I'm teaching my little daughter Tarot :)

[Cocobird55]

Wonderful! Your daughter sounds very smart. This should be a fun thing for the two of you to do together.

 

[celticnoodle]

Yes absolutely, I want her to create her own Tarot landscape and her own associations to the cards. Last night all I told her was the very basic energy of the Ace of Swords and let her make her own imaginings about the card image. She also drew a lovely picture of her card.

This is GREAT!

About your thoughts on feeling you missed out by your your mother not teaching you when you were a child. This is interesting as I did wonder if I was in some way taking away the Experience of learning tarot as an adult, the magic and mystery of discovering it at an older age for my daughter. But I guess what I feel she will gain from learning it now and as she grows will be richer in ways I won't understand. I just have to go with my instinct and follow her lead

I agree. Besides, as you know, there is always something else to learn in tarot reading. By the time she is an adult, she will most likely be a bit ahead of the game by having the confidence in herself to read the cards--but perhaps as an adult she can take it to a whole new level, by maybe understanding how the cards relate to the planets or whatever--and begin learning that part of it. Who knows, she may also become someone who writes books and teaches classes to those adults who are interested in learning the skill!

I think its wonderful you are sharing this with her now. Not only will she possibly learn to read the cards, but its also a great mother-daughter activity to share with each other.

 

[RavenLuna]

My 3 year old claimed my mini Hanson-Roberts deck for himself. He just took it from the drawer and said, "these are my tarot cards".
"Are they?" I asked.
"Yes, they are small", he said. Can't argue with that logic. He lines them up on the sofa and moves them around.

My daughter got her first deck in a homemade advent calendar when she was 10. She had a major a day, then a suit a day. I think I may have put The Fool and The World in the same pocket. She learned the majors okay, but didn't really get to grips with the minors.

I think that telling stories with the cards sounds lovely. I'm looking forward to my little one being able to do that.

 

[violetdaisy]

Did you see the Stickee tarot in the new deck list? Looks good for the very young. We used Inner Child Cards which are huuuuuge.

 

[Cocobird55]

The Hanson-Roberts sounds perfect for your son. i hope he enjoys it.

 

[Calayvie]

First of all, I'd say, IF they get crayoned or torn up, bent, ect. do your best not to fret about it and yell at him, because that alone would probably turn him off at ever having anything to do with the cards.

So, if you are going to be concerned about that--perhaps buying a used deck at a cheaper price or just a new deck that doesn't cost much. After all, 3 year olds (and 103 year olds!) do break things--it happens. *shrugs*

I'd also try to find something that is colorful and has characters in the deck that is pleasing to a child's eye-such as for a boy--animals--especially dinosaurs or something to that effect.

And, don't forget, you could also get a deck of playing cards and just use these in place of the tarot minor set. Once your son is a bit older, at that time, you could always invest in a tarot deck. To make the playing cards more appealing to his young eyes, perhaps drawing a picture on it yourself--right in the middle or even in the areas where it is open for a drawing.

eta: after posting this, I saw a thread about a deck that just might be perfect for his small little hands. The Hanson Roberts deck! It just might be very appealing to him as well. I know for a fact that you can get this deck at Barnes & Noble in a very small size--and I'm sure you can find it online too. I've purchased this deck as gifts to others (and myself) numerous times from B&N--and sure it wasn't even $10.00. (not the ones for keychains--as that is way too tiny...) here is a site where you can find various small sized decks--

https://www.google.com/webhp?source...-8#q=Small+hanson+Roberts+tarot+deck&tbm=shop

Thankyou for the suggestions!
I know I will have to be laid back about it and allow him the control of the cards, they will be his not mine, so yeah I'll have to approach it with some forethought!

I will check out the Hanson Roberts deck. I'm in regional Australia so I may have to look online for it.

 

[Calayvie]

Did you see the Stickee tarot in the new deck list? Looks good for the very young. We used Inner Child Cards which are huuuuuge.

I have Inner Child Cards! I'm using them for inner child spreads. I love this deck they are gorgeous and bright to work with and I really connect with them!
They ARE huge! Very awkward to shuffle, I've tried just spreading them on the table to pick my cards, but they take up so much room!
These would be good for my son, but by memory I managed to get mine second hand rather cheaply, otherwise they are a bit pricey.
I'll have to look around.



But that makes me think, are smaller cards better for smaller hands, or the bigger pictures and larger cards (or normal sized) easier to look at and not to lose?

A deck with kitty cats would appeal to my son.
Is there a deck with spiders? He loves spiders!!

 

[RiverRunsDeep]

A deck with kitty cats would appeal to my son.
Is there a deck with spiders? He loves spiders!!

An excellent kitty cat deck is the Mystical Cats Tarot.

My son was around seven or eight when he started exploring my tarot decks. His favorite was the Dragon Tarot by Peter Pracownik.

 

[Calayvie]

An excellent kitty cat deck is the Mystical Cats Tarot.

My son was around seven or eight when he started exploring my tarot decks. His favorite was the Dragon Tarot by Peter Pracownik.

Omg I need this deck! Cats doing cat things! That's fantastic, and actually captures the reason why I love cats, because they are awesome, not just because they look cute and cuddly or beautiful but their personalities too, their behaviours, and the capers they get up to! The realistic essence of a cat, not just its merchandising potential.
What a great idea for a tarot deck.

Thankyou! I think I'll need to buy 2 of these decks otherwise I'll pinch my sons all the time! Lol.

 

[celticnoodle]

Oh, I love that cat deck!

I'm not sure if you can order off the Walmart site or not, but if you can, search for tarot decks. They have a great selection at a decent price. This is the site here:
http://www.walmart.com/

Otherwise, just googling for an online site for it and I'm sure you'll be able to find something good for him to use. I'm not sure about a tarot deck of spiders, but who knows?