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Saturday, 16 January 2010

Sailing New Year Boats on a Candle Lake

We did this last year and it was magical! This year, it has taken me a while to get around to doing this but we've got there. We stuck candles in walnut shells, took turns lighting the candle in our walnut boat and set it sail on our lake. We gave thanks for each other, for the year past, recalled memories and then made wishes for the new year. May it be a year of joy, wonder and dreams coming true for all.











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10 comments:

  1. Linda16 January 2010 at 13:10

    Hi Kelly,
    These New Year boats are such a lovely idea:) Everything looks splendid:)
    Warmly
    Linda

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  2. Taking Time16 January 2010 at 22:07

    what a special idea. Thank you for sharing!

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  3. Lucy17 January 2010 at 15:29

    I read about a similar activity in one of the Children's Year/Around the Year books and couldn't imagine the point of so much effort - but it looks so pretty and sparkly and nice that I might actually be motivated to try - we do have a bag full of carefully halved walnut shells after all!

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  4. sunnymama17 January 2010 at 18:34

    This is a lovely idea! :)

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  5. Tammie Lee18 January 2010 at 00:00

    This is a lovely way to reflect, share and find inspiration for a new year.
    Thank you for sharing with me about your baobab tree. I loved what you had to say. Trees really are a treasure. Lovely to meet you.

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  6. Stephanie21 January 2010 at 03:10

    I thought I responded to this the other day!
    I love this idea and this post.
    So sweet.

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  7. Sara10 February 2010 at 11:41

    This is very sweet!

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  8. Unknown30 December 2011 at 19:00

    I hadn't a clue how we were going to celebrate the New Year, but I love the idea of using candles to make a wish. The walnut boats are marvelous!

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  9. W-S Wanderings30 December 2011 at 20:28

    So wonderful.

    Blessings and light...

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  10. Happy Whimsical Hearts30 December 2011 at 23:11

    What a beautiful family tradition. I've been trying to think of ways to celebrate the New Year with littlies, something like this might work wonderfully :-)

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