We had a wonderful Solstice supper tonight. The kids and I had bought three packs of glow sticks on one of our many visits to the big box party store. We got deep blue, yellow and red. While I was at work they arranged them in vases and clear dishes down the center of the dining room table. The table is long so you have a lot of room to play with. Our tree was on the table too, as well as regular candles and some battery operated tea lights.
Our glow stick colors had meanings. Blue to represent the deep quiet peace of winter, yellow for the return of the light and red for the light of love we carry within us.
Supper is always in near dark, lit only by the lights we dress the table with. There are two important jobs before we sit down. There is the person who brings the darkness by turning off the chandelier. And post meal, there is the light bringer, who turns them up gradually (we have a dimmer) till they are full strength. This year, KC brought the dark and Lissa brought the light.
Afterwards the kids took all the glow sticks into the living room and placed them in containers they made from toys as "lanterns" and pretended they were camping. Well the light will return bit by bit; camping can't be too far away!
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