Category: Winter
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We Do Waldorf, and YES, We Do Santa!
Today is the 30th of November and, in our home, that means the Christmas tree and all of the associated festive decor are being awakened from their year-long slumber. Master C burst into our room at no less than 5.45AM this fine Sunday morning (no yoga on Sundays!) and exclaimed: “It’s Christmas tree day!!”. Yes,…
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Winter Nature Table in the Southern Hemisphere
Baby, it’s cold outside! Winter has been taking itself rather seriously these past few weeks in Melbourne: lots of rain and LOTS of wind. So much wind, in fact, that we have had to partly dismantle the trampoline for fear of it taking flight and ending up in a neighbour’s backyard down the road (I’ve…
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Nature Crafts For Your Preschooler
It has been six months since we began this slow and steady journey into the world of Waldorf. Often when I look around on the internet for ideas and inspiration in putting together my weekly “curriculum” for Master C, I see jaw-dropping works of art, play spaces that look like they fell out of a fairy tale, and…
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Winter Festival DIY Paper Lanterns
Hooray for winter solstice! Last week was a busy one for our family, getting ready for the winter festival lantern walk held at the Steiner School where we attend playgroup. We enjoyed making paper lanterns both at home and at school for each of us to carry on the big night and we also attended the…
We Do Waldorf 