by PaituAdmin | Dec 2023 | Celebrations, New Zealand Seasons, Seasons and Cycles, Summer
Looking for family Summer Solstice Celebration ideas and inspiration? The light is longer, the days are warming. The sun is rising more toward the East, small tohu (signs) have been marking a shift in the seasons. Today the Summer Solstice is here, the sun is in the...
by PaituAdmin | Aug 2023 | Celebrations, Maramataka, Moon Intentions, Night Sky, Seasons and Cycles
New Moon Intentions Ritual Through the ages people’s around the world have observed and connected to the energy of the moon as she travels through her phases from dark to light and back again. In each of the moon phases lies an opportune time to work with moon’s...
by PaituAdmin | May 2023 | Learning resources, Māori Seasons, NZ Homeschool Resources, Seasons and Cycles
Maori Days of the Week – Ngā Rā o te Wiki – printable resource This Maori Days of the Week – Ngā Rā o te Wiki – teaching resource is a free printable resource that was put together to compliment NZ Seasonal Perpetual Calendar HOW TO USE: Print...
by PaituAdmin | Sep 2022 | Celebrations, Nature kids, Seasons and Cycles, Spring
Celebrating Spring Equinox with kids? Our world is warming up after being at rest over the cool winter months. All of nature senses this and emerges from slumber and bursts into life. We witness the signs / tohu of spring: dormant fruit trees bud and blossom, flowers...
by PaituAdmin | Jun 2022 | Celebrations, Maramataka, Matariki, New Zealand Seasons, Seasons and Cycles, Winter
Looking for family winter solstice inspiration? There is a chill in the air, the mornings are darker for longer and we return home in the dark on our evening walks. Winter has been approaching slowly, in the North, small tohu (signs) have been marking a shift in the...
by PaituAdmin | Apr 2022 | Autumn, Celebrations, Nature kids, New Zealand Seasons, Seasons and Cycles
Traditionally, Easter is a Northern Hemisphere spring festival based on Christian faith and Pagan origins and so celebrates springtime signs of rebirth and bunnies and chicks. But here in the Southern Hemisphere we are moving through Autumn – and Easter is when...
