Themes and Plans for September

Welcome September! Welcome Autumn! This is by far my most favourite season. I love the heady atmosphere that surrounds this season. Feeling as strongly as I do about the season – planning for it is always fun! Here are plans for September:

Nature:

hedgerows full of ripe blackberries

blustery winds

Autumn Equinox (21)

shortening days

smell of woodsmoke in the air

                                                      birds migrating

                                                      leaves changing color

                                                      busy squirrels

                                                      harvest time

Home:

 Sort out clothing cupboards, donate clothes that no longer fit

 Make a list of winter clothing needs

 Add Autumn touches to decorate home

Have boiler and central heating system serviced

 preserve garden harvest

 bring out quilts and blankets

deep clean kitchen cuboards ready for winter pantry stockpile

 Food:

apple and blackberry pies

homemade soups

hearty stews

Folklaw:

Full moon this month – Harvest or Corn moon (closest to equinox)

Saying: If St Michael brings many acorns, Christmas will cover the fields with snow

Gem: Sapphire

Flower: Aster

Highland gatherings

Well dressing

Conkers – a traditional game played by children with the fruit of the horse-chestnut tree (Eng. Trad.)

Life:

Heritage Open Days (8-11) – celebrating England’s architecture and culture

International Literacy Day (8)

British Food Fortnight (17 – 2/10) – plan traditional British food for these 2 weeks

International Day of Peace

Roald Dahl Day (13)

Harvest Festivals (trad. 24th was the day on which harvest began in medieval England)

Remember: Fire of London raged (26)

Faith:

Holy Rood (cross) day (14) – traditionally children let off school to gather nuts

Michaelmas Day (29)

Arts & Craft

       acorn necklaces

         Flower Fairies

         Pounded Flowers

                                                             Weave an Autumn Tree

                                                        Foliage Friends

                                                     Nature Fabric Prints

                                                         Peanut Pals (this looks like allot of fun)

Seasonal Decorating Ideas

Nature-Walk Wreath

Jars of leaves and seeds (Fill glass jars with fall leaves and seeds to display)

Natural Garlands

Fabric pumpkins and corn cobs

Complete Cross Stitch Pumpkin Sampler

This forms my basic plans for September. Having noted days of interest etc I will now be able to plan what we are going to do to mark Roald Dahl Day for example. In the Arts and Crafts section I have listed cute little projects that would be fun to do. They are not related to our Artist study in any way. As for my Seasonal Decorating ideas, these will be added to as we go. I might see something cute on eBay to add or in the craft store. I will pop back later in the month once the decorating has been done give you a peek ;o) I am loving the American Primitive look at the  mo, so would love to try my hand at making a few things. I have made a little ‘scrapbook’ page of neat ideas that look fairly simple to try.

Happy Autumn everyone! Hope you find lots of fun ways to celebrate God’s natural world in your home.