Fire and Deceased

On Monday it was All Saints Day and on Tuesday it was All Souls Day.  We observed these two important days by talking about the passage of our loved ones and Saints.  I told stories about my Grandparents, and Great-grandmother (Tillie).  We looked at pictures and we read stories about people passing.  We also went out to the cemetery to visit my Grandparents.  It was a hard topic, but it was harder for me than for the kiddos.

One story I really liked was called Lifetimes: The beautiful way to explain death to children by:Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen.

We baked soul cakes on Monday/baking day.  This is customary for some areas of Europe like Bavaria and Belgium.  All week we set a place at the dinner table for our passed family members.  Wesley asked when they were going to come over :).

We also talked about fires this week.


On painting day we made our own bonfire with paints and sticks.

The boys collected sticks and 
Dad made a real big bonfire for us one day.

We had the boys make their own fires.

They had to do it all themselves.
  They learned that you have to use various sized items and you have to baby it at first.

How to build a fire.

 You can't get more important than that:)

We also crafted candle holders this week.

Pretty and very easy.

Glue pieces of tissue paper to mason jars.
  Add votive.
(I love mason jars so much.)




Remember, remember the 5th of November

November 5th is bonfire night in the United Kingdom.  To commemorate the foiled plot to blow up the House of Parliament in Westminster in 1605.  I like this holiday for political reasons that I did not share with the children.  We did share in a lot of bonfires though!  It's fun to explore other cultures and countries holidays.  I like to show the kids what the rest of the world celebrates too.



Next week it is about
The Wind and
Martinmas (the celebration of Saint Martin)

Until then...
~Blessings