Full Moon Gentle Guide

There is something different about the last full moon of the year.
She rises not just bright, but knowing , as if she carries everything you’ve learned, released, held, and dreamed through the year.

Full moons have a way of gathering our scattered pieces and offering them back to us gently. They illuminate what wants to soften, what wants to stay, and what is ready to be carried forward into the next cycle.

Tonight, if you pause even for a moment, you may feel:

• a soft glow in the chest
• a clarity that wasn’t there yesterday
• a sense of being witnessed by the sky
• or just a quiet comfort, like a blanket made of light

There is no right way to meet a full moon.
Look for her if you want.
Sit quietly indoors if that feels easier.
Simply breathe, and let the night settle around you.

Full moons are reminders of belonging to the sky, to the earth, to ourselves, and to the small, steady stories unfolding in our families.

Below are two small offerings from Otto to make this moon a little more magical for your home. If your little ones love moonlit moments, you can explore Otto & Bear’s story letters here.

A Full Moon Note from Otto

Hello friend,

Tonight the moon is so bright that the rooftops look like they’re covered in silver dust.
I climbed up earlier (very carefully) to sit where the tiles are warm, and the whole night felt like it was breathing around me.

The moon looks full in a way that isn’t just round,
she looks full like a story that’s almost ready to be told.

If you look at her for a moment, even through the window,  you might feel a tiny tug in your chest, like something inside you is reaching upward.

That’s the moon saying:
“I see you.”

If you have a wish, a thought, a feeling, or a secret you want to whisper, the moon is very good at listening.
I tried it.
She listened beautifully.

Bear is here beside me under a warm blanket, and we’re sending you a soft moon-hello.

Sleep warm, sleep easy.
The moonlight knows your name.

With a gentle tail flick,
Otto 

A Full Moon Illustration Prompt for Children

Draw what the moon sees when she looks at you.

It could be:

• you at the window

• you with your favourite toy

• you and your family

• you curled in bed

• your room glowing softly

• or something the moon sees inside you — a colour, a shape, a tiny shining feeling

You can add:

🌕 a little moon with a face
🌲 a nighttime forest
🐾 Otto sitting on a rooftop nearby
✨ sparkles, stars, or soft clouds

And at the bottom, children can write:

“Tonight the moon sees…”

It becomes a gentle keepsake , a quiet moment held in picture form.

Continue the Gentle Path

If you’d like to linger a little longer in this gentle space, you might enjoy:

More soft reflections in our Gentle Guides.

Reading deeper reflections in The Circle, created for quiet moments.