Waldorf infant

I have exciting news today… I’m happy to announce that I am bringing back the Discovering Waldorf Education series. So many of you have requested its return as it gave us all such a beautiful, every-day, insight into the Waldorf way. The Discovering Waldorf series is a compilation of articles about the Waldorf way of […]

Wonderful post about Waldorf parenting and keeping it simple!

You've probably ended up here because you've seen some kids playing with big coloured pieces of fabric and the adults are calling them Play Silks and you're wondering what the hell they actually are? Or maybe you were checking out the EarthSylk collection of cruelty-free Play Sylks and didn't quite get it...

This time of year always elicits questions from parents about the use of magical lore in childhood and its benefits and disadvantages. Stories that bring to life Santa Claus, Befana, the Yule Lads, Jia Deng, and so many other mythical beings are told to children throughout the holiday season and muc

Nicole, from Frontier Dreams, was kind enough to share her families daily rhythm with us a while back. Today, she is back to revisit their morning rhythm… Welcome, Nicole. : : : Good Morning Dear Earth Good morning dear earth Good morning dear sun Good morning dear flowers and fairies, every […]

1. Lean on Free Play

We set up an activity to illustrate a few basic principles of the Montessori approach. Today we are continuing the series, exploring what some alternative education systems are like.

Baby Place Space for 6-18 Months: Inspired by Montessori and Reggio

The art of gift giving, has much to do with sharing something meaningful, creative and made of quality materials. For children, this is even more true, considering they are still in the discovery p…

In my last post, I described our relaxed, eclectic homeschool approach as a recipe--one that starts with a Charlotte Mason and Waldorf foundation, throws in a a generous helping of unit studies, sprinkles in some classical education, and occasionally gets ignored in favor of periodic unschooling. This recipe also changes often with seasons, interests, and with the phases in our lives. We are far from purists of any of these approaches, choosing rather to take what we love about each and…