Wednesday, March 6, 2013

What Do Pagan Kids Want, Anyway?

Just a couple weeks ago was Convocation. I didn't go. I miss going - though honestly, most years I've gone, I've spent most of my time vending, but I still got to talk with people.

I stopped by the merchant room there on that Friday on my way home from work. Having run a fairly large metaphysical wholesale company, it's no longer the amazing wonderland of goodies I used to think it was, but there's still a lot of good stuff there.

Lately I wander through events like this, thinking not about what I might find for myself (though I do usually hope to see something that will catch my eye), but about what I might bring home to enchant the children. And usually, there's not much that they might find intriguing - a few little stone carvings maybe, though I usually then envision them flying across the room and shattering....maybe those would be better when they're a little older.

So then I have to wonder. What Pagan-themed things would smaller children actually like?

Christian book stores have things related to Bible stories - like Noah's Ark toys. And they have lots of songs and DVDs with Christian themes. It's easy to find Christian themed coloring books and craft kits and lots of other random normal toys with crosses on them.

But we don't really have anything as ubiquitous as a cross, or nearly as many sayings to put on things. And I often wonder if kids really play with all those things, or if they just get them from well meaning family members.

So...what do you think? What sorts of toys or accessories do you think kids would like?

3 comments:

  1. I know exactly what you mean in regards to items for pagan children. I created a set of felt runes for smaller children along with a book scaled down to their level for learning on my Etsy site and was amazed at the response. There is no better time to teach then at a young age, and this market is extremely limited.

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  2. I don't know what the kids would like, but I would love it if I had a big book of various Pagan children's stories with lots of lovely pictures or maybe a pop up book.


    Btw, I grabbed your button to put on my blog. :)

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  3. Pagan/ wiccan storybooks and coloring books, stickers and sticker books, craft kits.

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