Pagan Children's Books Yule Newsletter

Check out the Pagan Children's Books Yule Newsletter! You can sign up for the newsletter HERE. Yule is just around the corner! Check out the activities for Yule - tell us how you like it on our FB page! Blessed be! Yule is a time of embracing the comforts of home - hot chocolate, the heat turned on, family running around crashing into things. At Badgerheim (the house of the Badgers), we love the crazy-messy aspects of home life. We cook, we play games, we have fun. It can be frustrating when my inner-50s housewife kicks in, looks around, and sees... what is that on the floor?!?!? Is that a dead mouse?!? But all in all, we are pretty laid back about life and living. We don't have much, but we have each other. We share what we have as much as we can, doing for others when opportunity presents itself. Isn't that all we could ask for? We have a Yule tree. We decorate it each year with Jólnir, the Yule Lord persona of Odin - a one-eyed Santa figure, and Freyja, the winged beauty, motherly goddess and wife of Odin. ABC Book of Goddesses is a great choice for holiday gifts, or bedtime reading! Every time you turn around, during this time of year, someone's got the "perfect craft" for making the "perfect card/place setting/gift/decoration". And they are all lovely. Instead of focusing on what we can do for ourselves at this time, I'd like to make some suggestions for what you can do for someone else. Now, don't get me wrong, these things are great, but they take time and/or money, which not everyone has. It's just as important to talk about why we do things as doing them. Visiting someone elderly, since many elderly don't get visits from family often. Drop off some extra food, clothing or gifts for the family down the street who you know is struggling. Write a letter to soldiers who can't come home for the holiday season (Pagan soldiers serve too). Sign up to support LGBTQ+ youth who struggle with family issues during the holiday season because of their self-identity. Learn about the charities that pop up like mushrooms at this time of year. Talk about them as a family, and make a family decision which to support. Talk to kids about different religious beliefs that have holidays during this time. If you can, reach out to a group that can tell you more about Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and more! Talk to the kids about why it is important to respect other people's beliefs as much as they should respect ours. Consider getting Yule gifts through Pagan artists' websites and etsy, rather than chain stores. Talk about the energy of economics and supporting small businesses. Don't forget to spend time with those you love and who support you! Take care of yourself and make that a Yule ritual tradition!