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Friends of the Fae

5/29/2023

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“We must take our children into the wild, introduce them to the plants, and teach them of their connection to the earth. In instilling in our children a respect for plant medicine, we not only care for their tender bodies but help pass along the seeds of a tradition that is as old as human life itself.”
​~Rosemary Gladstar

Herb Fairies
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Herb Fairies is a children's herbal learning system that engages kids through stories, and encourages them to learn more by providing exciting hands-on projects, games, and riddles.
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The first book is all about Chickweed!
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We took to the garden to sit with chickweed, listen to some herbal lore on how chickweed got her sweet star flowers, and work on some nature journaling and sketching.
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​Chickweed Poultice
"The benefits of chickweed poultice include healing rashes, cuts, itches and infections."
~Corrina Wood
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Just like the children did in the Herb Fairy book, we ground the chickweed with water into a poultice and helped to heal any of our friends with bug bites or inflammation.
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Herb Fairies Book 2: Violet
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The adventure continues as a group of children help restore the magic to the Fairy Herb Garden and help heal the misunderstood trolls.

Another great aspect of these books is that it is really inspiring some growth in reading for the older children with riddles throughout the story that they really want to read the answers to!
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 Violet Leaf Cough Syrup
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Burdock Kinpira
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Faerie Houses
Inspired by some faerie books, we started to discuss and design wee houses to welcome our faerie friends. The houses quickly moved from the art table to out on the land where all kinds of play and stories unfolded.
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Faerie Creatures
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Cleaver Crowns
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​Fairy Wings
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Thank you dear Auntie Julia for your hours and hours of cutting out recycled cardboard fairy wings!
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Fairy Tea Parties!
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We enjoyed reading some of our favorite fairy stories and then making up our own stories and secret faerie names.
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"If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower."
​~Samuel Smiles, Thrift, 1875
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Chocolate Mint Cupcakes
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  • 2 cups of Pecans
  • 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons B grade maple syrup
Instructions
  1. Combine the pecans, dark chocolate chips, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder in a food processor/blender and grind until you have a flour.
  2. In a medium bowl add the maple syrup and eggs and mix well.
  3. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend thoroughly.
  4. Pour the batter into mini cupcake tins and bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
  5. Frost the cupcakes with the frosting and garnish with fresh mint.
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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

For an intuitive frosting we mixed cocoa powder into softened butter and added honey as we taste tasted to get the sweetness just right.
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Fresh mint leaves made our fairy cupcakes extra special!
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Sunshine Mint Tea
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​Vanilla & Lemon Balm Cupcakes
Mix together the following ingredients and bake in mini cupcake tins at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup softened coconut oil
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 4 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
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To make the Lemon Balm Buttercream Frosting we mixed lime zest, honey, and a few drops of lemon balm glycerite into softened butter then topped our cupcakes with fresh lemon balm leaves.
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Extra delicious when served with fresh lemon balm tea! Thank you Mama Annalise for offering all the lovely lemon balm for our tea, cupcakes, and garden!
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​Favorite Fairy Books
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” 
~Albert Einstein
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Magic Potions
Science, math, and art converge as we explore measurement, ratio, chemical reactions, and color mixing with these magic potions.
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Planting & Harvesting
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We are so very grateful for this beautiful fertile land we get to steward and share with our youngest generation! 
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Lunch Bunch
The kids loved these tangy Umeboshe Radish Pickles!
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Chia Chocolate Chip Scones
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Such focus on these egg crackers!
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Huge thanks to Mama Kristen for donating all these freshly harvested shiitake!
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Spanish Class!
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Sweet Friends!
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See you next time!
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