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19Dec 2021 by catbird 2 Comments

Solstice Yule Cake

Recipes, Winter Portfolio, Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice and the Yule Log.... Every Winter Solstice my family turns off all the lights in the evening, lights a fire in the fireplace, lights a million candles, spreads a blanket in front of the fire/ Yule tree and has dinner on the living room floor. Not only is it a lovely way to celebrate the darkest night, but it’s also a great opportunity to turn off electronics and lights and just enjoy each other’s company. The kids think it’s hysterical to walk around the house with a lantern and it’s an incredibly relaxing night in a busy stressful season. Every year we have Swedish meatballs (which are referred to as ikea meatballs in my house... ) and a bouche de noel or Yule log cake. Some years it’s…

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.

November Tea Party

Autumn, Autumn Portfolio, Recipes

Foraged spicebush tea with a multiflora rose syrup. The hips sweeten after a frost, as do the little carrots we wrestled out of the garden. A beautiful way to celebrate the shift to teh colder months. Foraged Spicebush Tea Spicebush is a plant that grows wild all over the east coast. In the fall it produces bright red berries that make a lovely spice, but the thing I like most about it are it's twigs. You can find them even in the dead of winter and they make a lovely gentle flavored tea. It immediately makes me think of tromping through the woods with my kids. We like ours sweetened with a little bit of rosehip syrup or honey. My kids love foraging it and drinking this tea! Ingredients: dried…

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