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9 Special Ways to Celebrate Summer Solstice with Kids

9 Special Ways to Celebrate Summer Solstice with Kids

Summer solstice is an exciting astronomical event that heralds the start of summer fun. The summer solstice is that one day of the year where we have the most hours of daylight. It's also when the sun will rise to its highest point in the sky. These astronomical...

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Winter Solstice (Including a Recipe for Mulled Wine)

Winter Solstice (Including a Recipe for Mulled Wine)

Earlier this week our learning circle gathered to make felt lanterns for the winter solstice. It was an exciting and wet activity, next time I will remind everyone to bring an extra change of clothing. Our lanterns turned out a little misshapen with some thin spots,...

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Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

We brought in our Christmas tree on the shortest day of the year. It is standing in the living room emanating a pleasant scent of fir. Tomorrow it will be dressed in lights and ribbons and it will shine and twinkle. It seems right to be bringing in this symbol of...

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