A lantern walk

Dino Boy and I shared his first lantern walk this Winter. 

And it has left a lasting and beautiful impression on us both.

 

On a cold Winter evening we walked towards his preschool.. 

crunching on the gravel path which was illuminated on both sides by small candles... 

a small taste of what was to come.

Dino Boy joined his school friends for a special story, while the parents assembled near the lanterns, readying them for our magical walk, which would follow dusk setting.

Before long, we heard the sound of small voices singing,

and the children slowly come to greet us in a procession behind their teacher. 

As each child came close...

 their mother or father joined them, taking them by the hand and joining in the singing...

My lantern, my lantern

Shining near and far

Shining like the moon

Shining like the sun

Shining like a silver star

Dino Boy and I joined hands and started along the magical walk... 

following his teacher, singing and entranced by the candles lighting our way.

Along our pathway we discovered small magical fairy and gnome homes, 

with welcoming beacon lights. 

Dino Boy exclaimed with excitement when he first spotted these wondrous little homes.

We weaved along the pathway, past many fairy homes, before winding back to the preschool.

There we found a warm fire beckoning...
and Dino Boy joined his schoolmates around the fire,
singing some more before the Winter celebration came to an end.

The beauty of the lantern walk came home with us, 

and Dino Boy has been creating his own fairy homes and hosting his own lantern walks... 

his sister in tow *happy smile*

Happy days, Kelly