Seasonal Homeschooling This time of year in North America is brilliance of color and the crisp autumn breezes blow in a longing for coming together and celebrating family. Homeschooling in nature can be a teachers dream and a child's playground. There is so much for ... Continue Reading »
Rhythm Makeover You may have noticed things slowing down a bit now that it is summer. Or maybe it is more hectic because the kids are home all the time. Either way, you may realize that your daily or weekly rhythm isn't as effective as it could be. Summer is a good time to look over what ... Continue Reading »
Right after the holidays is the best time for me to de-clutter and clear out a lot of things that are just taking up space. This includes my homeschooling room, all supplies like yarn, paint etc.. It also let's me know what we are running low on (like painting paper!) and allows me to stock up or ... Continue Reading »
...Honey! It might have been the Halloween candy bribe, but my husband (who was born on Halloween) picked her to win the workshop from The Waldorf Connection. Thank you to all who entered for your wonderful comments and suggestions. I did try to go back and comment on most everyone's posts, so if ... Continue Reading »
Win a FREE Autumn After-School Guide and After-School Menu from Little Acorn Learning For those of you with younger children or who are supplementing Waldorf into after-school time, Eileen has created the After-School Guide & Menu. The ideas can also be used with older children as weekend ... Continue Reading »
The Results are in! Top Waldorf Blogs as voted on by The Waldorf Connection community are: 1)Rhythm of the Home 2)Parenting Passageway 3)Moon Child- Bella Luna SouleMama, WaldorfMama, The Magic Onions, Nature Nest, Syrendell, Frontier Dreams, Ancient Hearth & Natural ... Continue Reading »
Our little family of 4 live in Los Angeles, surrounded by miles upon miles of urban metropolis. My husband and I have struggled enormously with living such an urban existence. He grew up in the pristine beauty of New Zealand's forests and I spent my childhood on the dusty plains of Africa. Both of ... Continue Reading »
I ran into another homeschooling mom today who told me she is doing "year round" school. That stopped me in my tracks as the kid in me screamed out "What about summer vacation?" The rest of the day I have been pondering the reasons and keeping an open mind. She said that her children needed the ... Continue Reading »
I was thrilled to get a wonderful package in the mail yesterday. When you know something is on the way, you keep waiting and waiting. It arrived! My talented friend and Waldorf mama Jen from Ancient Hearth is an amazing needlefelter.You may remember she crafted a spring maiden for me on my ... Continue Reading »
I am making a lot of headway in the planning department and have now moved into the organizational aspect. This includes re-arranging supplies, toys and books. I am making a list of supplies to order and I received in the mail today 2 needle felted figures for my nature table! (more about that ... Continue Reading »
