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Simple Preparations for Candlemas

If Candlemas be fair and bright,Winter has another flight.If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,Winter will not come again. Candlemas, Imbolc, ...

Waldorf-Inspired Homeschooling Years 1 & 3

This is the first year we are homeschooling our children. Our reasons are many and like everyone's life choices, so ...

How to get Started with Waldorf-Inspired Beeswax Crayon Drawing

  Drawing is a very centering activity for children (and adults!) of all ages. Colouring time is also useful for ...

Creating an Autumn Rhythm

Autumn is a time of bounty, harvest, connectedness and community. It contains the gesture of coming together and reaping the ...

Creating a Waldorf-Inspired Spring Rhythm

Spring is a time of emergence, rebirth, renewed hope and growing warmth. It contains the gesture of opening up like ...

How to get Started with Waldorf-Inspired Watercolour Painting

Wet-on-wet watercolour painting is commonly used in Waldorf preschools, kindergartens and through the early grades. Wet colours are painted onto ...

Meaningful Work for Young Children

meaningful, engaging and joyful workfor early childhood In the garden Raking the leavesPlanting seedsPicking vegetablesPicking flowers for the houseWatering the ...

Caregiver’s Meditations : Weekly Planning

Each Saturday I plan out the week ahead. I also have two monthly calendar – one hanging in my office ...