Dandelions and violets are blooming in our yard. Obviously, anything green is allowed to grow, not just luxurious grass.
The flowers remind me of my country grade school days. This week, I would have used my spare time to make May baskets from colorful, construction paper. First, I’d cut a half-inch strip from the wide side of the sheet to use as the handle. Then, I’d snip in about an inch from four edges to make a square basket. Before pasting the corners of the folded sides, I used a rebus to tell the recipient My heart pants for you. I wrote My, drew pictures of a heart and a pair of pants and finished with 4 you. I added the handle by pasting its ends to the middle of each long side.
On May 1, Mom made a batch of fudge. I’d bring the baskets home from school, pick flowers and add pieces of fudge. I would place the filled containers in the wire basket on the front of my bike and ride to neighbors’ houses. I would set a basket on the doorstep, knock, shout “May basket” and quickly pedal away. The object was not to get caught.
With schoolchildren at home this week because of the Coronavirus shutdown, I wonder if modern parents know about May baskets as an art project or can show their kids how to make one. The homemade fudge could be replaced with something bought individually wrapped. Because the object is to be anonymous, the child could leave the basket on a neighbor’s stoop without making contact.
Did you hang May baskets when you were a grade schooler or are you too young to have participated in the ritual?
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