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Colour of the day

  Our mornings start with one of the children changing our day of the week gnome. They seem to take turns and work it out between them. It is a rare day when I get to change the gnome *smile* The day...

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Painting rainbow Easter eggs

There is no such thing as too many rainbows. They make us smile. They are whimsical, beautiful and fun to create. They can transform a peg doll or a wooden egg! To make our wooden rainbow Easter eggs I...

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A felt rabbit and toadstool

Easter in the Southern Hemisphere is an interesting conundrum in some ways. Celebrating a festival more suited to the awakening Earth in Spring while slowly moving towards a time of introspection and...

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Autumn nature table

I love Autumn. The crisp early mornings. The changing colours of the leaves overhead. Before the crunching of leaves underfoot. A general slowing down and move towards introspection. Warm comfort foods...

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Baking spelt bread

One of the things we love most about Waldorf playgroup is the beautiful bread. The nourishing scent of the dough as we work it with our hands. The delicious smell of the freshly baked bread spread with...

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Creating our book nook

Each night I tell my children a story from when I was little. I start the story the same way each night. Recently I told them this story… When I was little and lived in my home town with my mum and dad...

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Wearing an apron

As I tie my apron around my waist, it is as though I am saying to myself, it is cleaning time. Although I have a love-hate relationship with cleaning. And not just the results versus the work....

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Making fairy houses

We have been in our new home for nearly a year. A year full of wonderful, challenging, amazing changes. A year in which we have slowly being making our home. Creating a new children’s garden. Some...

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A birthday girl

Birthdays really are events full of joy. I love preparing for our family birthdays. And so do the kids. They pour over the birthday cake book choosing which cake they would like their dad to make them....

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A Winter lantern walk

Playgroup last week was extra special. The children excitedly held their lanterns and walked through our playsilk spiral to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Some of the children held lanterns they had...

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Children’s Winter books

This post contains affiliate links We have some lovely new Winter storybooks to enjoy in our book nook (a space that has changed to include a bench seat since I last shared about it ~ much more...

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Winter nature table

We have had every cold going around this Winter. I normally really love Winter ~ I enjoy making us all cosy, drinking hot chocolate, snuggling under blankets reading, the crisp bracing air… but Winter...

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A Waldorf Winter Festival

In early Winter our Steiner school celebrated our Winter Festival. The children, all rugged up, waited patiently while the sun started to set. And as the sun went down the light of the shining lanterns...

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Secondhand Waldorf toys

Some of our favourite Waldorf toys are secondhand or repurposed. And thank goodness, because Waldorf toys can be expensive! Over four years we have slowly created our ‘Waldorf home’, shifting from loud...

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Waldorf storytelling

There is so much to love about our parent-led Waldorf playgroup, but I think the most magical part is when the story is told. The children know it is time to make their way inside, after playing...

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Rainbow wind wands

I was itching to craft last week. And I only had a short time in which to craft. So wind wands it was! From my stash, I grabbed some ribbon and wooden curtain rings. And it was as simple as cutting the...

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A maypole dance at playgroup

      The playgroup children excitedly chose their ribbon around the maypole and waited patiently for the parents to join the fun. And as the sun shone down, we sang: Now we go round the maypole high...

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A knights’ quest

This is the story of seven brave knights who went on a quest that required courage, wisdom, kindness, strength and beauty. These marvellous knights worked together to follow the clues to slay a dragon,...

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A family garden

Each afternoon the children play outside until the sun goes down. They jump on the trampoline, slide down the cubby house slide. They happily mix dirt, water and flowers in the mud kitchen. And between...

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Simple play

I love watching my children play. Even better, I love when they play while I do the things I need to do. Which can include enjoying a nice relaxing cup of tea *wink* I set out this simple invitation to...

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