CHILD CRAFT
Raising a
child in the Pagan way can be a difficult thing in today's world.
This page is for the children and their parents who have chosen to walk
this path. Submissions of
ideas, advice, workings, experiences, etc. are always welcome.
Beltane is a good time for having some fun.
We make apple God/dess puppets at my house. I make monster ones sometimes
too.
First you get a good apple
with no yucky spots. Have your mom or dad peel it. Then you
carve out eyes, nose, mouth and so on till you have a face! If you
can't use a sharp knife yet, a butter knife will do and little kids can
use a popsicle stick and toothpicks to carve with. Those things for
carving pumpkins are really good too.
After you carve the face, put
a hole in the bottom of the apple the size of your finger. Then put
the apple some place warm and DRY until it gets all wrinkly. This
can take a couple of weeks sometimes. Once it's dried out, you can
add hair and stuff if you want. I use cloves for the eyes and sometimes
the hair too! Or you can glue yarn or something on it with school
glue. The easy way to make the body is to use a scrap of cloth or
hanky. Put your finger in the middle of the cloth, then into the
hole you put in the apple head. Then you can put on a play with them.
Have a good time, but no bashing
or your head will come all to bits!
Tristan
Robinson
Pagan
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