Disability Pride x Lughnasadh
The best thing about accessible activities? They work for (almost) everyone. Maybe you aren’t disabled. Maybe you are just tired. Or short on time. Or aren’t in the mood for anything elaborate.
I’m updating this activity for Lammas/Lughnasadh that I created in 2022 because it is doubly, triply, exponentially relevant this year with a baby in the house.
A typical Lughnasahdh wheel of the year celebration might involve baking a gorgeous loaf or humanoid figure of bread, focusing intentions of gratitude on the bread, and casting it into the fire.
Now as much fun as baking is, August is hot and generally not a season in which I like spending a great deal of time in the kitchen near an oven. Pair that with POTS and a teething baby and suddenly your celebration isn’t feeling so festive. So instead, I am letting go of perfection and saving my energy to be present with my family.
Tell the kids (and adults) cut pieces of store-bought bread into figures.
Hold them in your hands as you raise energy on themes of gratitude.
Toss your bread figures into the fire.
Modifications:
Gluten-free bread
Use a cookie cutter instead of a knife
Use a fire-safe cauldron instead of an outdoor fire
Alternatively, drop your figures into running water
Literally anything else that saves your spoons and makes celebrating more fun!
