One afternoon in December, while preparing for guests, I placed a decorative ceramic tray holding three electric (tacky, yes, but better than cats, carpet, upholstery & toddler on fire) candles on the fireplace mantle. Later, while I was preoccupied in the kitchen, the Lad -- who had been decorating with his own handmade paper snowflakes -- walked in & asked me if he could add one of his paper creations to "the offering table." I didn't understand him & because I was facing crunchtime, I just gave him carte blanche, figuring I could do damage control later, if necessary.
No corrections needed.
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| A Child's Moon Shrine. |
He had rearranged the candles, adding another to make four & he had taped his "snowflake" above them, centered quite precisely. Lovely, but what was the story with the paper Moon? Hubby informed me that days earlier, during his flake-making, he said he was "making a Moon for Moma." Who knew it was to become such a striking altarpiece?
Four perfectly balanced lights beneath an orb of his own conception & creation.
Children are naturals.
2 comments:
It is absolutely lovely! Well Done!
I can definitely relate to this! I remember being part of a holistic fair with my dryad sister's quite a few years ago now. We arranged our table according to the elements and the directions with objects from nature. My friend's very intuitive little boy turned to his mum and said, "you have earth, fire, water, and air here." I was amazed!
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