrate through the season and keep growth as your mindset as we move through Spring. The easiest way for me to keep the reason for the season in my mind is to have a physical representation. We keep eggs and hares/rabbits on our family altar and I keep a willow wreath decorated with eggs, lavender, and greenery on my personal altar. (Check out that super easy and affordable DIY here) Seeing these symbols everyday reminds me of what I'm working towards. Having a physical representation of the things I'm looking to embody helps me to move through the seasons with purpose! I also want to leave you with a last little tip: easy home made egg dye! Of course you can use natural dyes but this works with quite a few things we've already got in all of our cabinets: You can learn more about the Spring or Vernal Equinox in this post. I share info about essential oils, how I align this Sabbat with the moon phases, and give you three oil blends to work with this season! Blessed Ostara my friends! What do you do to celebrate the turning of the wheel at the Spring Equinox? xoxo, Moe
Soft & chewy cardamom spice cookies! These easy cookies taste like a cross between a classic sugar cookie and a snickerdoodle! Perfect for christmas and the holidays! And dairy free!
These science experiments for kids are a great alternative or addition to fireworks during the holiday season. Check out these POPPING science experiments.
Irish Boxtys are garlic mashed potatoes rolled in seasoned bread crumbs and flash fried then served with dipping sauces. A copycat recipe from Mcguire's Irish Pub.
37 Doctor Who DIY and homemade crafts and gift ideas for Doctor Who fans!
Neo-paganism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. Its focus is on a nature-based relationship between people and the environment. Pagan traditions are earth-based. Pagan rituals remind people they a part of the natural environment not apart from it. During a pagan ritual, the participants call on the ancient deities and reconnect with the changing of the seasons.
Mango float could be the easiest, delicious no-bake dessert you could ever make. It only needs 4 ingredients too! Try it now!
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Use up day-old buns in these famous Southern German dumplings, and enjoy a versatile side dish with any savory meal! Click to get the recipe now.
Classic lebkuchen cookies with a lemon glaze. Prepared in advance, these traditional German Christmas cookies are gingerbread-like in flavor and have a soft and chewy texture. These cookies are a great festive treat for the holiday season! Recipe featured from Midwest Made from Shauna Sever.
Celerate the spring equinox with Ostara! Similar to Easter, Ostara coincides with Aries season and symbolizes new beginnings and rebirth.
I can't remember a single holiday season without this typical German cookie recipe. My Mom and my mother-in-law bake these cookies. As a child we helped bake them, and the fun part for us kids was always to "style" the cookies. I prefer them with any icing or decoration.
If you are looking for a simple toy that you and your little one can make together, you will love learning how to make Yarn Dolls. These easy, frugal little toys might just become the next favorite.
These AIP Speculaas/speculoos are the most delicious light and crispy spiced shortbread cookies that are perfect for the holiday season. They're AIP, paleo, vegan and coconut-free.
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Samhain is a perfect time to set new intentions and clear away old energies. Click through for full Samhain Ritual details!
