Regarding all the links below, it is a bad thing to have a bored Mother on a very hot and muggy August afternoon.  Especially when she doesn’t want to move away from the fan and do other things.  So, she surfed the net to find links for an article on Raising Pagan Children.  Boy, did I view a lot of piffle.  But I did find some gems.  I hope you enjoy the links below.  If you know of any other links, books, or other pagan children’s groups in Minnesota, e-mail me so I can post them here.

Books:
"The Family Wicca Book" by Ashleen O'Gaea
"Pagan Parenting" by Kristin Madden.

Community Groups (Twin Cities):
If you are fortunate enough to live in the Twin Cities area (or at least be somewhat close), then you may want to consider visiting The Moon and Me or the Pagan Children’s Corner groups.   The Moon and Me meets every second Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Evenstar Bookstore (2401 University Avenue W., St. Paul, 651-644-3727).  The Pagan Children’s Corner meets every other Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at 16406 Grenoble Avenue in Lakeville (Annie, 952-431-4043).

There is also a brand new group that has begun: Creative Twin Cities Homeschoolers, a group of home educators who follow an Earth Centered spiritual path. They come together for play dates, field trips, cooperative learning experiences, and support with home schooling issues. They meet in Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, as well as Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding areas.  For more information, visit their website at:

http://www.creativehomeschoolers.com.
 

E-Groups:

Apple and Oak, a pagan parenting group based in Minnesota; they had a lovely website that they hope will be up and running later.   To join, please contact:

appleandoak@yahoogroups.com

Creative Twin Cities Homeschoolers also has an e-group.  To join the group, please go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/creativetwincitieshomeschoolers
 

Websites:

http://www.angelfire.com/in/childgrove/home.html (moons and Sabbats for younger children)

http://www.lytlwytch.com/ (lots of good information)

http://pages.ivillage.com/paganparent/ (good for kids up to about 10)

http://members.nbci.com/Stormspryte/ (for the younger set)

http://www.angelfire.com/or/craftandcandles/stories.html (some nice children’s tales)

http://www.sacredspiral.com/  (coloring books, craft things, pagan database)

http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/sherwood/504/ (for the younger set)

http://www.geocities.com/aidan724/Aidans_Pagan_Page.html?964860937630  (a little bit of everything)

http://www.pagan.drak.net/braglorin/ (for the younger set)

http://www.musicforthegoddess.com/parent/ (she’s got a young teen she’ll be home schooling)

http://www.paganparenting.net/ (lots of info)

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/6875/stories.htm (stories about Meagan)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Stage/6959/index.html (including teen information)

http://caetiri.iwarp.com/paganparent.html (a young pagan’s advise to pagan parents)

http://members.spree.com/sip/oakdancer/oakgrove.htm (a little bit of everything with chaos thrown in)

http://www.winternet.com/~kethry/ (written and maintained by a pagan family)

http://members.tripod.com/~IrishPub/dexstuff/themeadowdex.html (lots of good things)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/9851/ (good stuff)

http://members.aol.com/Shahara9/witchlings.html (pagan spiritual home schooling)

http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/moondragonlair/ppp.html (lots of good stuff)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/6470/coveradhd.html (it applies to pagan parents but is specific for ADHD children.  I included this because I have raised two ADHD sons of my own and find the information to be insightful)

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