JUNIPER TREE PUPPETS! The Magic Elf Garden, and Advent story

I Love Juniper Tree Puppets and used Suzanne Downs stories with my son since he was three years old! What Fun! Be sure to check out her website and this sweet story! You can also sign up for her news letter! Happy Holidays!
http://junipertreepuppets.com/the-magic-elf-garden-and-advent-story/

DANDELIONS!

This Summer, Seasons Natural Toys has been very busy studying the local medicinal plants of the Pacific Northwest! Here is a wonderful story to share with Children and a recipe as well. Happy Summer! Stay tuned for more medicinal plant stories and recipes from Seasons Natural Toys! http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=bailey&book=hour&story=dandelion

Dandelion Lemonade!

2 quarts of freshly picked dandelion flowers

gallon sized jar

four lemons

honey

Place the dandelion flowers in the gallon sized jar. Fill the jar with room temperature water plus the juice of four lemons. Add fresh honey to taste and then chill in the fridge. It is ready to serve in about four hours. You can strain off the flowers, or leave them in as a beautiful addition to your dandelion lemonade.

Summer Fun ~ Fairy Houses!

Looking for some Summer fun? Introduce your child to the wonderful, imaginative, creative world of building fairy houses! Use only items from Nature to construct an enchanted fairy abode! I know some wee dolls that would love to spend the day outside in a house like this! Once you get them started..they will be creating out of doors all Summer long!

SPRING NATURE TABLE

Beeswax flowers are a fun and easy way to add a touch of spring to your nature table! Warm beeswax under your arm while reading a seasonal book and shape into whatever your heart desires. Borrow from your Birthday ring decoration stash as well! Add stones and fresh flowers, gnomes and fairies, anything that feels like SPRING! Two Wonderful books for inspriation are Making Flower Children and The Nature Corner.

Autumn Nature/Seasonal Table

Collecting treasures from your nature walks with your children and making seasonal crafts from natural materials is a wonderful way to honor the changing of the seasons. Display these on a nature/seasonal table and allow your children to arrange imaginative scenes. Pine cones become trees, branches become fences or benches for wee folk. We have a variety of wee folk that can live on your Autumn table. Or make a doll from one of our doll kits, such as this wee Chinese lantern doll. A wonderful book for nature/seasonal table inspiration is The Nature Corner. Share photos of your Autumn nature table on our facebook page! Happy Autumn!

Witch stage Puppet for Halloween Story Telling

I love this witch stage puppet . Is is a wonderful , larger sized puppet and not too awfully scary for the little ones especially if they get to touch her before the puppet show! Use this puppet to act out any classic fairytale where a witch is involved! Or make up your own! She could also sing any of your favorite Halloween verses. What a wonderful Halloween treat for the children! Here is an example of a fun Halloween witch verse:

Witches' Brew

Dead leaves, seaweed, rotten eggs, too.
(Children pretend to throw ingredients in cauldron.)
Stir them in my witches' brew.
(Children do stirring motion.)
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo.
(Children pretend to cast spell using hand movements.)

ooo ooo
My witches' brew.

Spider web, moldy bread, mucky mud, too.
(Children pretend to throw ingredients in cauldron.)
Stir them in my witches' brew.
(Children do stirring motion.)
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo.
(Children pretend to cast spell using hand movements.)

ooo ooo
My witches' brew.

Floor wax, thumb tacks, purple paint, too.
(Children pretend to throw ingredients in cauldron.)
Stir them in my witches' brew.
(Children do stirring motion.)
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo.
(Children pretend to cast spell using hand movements.)

ooo ooo
My witches' brew.

Wrinkled prunes, mushrooms, motor oil, too.
(Children pretend to throw ingredients in cauldron.)
Stir them in my witches' brew.
(Children do stirring motion.)
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo.
(Children pretend to cast spell using hand movements.)
I got magic, Alakazamakazoo.
(Children pretend to cast spell using hand movements.)

Midsummer's Eve Book

The Flowers' Festival is a perfect midsummer's book! A little girl is lucky enough to spy on the flowers and vegetables getting ready for their midsummer's celebration! Even the house plants join in! It will become a family summer tradition!