DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

    This tastey recipe comes from.  www.sixinthesuburbsblog.blogspot.com  .  These would be your childrens favorite after school snack, especially during the fall and winter time!  Quick and easy, that's what I like! Chocolate & Peanutbutter Acorns Chocolate and Peanut Butter; need I say more? These are a perfect project for tiny fingers! Melt 1/2 bag of Mini-Chips {5 second interval in the microwave, stirring really good each time} Dip the flat end of the Hershey's Kiss into melted chocolate and top with a bite-size NutterButter. Dip the flat end of a Mini-Chip into the melted chocolate and stick it to the NutterButter.

    Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival , or the  August Moon Festival  - they are the different names of the same festival, which is popularly also known as the  Mid Autumn Festival . It is a celebration of abundance and togetherness.   The Chinese believe in praying to the moon god for protection, family unity, and good   fortune. It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, a date that  parallels  the Autumn Equinox of  the   solar  calendar.On this day the moon is unusually bright, clear and round. Historical accounts are silent about the exact origin of this festival, but as far as the assumption of the  scholars  are  concerned , it is related to the two  customs  in China. The first customs concern the Chinese farmers. China is an agricultural country and farming in China is intricately associated with the seasons. In the ancient times, the farmers used to worship Earth God and prayed for a good harvest when they sowed the seeds during spring. Once again during autumn,

The Witches Toolbox, They Don't Leave Home Without It!  There are twelve tools that are considered essential for ritual magic.  They are the wand; Athame; pentacle; censer; scourge; bolline; staff; cauldron; cord; cup; Book of Shadows; and the altar (also they have to have transportation to get from witch meeting to witch meeting, so they need their trusty broom).  These tools may have slightly different names or composition depending on the particular magical path that they practice.  The list is of the traditional ones. The Witches Wand   The wand, the most important tool in witchcraft, may be made of many different types of wood.  The wand should be made of a slim tree limb about an inch in diameter and as long as the distance from your elbow to the top of your first finger.  Ideally, to bind it to yourself, 2 inches of pith, or the interior of the wand is removed and filled with a piece of cotton containing a few drops of your blood.  It's bes