St. Andrew’s Day is a great opportunity to spend time with friends or children in the comfort of your home. An integral part of St. Andrew’s Day evening are fortune-telling, dedicated to everyone – regardless of gender and age. Some of them will be of particular interest to the youngest. Everyone will find something for themselves.
Traditional fortune-telling cannot be missing at the St. Andrew’s Day party. It is also worth testing other gameswhich can also be fun. So what games are worth your attention?
- Pouring wax through the keyhole
This is the oldest and most popular St. Andrew’s Day fortune telling, and it brings joy every time. All we have to do is pour it melted through the keyhole into a bowl of water. This will create a shape that can be interpreted in various ways. Did you see a heart symbolizing love, or maybe a star heralding success and recognition? It all depends on your imagination!
Ladies especially liked this fortune telling. We have to place the shoes in a row from the longest corner of the room. Then we move the last shoe to the beginning and do the same with each subsequent one. The person whose shoe crosses the threshold first can count on a quick wedding or other important life change.
All participants of the game start peeling apples at the same time. The person whose skin creates the longest, uninterrupted strip can count on a happy relationship. Then everyone throws their peel behind them – we read the first letter of the other half’s name from them.
For this fortune telling, we need four cups. We put one item under each of them: a coin, a ring, a key and a sugar cube. They symbolize: wealth, quick wedding, moving house and happiness in life. After confusion, participants draw cups.
If you want to introduce children to the world of magic and St. Andrew’s Day customs, you can also prepare interesting fortune telling for them. What activities do the youngest enjoy on St. Andrew’s Day?
- “Who will I be in the future”
We put items into bags that symbolize professions, e.g. a hammer, a comb, a book, a microphone, a brush. After mixing the bags, the children draw them one by one, discovering who they will become in the future.
Children paint straws with colored markers and then put them in a bowl of water. Those that come into contact with each other first signify eternal friendship between their owners.
Create your own cards that the children will draw. Each of them may contain funny predictions or hints for the future – e.g. “A great adventure awaits you soon!”, “You will find a new friend!” e.t.c.
