From the journal
Handwriting, an endangered species in the digital world. Waldorf Family’s use of writing paper.
Children writing on the Waldorf writing paper, rainbow spring notepaper set. Gifts of pictures on...
Seasonal Living in October
Table lay with seasonal decor and Waldorf Family Autumn Wheel What October is like at our house....
Why is play important to children’s learning and development?
Play is a natural and universal impulse in childhood. It’s essential in supporting children’s...
Elderflower cordial
I think everyone must have an Elderflower cordial recipe tucked up there sleeve. From Mid-May...
Top 5 home education resources
The whole world has now had a glimpse into educating at home, and although what many experienced...
May bread
Ingredients: 3 mugs of strong white flour 500 mls of milk 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 3 tbs clear...
Whitsun -23rd May
Ten days after ascention we celebrate ‘White Sunday’ (so named because people were often baptised...
12 of the best May activities
Throughout history cultures have employed rituals that reflect the patterns of nature and mark...
Reading and writing? Let’s start with storytelling.
Before we made marks we made sounds. In the formation of humankind storytelling predates any form...
Getting to work with Summer!
Planting a wish, visualisation. I find visualisation really important. If I have a clear picture...
ASCENSION day walk – 13th May
Forty days after Easter comes the festival of ASCENSION when Christ was taken up into the clouds...
Our top 3 May-day traditions
By celebrating the passage of the seasons through art, music and story, we strengthen our...
Why do we celebrate May Day?
After Easter the sun grows daily in strength and by the time blossoms appear on the trees and the...
Rabbit finger puppet
These little finger puppets are a great hand work project for older children or a wonderful one...
How the Rabbit got his coat
Storytelling with children is really important - try this story out with your little ones -...
Hot Cross Buns
Ingredients 500g wholemeal strong bread flour1 tsp salt75g caster sugar2 tbsp olive oil7g sachet...
Easter – 21st April
A point of perfect balance. As we reach Easter, night and day fall into perfect equilibrium; dark...
Easter trees
This tradition comes originally hailed from Germany but in my home we love it. At the beginning of...