Balance. It is a big word these days. Finding balance in life. Making sure no one part takes control and we lose sight of all the other facets of our lives. But is balance what we should be striving for? These thoughts were spurred by a post on Instagram by Waldorf Handwork Educators, where it … Continue reading Reconsidering Balance
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 50 We should not underestimate the significance it once held for mankind to focus the whole attention during the year on a festival-time. Although in our time the celebration of religious festivals is largely a matter of habit, it was not always so. There were times when people united their … Continue reading A Festival Season for All
Building independence in the kitchen... My children have been in the kitchen with me since birth. Literally. Three meals a day, plus snacks, it is rare I'm in our tiny kitchen alone, even with teens! By age six they were making their own breakfasts and from there their independence grew and grew. In my experience, … Continue reading Independence in the Kitchen
Healthy consumption of news and current events is a large topic of discussion in our home. There is a vast amount of information available to us today. Much of it conflicting, much of it sensationalized, much of it, in the greater scheme of things, totally irrelevant. In Canada our major news outlets are highly subsidized … Continue reading Tackling Current Events
Homeschooling can be overwhelming. There are so many books, curriculum choices, philosophies and families doing things differently around every corner. Social media and targeted ads can make you think you need more, need less, need this, need that. (You probably don't.) Add to that the general responsibilities family brings like classes, appointments, meals and keeping the house … Continue reading Tips For Avoiding Overwhelm
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 11 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) Our rightful place as educators is to be removers of hindrances." Rudolf SteinerSpiritual Ground of Education, Lecture FourAugust 19 … Continue reading Our Rightful Place as Educators
Festivals with young children can be a magical experience. They are still starry eyed and so connected with all that we cannot see that creating these experiences for them is a gift from our own hearts in keeping the world good and beautiful. But how do we keep that magic alive as our children grow? … Continue reading Celebrating Festivals with Older Children
52 Weeks of Steiner – Week 10 (This is part of a weekly serial started on Michaelmas 2023. To see the other entries, please see the post linked HERE and scroll down to the bottom for individual links) The Christmas Festival has begun! The last few years I have taken advent as a time to slowly read … Continue reading The Christmas Mood
We have incredibly simple advent traditions in our home. Each Advent Sunday we light a candle and watch a movie together. The first week of advent we decorate the outside and begin decorating the inside. We stretch our indoor decorations out, adding things throughout the month. Depending on when advent falls we might decorate the … Continue reading Simplicity in Advent
Glimmer lantern, glimmer!Glimmer lantern glimmer, little stars a-shimmer.Over meadow, moor and dale flitter flutter elfin veil.Pee-wit pee-wit, tick-a-tack-a-tick, coo-coo-roo-coo. Glimmer lantern glimmer, little stars a-shimmer.Over rock and stock and stone wander tripping little gnome.Pee-wit, pee-wit, tick-a-tack-a-tick, coo-coo-roo-coo. This is one of the traditional songs sung during a Waldorf lantern walk. There is a wonderful free … Continue reading The Festival of St Martin
