Imbolc Crafts: Metal flakes

Brighid is the Goddess of many things, including blacksmithing. Now this is an impractical, downright dodgy thing to try if you’ve got Littleuns so I was thinking how can I combine metal and kids safely. I came up with using tinfoil. I was going to get him to roll some into shapes and make things but whilst I was getting it all ready he sat there with a pencil and started to draw on the foil. So our plans changed a bit. Instead we’ve made metal snowflakes.

It’s quite simple really, you will need:
Tin/aluminium foil
Pencil or similar
Some scissors
Ribbon
Soft area to work

Cut out circles of the foil in different sizes.
Drawn on one side patterns to look like snowflakes, this will leave an embossed area once you turn it over. Pinch the points where you want to give“sharpness” to the look.
Pearce a hole in a point and thread the ribbon. Then hang in the window, off the ceiling, the banisters, in fact if you are like Littleun, anywhere!

Another type of “Metal” snowflake we have done is with glitter and glue guns. A bit tricky for the Littleun to use the gun so I did that part but the rest was messy fun so he did that!

You will need:
Glue gun
Plastic cutting board/ flexible if you have one
Silver glitter
Ribbon

On your board use the gun to “draw” out a snowflake shape. You need to be quick so it doesn’t cool down too fast. As soon as you have, get the Littleuns to cover the shape with the glitter. Attach the ribbon with a bit more glue. Leave until hard and set then peel off board (that's why a flexible one is slightly easier) and hang in windows etc.

Pagan Parenting ideas

It’s quite difficult sometimes for me as a newbie pagan to know how to do things with Littleun. Some of it is easy, just follow your heart and reinforce the need for respect and kindness. But some off it can be tricky. How much do I tell him, I teach him about all faiths, after all as I’ve mention previously he should be free to find his own way.

Recently I have stumbled across various WebPages which have helped. Some are about the spiritual aspects and some like Pooka-pages are about a bit of spiritual and a lot of craft. I know it centres on Witches and that we aren't particularly Wiccan but I find it a helpful place and full of drawings and stories which the Littleun loves. If you have time, take a wander over, I think it’s worth the visit...