~ June Supplemental ~

By Jeanne Leiter

Continued. . .Explanations of the “Wheel of the Year” for those newly come to this Pagan way of life are concise. There are goddesses for every season of the year.

There are six pages of bibliography giving the reader the sources for this material in order to do further research. The index covers thirty-one pages. This shows where you could look up any particular goddess and see where she is referenced throughout the book. Not only goddesses are referenced, but also elements, colors, and countries. One finds that Ch’ang O, Chinese Goddess of the moon, is mentioned twenty-four times.

I found this book to be a great reference book. It is an excellent beginning for any public or private celebrations.

Published by: Llewellyn Publications 2009 (305 page Trade Paperback) $16.95 U.S.

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Kid's Realm

    Uncle Sam Hat Treat Holders
 

By: Amanda Formaro
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 6 and up

Decorate your table this Fourth of July with these adorable treat holders made to look like Uncle Sam’s hat. Fill with your favorite treats and give away as party favors at the end of the party!

What you'll need:
 

●   Styrofoam cup
●   Red and blue felt
●   Red paint
●   Paintbrush
●   Silver chenille stem
●   Scissors
●   White craft glue
●   Black marker

How to make it:

1.   Place cup, open end down, on top of the red felt and trace with a marker.
2.   Cut around the traced circle leaving a ¾” border around it.
3.   Fold the circle and cut a slit in the center of the circle to allow your scissors to get in.
4.   Cut out the inside circle, leaving about a ¼” border around the inside of the trace line. Set felt circle aside.
5.   Paint red stripes all the way around the outside of the cup, stripes should run up and down. Let dry completely.
6.   Cut a strip of blue felt about 1.5” wide. It should be long enough to wrap around the brim of the cup.
7.   Glue felt strip around the outside of the top of the cup.
8.   Lay red felt circle on to work surface, black trace line should be facing up.
9.   Line the lip of the cup with white glue and press down onto black trace line. Let dry.
10. Turn cup over and place on work surface.
11.  Use silver chenille to bend into star shapes, trim where needed. Glue onto the blue hat band.
12.  When everything is dry, fill with treats.

Tips:

●   To make our treat cups sturdier, especially if using outside, glue a heavy washer to the bottom of the cup.
●   You can add handles to your cup by twisting to chenille stems together and poking through the sides of the cup and running over the top. This step should be done before adding the blue brim.
●   You may also use white paper or plastic cups for this project.