Family fun on Ostara

Here is Addie's first Ostara celebration. My granddaughter is just the cutest little girl. It was a cold Ostara so we had to bundle up.

We spent Ostara at the park. I used the tables to put all the baskets out. There were lots of kids at the park so I used the tables.

As you can see I spoiled Addie. She loves to watch Shanti play with the hula hoop, so I found a smaller one for her. I also got her some books and socks.

I spoiled Aubrie and Aunt LaLa too. I got them head bands and butterflies. Aunt LaLa love Hello Kitty, so I got her Hello Kitty candy and cookie.

Cousin Nae likes to write so I got her a book and a superman puzzle. Superman is her favorite superhero.

Here is cousin Shanti and her box. Nae and Shanti will be getting an Easter basket from their mom on Easter, so I asked Shanti if she wanted a container. She said that she wanted a lunchbox so I got her a groovy lunchbox that even flashes. It is so Shanti and she loved it. I filled it up with lots of SpongeBob stuff. I only pray that Addie does not like SpongeBob, I went nuts with my niece Kaitlyn watching it everyday and I now have to put up with him when we are watching Shanti.
 
As I said before there were kids at the park so I had to hid the eggs on the table. I put Shanti and Nae's eggs on top and put Addie's eggs on the bottom. As Addie is in a throwing stage I used plastic eggs and put money and candy inside. I put socks in some of Addie's eggs. I could not find a lot of small items for the eggs so that is why I stuck to money and candy.

Aubrie and Aunt LaLa helped Addie to gather her eggs. It was not easy but it was a good learning experience. Shanti and Nae gathered their eggs too and we all had fun. I found some chalk that were egg shaped that I put on the table as Shanti likes to draw. Our driveway is covered with her artwork.

 Here is Nana feeding Addie. I was explaining Ostara to Aubrie and she felt that because of the egg and theme that we need to eat KFC. She said nothing sound better then fried chicken for Ostara. Well I am not a big fan of chicken so I decided that we could get some pizza too. I made macaroni salad and deviled eggs so why not pizza.

I even mad a little alter for the event. I got the star lights for Ostara so I turned them on and put the chick and bunny on it. I got the cupcake holder from the dollar store. They have them for different holidays so I transformed as a make shift alter. Unfortunately I did not take in account the weight problem. They eggs kept rolling off and you have to be careful to distribute the weight so it does not tip over. I still like the idea of using it but I need to figure out how to strengthen it. All in all, I think it worked out for a family event.

After we ate we decided to let the kids play on the playground. That is one of the reasons to do events at the park, right. Addie has a pink swing hanging from the tree at home and she loves it. We put her in the baby swing and her and Shanti swung. Then we took the girls to the slide. Addie was not too sure of it but in the end she had a great time.

We all had fun but there was that cold nip in the air so we had to cut our celebration short. We went home to get warm and rest. It was nice that Aubrie and her sister help me celebrate my holiday. This year there was no Ostara event in the area to go to. I guess everyone was too busy and usually if I can't find a group that is celebrating the holiday, then I celebrate it alone, so it was nice to do a family event.

Spring Flowers with Origami

Someone gave this to me last year. They are directions to do flowers with origami. It is nice to do with the kids. As I am allergic to flowers, I like the idea of  paper flowers. I would take time to experiment on scratch paper before you use your colored paper or tissue paper. During your test runs, take time to figure out what side of paper the kids will color. On some of them you have to color both sides.

The one thing about these flowers are they are just not for Spring. You can use these for Mother's Day and all other Spring Holidays like Ostara, Beltane and Midsummer. I hope you have fun with them.

This is labeled Lantern but it looks like a flower bud. It confused me too.
 

Ostara

 Winter is finally coming to an end and Spring is creeping around the corner. I just got done with Mardi Gras and packing everything away. St Patrick's Day is celebrated for just a day in our house but Osatra we like to celebrate and decorate a little longer.

Several years ago my nephew, Kody, gave me a purple tree for Yule. Purple is my favorite color and I wanted a Holiday Tree. It was a great gift and I use it all year round. The tree is 3 or 4 feet tall and it sets on a pedestal nest to my Altar.  So like I said it is time to take down the Mardi Gras beads and decorations so I can put on the Ostara and Spring decorations.  So lets get crafty. Over the years I have collected a large collection of crafts and pictures. Many of the were given to me and one time at a yard sale, I bought a bunch of cd's full of holiday fun. Most of it I do not know where it came from but I do want to share and give some ideas for everyone to enjoy.

 Here are our family Ostara and Easter from last year.
 

 
Addie was born on March 8th and she slept though Ostara and Easter. Aubrie said that Addie can spend the Pagan Holidays. She will be very spoiled for being able to celebrate both holidays. Right now Addie is in a throwing stage so I will not be hiding real eggs for her. I am planning to get her snacks and put them in plastic eggs.  They come in different sizes so I could small toys or some more hair clips. Addie has her Uncle Jeffie's hair, which looks like a mad scientist. hopefully she will get her mommy's hair.

As for the stringed eggs project, it was not as easy as it seems. I blew up the balloons and mixed school glue with water. I cut the yarn and dipped in the glue mix and wrapped it around the balloon. You need not use lots of sting or yarn to make the eggs sturdy. When you think you are done, you are wrong, you are only half way there. You keep adding and adding more. Now depending on your skill will determine if you can make a design or not. The one thing you need to know is that it is very, very, very messy. You are also going to need to figure out how to hang them as you decorate them as they are very messy. Make sure that you have lots of paper around you craft area. You will also need a area for them to dry. After they are dry you pop the balloon and remove it. The glue will also leave some pieces that you will need to break or cut off. In the end it was a good project but hopefully I won't need to do it again. You have to be careful when packing them that they don't get squished. They are stiff but they will still break easily.

 



If you decide to make the sting eggs, I hope you have fun. Enjoy and have a Blessed Ostara.

Coriander Bats