Top Ten Gifts for a Wiccan or Pagan Child

While it's true that kids of all pursuasions like toys of all kinds, you may want to give some thought to nurturing your young Wiccan with any of the following toys. They have been selected for their fun potential as well as for the Wiccan qualities they reinforce.

1. Eco Sphere
Earth centered religions revere the magic that is within the Earth and our eco system. The Eco Sphere is a completely self-contained living world that requires minimal care. This is a gift for school age children or older; younger ones may not have the dexterity to handle the glass Eco Sphere egg without dropping it. School age kids and teens will enjoy observing the changes within the ecosphere. Available online and in fine gift stores everywhere.

2. Art Supplies

A great stash of art supplies not only keeps the kids busy on cold wintry days, but also teaches kids how to celebrate their creative ideas. Assemble a big assortment of paints, chalks, crayons, poly clay, beads, child safe glue, glitter, paper and age appropriate scissors. Arrange them in a very cool storage tote or box and you have an instant treasure chest. Pagan and Wiccan coloring pages and craft activities abound on the internet as a starting point for some family art fun. For Goddess specific rubber stamps, stencils and card making kits visit Goddess Designs website.

3. A Witch's Primer by Lorin ManderlyISBN 1420883208

This is an early primary level book. It is the first in a series that will be age specific in its presentation. Taking a textbook approach, each chapter teaches the Wiccan basics for each subject and ends with a summary and a list of questions for children to test their knowledge on the material learned. This would be very good for a home schooled child.

4. Circle Round and Sing Anne Hill

"Circle Round and Sing!" is a CD of songs for family celebrations in the Reclaiming Goddess traditions. Your kids will feel the excitement of the music and want to get up and dance. The collection features full and new moon songs, seasonal songs and chants, rounds, magical ballads and sing-a-longs, creating the opportunity for the whole family to join in. Avaialbe at Serpentine Music.

5. An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child by W. Lyon MartinISBN 1594055157

This is a beautiful book for young school age children which takes a look at Pagan ethics, customs and holidays from a child's point of view. Written for ages 4 - 8.Available online and in bookstores.

6. Odd Bodkin Wooden Jig Saw Puzzles

Very young children will delight in this simple Blessed Be Bunny puzzle while your older kids will enjoy the 110-piece Symbol Splurge or Word Soup puzzles. The puzzles are individually handcrafted in Canada by a Pagan mom.

7. Dancing Goddess Dolls and Soft Toys

Young children will delight in the soft cloth toys of Dancing Goddess. There are bean bags, balls and blocks as well as Willendorf style dolls of all descriptions. Sometimes, you'll even find a fairy or gnome in the product offerings, as the designer, Mama Kellie, creates as the Goddess moves her. Slightly older girls will just love the Goddess Treasure purses with a Goddess tucked into a secret pocket.

8. Ant Works Space Age Ant Habitat

There's something fascinating about watching and ant farm that has timeless attraction for boys and girls alike. Step it up a notch with the Ant Works - Space Age Ant Habitat from Think Geek. This ant farm is all aglow with blue LED lights that shine through the nontoxic Ant Gel that replaces traditional dirt in this ant farm. Pagan kids will absorb the quiet lessons about living in cooperation with the Earth and how the individuals work together at the same time they are learning about scientific experiments.

9. Mixed Stone Grab Bag

Pagan and Wiccan kids are sure to be interested in all the various stones of the world. Start them off on a lifetime of collecting and enjoyment of stones with a grab bag of mixed stones from the Arkansas Crystal Works. You'll get raw and tumbled gemstones such as Moonstone, Topaz, Pyrites, Apache Tears, Emerald, Agate, Garnet, and Quartz Crystal. A good accompanying book to go with this grab bag is Crystal & Gem ISBN 0756606640 from DK Eyewitness Books, available online and in bookstores.

10. Oracle Stones

Especially designed for children, these cobalt blue glass runes are nice and smooth, the symbols embossed with gold leaf. An organza storage bag is included. The symbols are easily recognizable to kids and will inspire them to dream and apply divination to their own lives. Available at Strega's Lair.