I would really like to start exposing him to my faith, but I'm not sure where to start with such a young child. Any advice?

In our Tradition, we start by teaching kids to blow kisses to the Lady of the Moon. Then we move onto looking for faeries, hugging trees (teaching respect for them: never allowing them to pick off the bark or hit the tree with a stick, if they do, they are required to apologize,) identifying flowers ("find me a yellow flower, sweetie!) and of course respect for animals. We say a small protection chant over the kids at night, too. Helps to keep away anything scary (ie shadows, dreams.) At three, we begin telling stories, my boys love the story of how Thor lost His hammer and the Aboriginal story about how fire came to be. At this same time, we start having the kids say a simple prayer at night:
Lady of the Moon
keep me safe
throughout the night.
Lord of the Sun
keep me safe
throughout the day.

Between three and four, they learn to cast a Circle; this they incorporate into their nightime routine. They also learn to make charms and simple protection spells (ie at about 3, there was a "mouse with sharp teeth" terrorizing the boys at night, so first they learned a spell: look that mouse in the eyes and say "ooga booga!" Guaranteed to keep all the bad spookies away. Then we made wards: little circles of cardboard that the boys drew pictures on that would scare away any bad spookies. They then d these and hung them above their beds. But, the mouse made another appearance, so the boys took handfuls of salt and sprinkled them about their room shouting "ooga booga!" The mouse has not been seen since. ) At four, the child has their Wiccaning and can then be a part of rituals.

There's so much more you can do to. The Sabbats are a great way to live the faith. For Ostara, we colored eggs, the boys love to do this, we even let the baby (1 year old) decorate some too, granted she did throw them on the floor, though... splat! Early lunch for her. Beltane is coming: make May Baskets. Pick whatever wildflowers are out in your area, put them in a small basket (we make our own out of strips of construction paper woven together,) then you hang them on the door of a neighbor or family member. My family has done this for generations, it's we all hold dear. Plus, everyone loves getting a basket of flowers.

Just keep you child in mind. What works for some might not work for all. Keep it simple, keep it hands on (kids love that!) When it comes to explaining the Gods, we went with Lady of the Moon and Lord of the Sun, eventually including the Horned God, the Greenman, and the Earth Mother. Now, I'm trying to explain Striabog to my eldest. He's a Slavic God of the Winds. My husband loves to fly model rockets, so calling Him to hold off for a few seconds while we try to launch has proven to be a good idea!

Blessings,
Damianna

Wow, thanks! That is a ton of helpful advice. My son has had periods where he was very afraid of the dark and I've always wondered if he was really seeing something, so teaching him a simple chant to ward off the spookies will actually reassure both of us lol. And I don't know why I never thought of having him blow kisses to the moon.... ever since he was about a year old he has gotten excited anytime we're out at night. "moon! Look, moon!"

I really love those traditions Damianna! I might have to borrow some!

With our son, he loves stories of all the Gods and Goddesses, so my hubby will read him one every night with bedtime. Lil' man and I have a strong bond with the goddess Kali since he was in my womb. (Long story for another time) So he and I will say our mantras and Japas (prayers) together at Her altar. (nuthin cuter than a three year old chanting Ohhhmmmm Kali MA!!!!)
When we go out for walks we talk about teh things we see. I started this when I would go for walks with him in a wrap (I think he was a few months old) and we would talk about the trees and their leaves changing colour, or how the geese would be leaving for the winter to go somewhere warmer...now (he's three) we talk about things we see at the park or on our walks- I let him do the narrative, it's much more interesting! We saw some mushrooms growing at the bottom of a tree and he told me that they were houses for the fairies, so we coulnd't touch them. (Seriously!!) Use your imagination and observation skills as a grown up to open their little (and amazing!) eyes. They usually end up opening ours in the end!

My youngest is almost a year and a half and we've just now been able to get her to look at the Moon! she wouldn't look high enough before, in fact she just wouldn't look up at all! But, now she's looks up, smiles, and blows kisses with us. We've also started including her in nighttime prayers. It's so cute, she says them with each of her brothers and just smiles the entire time, but with a little uncertainty in her eyes. She doesn't understand, but she knows it's important. Good first steps either way!

Namaste,
Damianna

wow thats great not that Ihave any childeren but I was always trying to figure how I would treat them. I want to raise them in my faith but I feel in my heart to let them choose their path so if they feel my believes aren't for them so be it. I may be alittle sad for Iwould love to pass it on but I want them to have the options I did. Nice guidness from you guys for the future.

I have found that the myths and fairy tales can be heplful in introducing kids to paganism. Being in Nature and hugging trees, talking to the animals, collecting rocks, even to helping to make a batch of cookies can all be learning tools. Look at everything you do as an embodiment of Nature and go with that.

We are in the same boat. There are some great ideas here! Our son will soon be 3 and we've been looking for ways to include him.