Recommended Books
Books For Parents
Celebrating the Great Mother: A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children
By Cait Johnson, Maura D. Shaw
This is a book of Earth-honoring activities for families, regardless of religious or spiritual beliefs. It is easy to use and has wonderful ideas of celebrating the wheel of the year with kids. Perfect for teaching your children about your respect and love for them and Mother Earth. It contains wonderful ideas for celebrating Nature and life all around us. All the items needed for the crafts are easy to find, or cheap to buy. Nothing complicated in the book.
Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions
By Starhawk, Diane Baker, Anne Hill
This book focuses on foods, activities and stories. The stories convey to children the wonder of natural cycles without preaching dogma, pagan or otherwise. For parents who follow a pagan path, but believe religion is a personal choice, this book is ideal. It provides countless ideas for sharing the joys of the seasons and their significance without preaching.
Circle Round and Sing
By Anne Hill
The songs on this CD are Pagan and earthy. It is aimed at children and the songs are simple to learn and highly singable. The songs cover a wide range of natural events and since they are so easy to remember, they're great for use in outdoor celebrations where songbooks would be a distraction.
The Family Wicca Book: The Craft for Parents & Children
By Ashleen O'Gaea
This book is particularly helpful to families that are new to the Craft or are on a solitary path. It will help them understand that they are not alone and give them some ideas as to what they can do to help their children and families understand. It will help them answer some of the tough questions from their children. It may even be beneficial in helping your explain your spiritual path to other members of your family.
Pagan Parenting: Spiritual, Magical & Emotional Development of the Child
By Kristen Madden
This book covers much that is of real importance to those raising children in Pagan families in today's world. It is a beautifully written and well thought out book for the Pagan Parent. It covers parenting form conception to early teens. Its writings about Paganism and younger children will be of particular benefit as well as the bedtime prayers, grace, and songs for Sabbats. The exercises and games are great for the children, but the parent will benefit from them also.
WiccaCraft for Families
By Margie MacArthur
Chock full of food suggestions, ritual, craft, and lore, this book is fun to read and very informative. It book provides great celebration ideas for each of the Holidays complete with rituals written for children. It also has practical, everyday information like morning and evening prayers as well as blessings for meals. The Rites of Passage were very creative and quite meaningful and the music included in this book will find its way into many of your rituals.
Books For Children
All I See Is Part Of Me
By Chara M. Curtis
This book explains how everyone and all things are connected beyond what our eyes can see. It uplifts the spirit and helps children to realize they are part of everything they see, hear, touch, and smell. A spiritual book with no suggestion of whom they should believe in, simply mentioning prayers being said to all that "IS". Great book to enhance a child's self-esteem and feeling of connectedness to the world around them.
Pagan Kids Activity Book
By Amber K.
This is a terrific coloring/activity book for Pagan kids (or any children raised to respect all religions). Mostly influenced by traditional Wiccan teachings, It has great activities and covers all the basics of the belief. It is geared for the under-13 age level, but would also be beneficial to anyone new to the pagan path.
Goodnight Moon
By Margaret Wise Brown
This book is a true classic. A wonderful story about a young rabbit who wishes goodnight to everything around him
while getting ready for (and trying to postpone) bed. The rhythm of the story helps children relax easily and
often they will be asleep before the book is done.
ABC Book Of Shadows
By Katie Lydon Olivares
This is a great book for learning the alphabet and also for learning word associations. It is very easy to read
and follow and has very rich and colorful illustration. The words for each letter are Pagan in theme (A is for your altar, your
sacred place to pray) so your child can also learn about Paganism in a very non-threatening way.
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