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11Jul 2023 by catbird 1 Comment

Thunder Cake

Free Printable, Full Moon, Recipes, Thunder Moon

We love the book Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco, especially during a good summer thunder storm. There is a cake recipe in that book of course, but being a celiac it wasn't very useful to me. Besides I was intrigued with the idea of making a cake that contained or was inspired by some food that had historically been associated with storms and lighting. I kept coming across references to truffles (the mushroom not the confection) in my search-- it would seem that the ancient greeks believed that they were born of Zeus' lightning bolts. Very poetic, but I wasn't sold on truffle cake... I considered copping out and doing candy truffles instead, but that didn't seem in the spirit of things. (As an aside there is a whole group of…

01Jul 2023 by catbird 1 Comment

Painting with the Rain

Craft Project, Full Moon, Nature Art, Play, Thunder Moon

Many people call July’s full moon the Buck Moon because that’s the name that the Farmers’ Almanac has chosen, but the names found among sources (both Native American and European) are all over the place. Of course, there are different things happening in nature depending on where you live. Still, a theme can be found among many July moon names, and it’s all about the berries: Berry Moon from the Anishinaabe, Moon When the Chokecherries Are Ripe Moon from the Lakota and Arapaho, Red Berries Moon from the Assiniboine, and Blackberry Moon from the Shawnee tribe. Several other names reference the heat of midsummer. For me though, July often brings a period of intense summer thunderstorms, so that is why Thunder Moon is the name I prefer. “Thunder Moon” comes…

27Mar 2023 by catbird 1 Comment

Worm Parfaits for the Worm Moon

Full Moon, Recipes, Winter, Worm Moon

One of teh common names for the March full name is the Worm Moon. It's a muddy month, and nearlly always when we start to see worm castings all over the ground as the worms start to move around again after a cold winter. Worms really don't get much love despite being incredibly helpful. They make soil, they improve out gardens and just quietly carry on with their business. Vermicomposting is a fun project to do with kids, but sometimes you want a fancy worm treat. Cue these delicious worm parfaits! Worm Moon Parfaits This is one of those desserts that looks far fancier than it is-- it's a glorified dirt pudding, but its' beautiful and never fails to impress. You have a lot of leeway with ingredients, you can…

21Jan 2023 by catbird 5 Comments

Frost Lanterns

Craft Project, Frost Moon, Full Moon, Midwinter, Nature Art

Midwinter is a snowy sleepy time. The days are 42 minutes longer and brighter than then were on the Winter Solstice, but they don't really feel like it yet. In one of my favorite winter nature books, Grandmother Winter, Grandmother shakes her down comforter out and the feathers become snow. This image is actually drawn from the Grimm's fairytale Frau Holle, which itself is drawn from a much earlier myth. In early Germanic and Nordic folklore, Frau Holle controlled the weather and kept children safe in the winter. In modern lexicon she is a kindly old woman who makes it snow by shaking out her quilts. I like the idea of a sweet old woman who makes snow and looks after children. It follows to me that giving children lanterns…

05Sep 2022 by catbird 1 Comment

Harvest Moon Celebration

Autumn Portfolio, Craft Project, Full Moon, Harvest Moon, Recipes

We are so excited for the Harvest Moon! The Harvest Moon was so named in Europe because the light of the full moon allowed farmers to work into the night to bring in the harvest. After the harvest was finished it was a time of celebration and rest. This full moon is always the one closer to the Autumnal Equinox so it’s most often in September, but sneaks into October every now and again. In many Asian cultures this full moon is known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s is traditionally celebrated with mooncakes (which we have made one of our traditions too!) Have you ever looked up at the man in the moon? What westerners refer to as the man in the moon, many other cultures refer to the rabbit…

16Feb 2022 by catbird No Comments

Snow Moon Simmer Pot

Full Moon, Snow Moon, Winter Portfolio

Tonight is the full snow moon and February is the snowiest month where I live. I keep making simmer pots for most of the winter because I live in an old house with radiator heat and it gets so dry. I shift away from citrus and holiday scents after December and focus more on cleaning the air. Lately I’ve started being intentional about the water I use- snow, ice rainwater. The spices are cinnamon cloves and thyme— all of which fight germs and bacteria when aerosolized (I read a fascinating study about this) and bay leaves with intentions written on them. I also included some sage for cleansing. Feels just right for a snowy full moon night.

19Dec 2021 by catbird No Comments

Hibernation Week Pie

Cold Moon, Full Moon, Hibernation Celebration, Recipes, Winter Portfolio

Cold Moon hibernation pie!! The December Full moon is most often described as the Cold Moon. In my mind the Cold Moon is always linked to hibernation— my school has a week-long hibernation celebration every year in December that culminates in a Cold Moon Hibernation Party. Everyone learns about different aspects of hibernation, coziness and staying warm from straightforward activities like building shelters and learning about how animals survive to more abstract ideas of home and hearth. The fourth grade makes candles as a part of their colonial america studies and fifth grade makes hibernation snacks to eat while observing the stars. It’s a delightful way to celebrate the winter holidays and to prepare for a long winters nap.

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