Flowers and Fae

5/23/2024

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“The earth laughs in flowers”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

We have had an abundance of beautiful blooms in the garden this season!

Rose Petal Playdough

The kids loved making this lovely rose petal play dough!

2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tbps cream of tartar
1 cup hot water
3-4 drops glycerine
2 drops natural red food coloring
3 drops rose essential oil
2 tbps olive oil
Handful of fresh rose petals

Mix the flour, salt and cream of tartar in a bowl. Then stir through the oil. If using rose essential oil, add 1-2 drops at this stage, mixed into the oil to make it a carrier oil. This is important. Next, add the pink coloring to the hot water and add that to the dry ingredients slowly, mixing thoroughly as you go.
Wait a few moments until it has cooled down enough to touch, then turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead thoroughly for 2-3 minutes until it is no longer sticky. It will become wonderfully smooth and stretchy. Now add a few drops of glycerine and the fresh rose petals. All ready to play!

“Can you find your name?”

Faerie Minty Rose Tea Party

Rosa Cacao Ceremony

The kids measured out the rose petals and coconut milk, grated the cacao, and made a truly magical cacao to share! We didn't follow a recipe, we just intuitively added grated cacao to the coconut milk and rose petal tea until it tasted just right.

Garden Rose Water

- 2 cups fresh rose petals
- 2 cups distilled water
- 1/4 teaspoon glycerine
- fine sieve
- spray bottle

Pour the water into a pot, add the rose petals, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the water just simmers, and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes, or until the pigment is gone from the rose petals. Strain the water through a fine sieve, let cool, then pour into a spray bottle. Add a tiny bit of glycerine (if using) and shake well. Keep in the fridge or cool place and use frequently as a sacred water to cleanse and uplift your body or living space.

Kindness Celebration Pancakes

We filled up the Kindness Jar again. You know what that means?!? It's time to celebrate kindness again!!! Yay! This has been such a group effort, so many helpers cleaning up toys and helping little one up when they fall down, and sharing their toys and just a general air of kindness floating around.

So many seedlings!

More Flower Art!

Mother's Day Cards and Candles

We created some hand-made cards, necklaces, and beautiful beeswax candles lit by the Perpetual Flame in Kildare Ireland!

Plantain Herb Fairy

Making plantain balm and poultices

Lynx Slumberkin

Popcorn Party!

The Art of Listening

Muffin Math

So much mathematics in one simple recipe! The youngest are working on counting, the next on adding, and the oldest on estimating and multiplying.

IngredientsDry Ingredients

2 1/2 cups almond flour
1/3 cup arrowroot powder (can also use tapioca flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

3 eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted (can use butter if not paleo)
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp lemon juice

Add-Ins

1 cup blueberries
1 tsp arrowroot powder

Instructions

Start by preheating the oven to 350f and coat a muffin pan with coconut oil.
In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and whisk together to combine.
In another bowl, add the wet ingredients. (Just be sure the melted coconut oil isn't too hot or it will cook the eggs!)Whisk until you have one, cohesive mixture.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix just until combined. It will be a thick cake batter texture.
Before adding the blueberries to the mixture, toss them in 1 teaspoon of arrowroot powder to ensure they don't all sink to the bottom! One coated, mix into the batter.
Divide the batter between the 24 muffin cups and bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean!