The first day of school is often a mix of excitement and fear for children. There’s usually a lot to look forward to, like making new friends, seeing old friends, and meeting new teachers. There can also be a lot of uncertainty when entering a new school year. Not knowing if your teacher will like you, and stressing about the academic workload. We are going to take a journey around the world to look at other cultures' traditions. For example in Russia, the first day of school is also known as "Knowledge Day." First-day rituals can make the transition back to school that much more comfortable and stress-free for your kids. We like to set goals with our kids for the new school year. We hold a manifestation of goals ritual for the school year. Making the back-to-school transition a positive and nurturing experience means starting school on the right foot. Some traditions can also come from the classroom as well. A school is a place for children to learn about friendship and community. Many teachers will have a question so that the students and teachers can get to know each other. You can share your favorite things and your dreams and hopes for the future. Some traditions are as simple as taking a first-day photo or eating a special meal to mark the occasion. At seven years old, children in Kazakhstan celebrate with a day called Tyl Ashar, or "Initiation into Education." Families will have a ceremony and the child will "recite by memory to the guests each of his Zhety ata "seven generations of grandfathers" for the guests to honor their ancestors. They will also host a large feast with lamb, other treats, and sweet desserts. While in some parts of Germany, the first day of first grade is marked with cones filled with candy and school supplies. Whether you like to take photos, plan a big breakfast, or go out for ice cream after school, first-day rituals are fun. We all have a back-to-school tradition that we love. We like to set goals with our kids for the new school year. This goal can be academic, extracurricular, social, or personal. Some good examples of goals for kids are: to make three new friends, earn Student of the Month, or get better in a subject area. Then as parents, we also make goals too such as: always asking how our child's day is, making on kid's favorite meal a week, or making sure to take a moment for ourselves every day. Rituals require deliberate intention. It causes us to focus and release the energy we wish to align with. This ritual is a manifestation ritual. Manifestation is the process of bringing your desires, intentions, dreams, and goals into your reality. We manifest using the law of attraction. The law of attraction follows the principle that positive thought or action will bring positive benefits. We manifest through energy and frequency that attracts results. Once the ritual is done, it allows our mind to relax. We know that we set out intent out into the universe in a powerful, and focused way. Usually, before the school year begins we also do a ritual sageing of our past school years' energy. If you would like that ritual please click below. Goal Setting RitualTools Needed:
pen & paper candle (I prefer using white to symbolize new beginnings.) fire safe bowl or cauldron Before your ritual, take some time to reflect on the last school year. Light your candle and start visualizing. Now, write down what you want to manifest for the school year. Take as long as you like, this part is important. When writing write in future tense such as I will make friends. I will stay focused. Gaze into the fire while visualizing your intention coming to fruition. Now, light the piece of paper on fire and visualize how you will feel once your intent is manifested. (SAFETY FIRST: PARENTS THIS PART YOU WILL NEED TO DO) Place in the cauldron or fire-safe bowl as the paper burns. Once you’re finished, bury the ashes of the piece of paper with your intentions on it in your backyard or a park.
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As a mom of three boys who go to public school I started to notice that some things were not being taught in detail so I decided to create lessons for them. Many of these lessons cover science, history and of information about Paganism. I share crafts for the all different holidays and cultures as ways that they can learn and have fun at the same time.
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