Meagan Rose Wilson Gr

Meagan Rose Wilson Gr

Meagan Rose Wilson Gr

Intentional and holistic rhythms, routines + systems to support your children, your home and yourself.

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Seasonal Mealtime Planning

The theme last week on my Instagram page was “Nourishing Little Minds and Bodies” and as a part ...

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Over the years we have sung and said many blessings at our table. Saying or singing a blessing ...

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In the Autumn, near Halloween time there are little mice who gather and get ready for the long cold Winter. These mice know that on Halloween, all the children go trick-or-treating to collect sugary sweets.

This is the perfect time for those mice to collect all the sugar they need to stay warm throughout the cold Winter nights.

Those clever mice have even figured out how to build houses and furniture with all that candy.

On Halloween nights children get so much candy that they sometimes drop little pieces as they go from one door to the next and the Sugar Mice have learned to collect these crumbs and bring them to their homes.

But there are only some very lucky children who know a secret about these Sugar Mice. These children choose their five most favourite sweets to keep when Halloween night is over and they place the rest of the candy they have collected beside their beds before going to sleep for the Sugar Mice to collect.

During the night, the little Sugar Mice come and joyfully take that candy and to show their gratitude, they leave a wonderful gift of thanks in exchange for that candy.

Then the little Sugar Mice tiptoe back to their homes and store all that candy for the long, cold Winter.

💛 🍭 This story is best told from heart in your own words *** From a kind reader: For those concerned that the sweets get thrown away, there are many places you can donate them just do a quick Google search

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“Yet simplification is not just about taking things away. It is about making room, creating space in your life, your intentions, and your heart.”

From Simplicity Parenting by Lisa M. Ross & Kim John Payne

Before you start making Halloween plans with your little ones ask yourself

🎃 why do we celebrate?
🎃 how do we celebrate?
🎃 how do I want my children to remember these nights?
🎃 how does the way we celebrate align with our family values?

These don’t need to be deep, meaningful answers- but the clearer you can be with them the more grounded your intentions, boundaries and traditions will become.

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Halloween can feel like the most commercial “holiday” of all if we don’t do the adult inner work to explore how and why we celebrate.

It also happens to be one of the most joyful celebrations for children so if we can find a balance between the sweets, the mystery and the rituals that can be found in this tradition we may just create a yearly celebration we all love.

This week we’ll be specifically looking at some age appropriate ways to create family traditions on this special day.

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This week I’ll be sharing some seasonal recipes from many friends, makers & bakers in this space.

Make sure your notifications are on or keep coming back to SAVE these nourishing, delightful recipes.

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Wishing you a happy weekend and some time outside together.

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We love them because…

☔️ If you size up you can zip up on top of a snowsuit when the weather is extra slushy and wet
☔️ If you size up, one suit can easily last from age 3-6 (if your child doesn’t have a gigantic growth spurt)
☔️ They’re easy for little hands to put on and zip up
☔️ They protect long shirts, dresses and skirts better than rain pants do
☔️ They help children feel free to explore their environment no matter what the conditions are

Our favourite brands are The Tuffo Muddy Buddy @tuffomuddybuddy and MEC @mec Newt Suit but they all have the same awesome function.

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When we feel warm we can brave any weather!

Have you ever been cold inside and just unable to knock that chill from your bones? When we feel warm, we are at ease and are more likely to entertain the possibility of venturing outside no matter how cold it is.

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Would you add anything to this simple list?

I might add

🍂 pack an extra outfit in case one gets muddy or wet
🍂 consider investing in waterproof (PFC—free DWR) gloves that go over mittens and keep little hands warm and dry

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This week I’ll be sharing tiny tips on how to make getting outside a priority this Fall going into Winter.

It seems like now, more than ever before, this is a healthy practice we should all prioritize.

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Left the Autumn in the Home course open for ONE MORE day!! Click through to my stories to hear more about it and why I think you should meet me in there.

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These butternut houses that were in the original #wholefamilyrhythms guides have gone viral the past couple years and I know why: they are just so adorable!

They are lovely on Nature Tables and also make a beautiful prop for Autumn stories about mice skittering to and fro inside and outside of a house.

Although slightly tougher than a traditional carving pumpkin the concept is the same 🎃

Materials Needed
- very, very sharp carving knife
- a small scooping spoon, ideally with a flat or sharp edge
- a tealight candle
- thick watercolour paper or something else for it to sit on when complete

Directions
Cut the top of the butternut squash off in a square
Cut out two rectangular windows
Cut out a door near the bottom edge of the squash
Using the spoon scoop out the insides of the butternut squash from the top as best you can
The scooping is the most difficult work as you want to make the house as spacious as possible and the flesh is quite hard
Once you think you’ve created enough space from top to bottom place a tealight at the bottom of the house and light it
You can see in the photo the top square is resting on top of the house (not nested into it) to leave most of the top hole exposed 🧡
This is because if you close up the top opening the candle will likely go out because there is not enough airflow in the small space

Tag me in any of your photos of these beautiful #butternuthouse creations

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What else would you add?

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#naturetable #waldorfinspired #waldorfhome #ourfamilyrhythm

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Creating a little nature table was the very first #waldorf / #montessori magic ✨ I brought into our home over 10 years ago.

We lived in a little unit apartment in Melbourne, Australia with a small wood back porch. My son was almost two and each afternoon, after his nap, we would go for a little walk around our neighbourhood and he would, as all two-year-olds do, find many nature treasures along the way: gumnuts 🌰 , rocks 🪨 , stones, shells 🐚, coloured leaves🍃 , feathers 🪶 and flowers 🌸. We’d arrive home with pockets filled and carefully place each treasure on display on our little table.

Over the years our table has evolved and changed with the time, place and seasons but the basic intention has remained the same: revere in wonder at the beauty found in the smallest seed, the most ordinary rock or the most quaint of flowers; to set aside a little place in our home to capture the essence of the outside world.

Tomorrow I’ll share what I believe are the basic elements that make up a family Nature Table.

The biggest question that has come up from many of you is:

🌱 How do my children interact with the Nature Table?

I’ll answer that on Wednesday in more detail, but the short answer is: the family nature table is as sacred or as earthly as you want it to be. For our family this means it is accessible to play with anytime children feel inspired to. Some families create more of an alter that is slowly built upon throughout the month and is not so much played with as it is admired. More on this Wednesday!

🐞 Do you have a family nature table? How does it live and breathe with your family culture?

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This week I’ll be sharing lots of Autumn Nature Table inspiration.

Fall is my favourite season so it’s only natural this is also my favourite Nature Table to create and maintain.