The Pagan and Wiccan
Parenting Page
Midsummer
Summer Solstice: June 21
| berry cobbler | lemonade | solar tea | oranges with candy straws | green man dessert |
Make butterflies. Have your children fold a piece of paper in half. Have them paint on one side of it. Have them fold it back again, and press down. Unfold. Let dry. Cut into a butterfly shape and glue on a butterfly body.
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Let the children make their own wands just for fun. Have them either find a suitable branch or twig, or buy a dowel. Let them sand their wand. Then have them paint it any way they want.
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Have the children make their own "Green Man" mask. Cut eye-holes in a paper plate. Let them glue on real or construction paper leaves.
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Go berry picking. I had the children chose their best berry and throw it back into the berry bushes as they thanked the Goddess and the bushes for the fruit.
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Read "The Year at Maple Hill Farm" by Alice & Morton Provenson.
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Berry Cobbler
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| 1/2 cup butter |
| 4 cups blackberries or other fresh berries or fruit |
| 1/2 cup sugar |
| 1/4 cup sugar (if using blackberries) |
| 1 cup flour |
| Wash the berries. If they are blackberries, sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar. |
| In a seperate bowl, mix together the butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and flour. |
| Crumble the mixture on top of the berries or fruit in a baking dish. |
| Bake in 350 degree oven until warm and golden brown. |
| Serve warm with ice cream. |
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Lemonade
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| 1 cup sugar |
| 1 cup lemon juice (six lemons) |
| 1 cup water |
| 2 1/2 quarts water |
| grated rind of one lemon |
| Boil one cup of water and one cup of sugar for five minutes. Add lemon juice, grated rind, and 2 1/2 quarts of water. Mix well. Oranges can be substituted for the lemons. |
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Solar Tea
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| 1 large jar with a very tight fitting lid |
| cold water |
| 2 tea bags for each quart of water |
| 1 orange, unpeeled, well washed, and cut into small pieces |
| 1/2 lemon, unpeeled, well washed, and cut into small pieces |
| Fill the jar with water. Add the orange, the lemon, and the tea bags. Place in full sunlight for two hours. Refrigerate immediately. Serve over ice. |
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Oranges with Candy Straws
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| 1 ripe orange for each person |
| 1 thick, short peppermint stick for each person |
| Have a grown-up use a knife to cut a hole in the top side of the orange. Push the peppermint stick into the orange like a straw. Suck on the peppermint stick, and soon, juice from the orange will come through the stick. |
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Green Man Dessert 2 cups minature marshmallows 1 box pistachio pudding mix 1-2 cups blueberries 1 can undrained pineapple chunks 1 container whipped topping Mix marshmallows, pudding, and pineapple in a bowl. Mix in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Spoon into cups. Spoon on a layer of whipped topping into each cup, top with blueberries. |
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