May pole craft

Once the maypole is set up, the children can dance to a waltz, a polka, a jig, or any tune you choose. Our dancers kept track of their braiding by chanting, "Go over it, then under it, and over it and under it," to keep from getting tangled in their ribbons.

Every year May Day comes and goes without celebration. Back in the day and I do mean the day, I not only ran door to door passing out May Baskets, I actually "danced" around the May Pole. It was a huge celebration at my school, so huge, we had a May Day Program. We practiced for days, weaving in and out, getting tangled, untangled, practiced and practiced. One of the years, we all dressed up from different countries, I was dressed from Sweden, with the cutest little dress and wooden shoes. I…

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May Day came and went so quickly for us and by the time I got the new ribbons for our Maypole it was pouring rain, even though we had a 5 meter high pole that Saxon had cut down for us. So we were unable to celebrate with the usual singing and dancing around the Maypole. So for Moran's birthday she wanted to have a Maypole and we made this one from scratch. Here is how we made it! Materials: * A pole of your choice, we cut down a tree from our block, but in the past we have used a very long…

Tomorrow is Beltane, and my mom and I made a miniature Maypole for our altar. It turned out really well, and was simple, inexpensive, and fun to make! (We listened to my Beltane music playlist whil…

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This year we made quite a few little items for our May Day experience to make it and exciting and memorable day for our family. Some were made with the children and some for the children. This could have been done with the children but I made them alone this year. It has been some years since I have made individual May Poles for the children to play with and so this year I wanted to give the younger children especially a chance to have this again. Our younger children particularly love to…

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How To Make a Maypole May Day is just around the corner (May 1st), and is a traditional Spring holiday in many European countries in celebration of Spring through dance. Learn how to make a Maypole for your May Day festivities. Usually we go around on May Day and hang a bouquet of flowers on...Read the Post