Photographing Fairies with Sofi Posted in: Nature Walks, Sofi - Today we went to photograph the fairies. We wanted to take pictures of them by the really nice mushrooms we saw last week but someone took all the mushrooms away so we took pictures of them in different places. I… Read More >>
Homeschooling Challenges: Turning a “Bad Day” into a “Great Day” Posted in: Modeling, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Uncategorized - Sometimes a morning just looks impossible. Of course I have an ideal vision of what I want it to be - filled with smiles, gently stretching, perhaps a song and a prayer, good food and a sunny clean home. However,… Read More >>
First Farmer’s Market Posted in: Lesson Blocks, Math, Sofi - Sofi is working on the lesson Starting Your Own Business for Kids. This is her experience... Today I had my first actual store. I sold one mermaid and met a lot of people and gave a lot of people my… Read More >>
Dish Tag – a Housework Game Posted in: Organization, Parenting - With Earthschooling, volunteering, a business to run, more than ten pets, three kids and a home to keep going, I am always looking for ways to be more efficient and get things done with less stress. "Dish Tag" has helped… Read More >>
Alpaca Farm with Sofi Posted in: Animals, Farming, Knitting, Sofi - Today we went to visit some alpacas at a farm near where we live. They were very cute. They get very hot in the summer and so they have to be hosed down twice every day. My favorite was the… Read More >>

Making Mermaids with Sofi Posted in: Felting, Sofi - I've made a lot of movies with mom but today I wanted to make a real DVD because I will be setting up a booth at the farmer's market and I want to show people how I make the felted… Read More >>
An Interview with Kristie Burns of Herb’n Home: How to Start a Business Posted in: Articles ABOUT Us, Earthschooling in the News, The BEarth Institute in the News - Kristie Burns on the Business of Herb'n Home By Sherry Borzo Is this a time of stress for you? Are you stressed that I ask that? Kristie of Herb'n Home shares a compelling entrepreneurial journey which is worth a listen but… Read More >>
Spiritual Letter from Santa Posted in: Christmas, Santa - Every year many people request that I re-post this or they write to tell me how much it helped their family and how much they enjoyed using it this year or last year. So here is this year's Spiritual Santa… Read More >>
Do Non-Waldorf Toys Really Exist? Posted in: Parenting, Toys - Important Note: You may copy this e-mail/BLOG post to any list or location you want. However please include the title, my name and website listed below. ALSO include the important note that comes with this article in italics. Can a… Read More >>


Photography by Kristie Burns: The Culinary Kingdom Posted in: Photography - The following is an excerpt from a photography shoot I did in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Aramco Magazine in 2006. You can link to the full article below or download it using our download button below. The Culinary Kingdom Saudi… Read More >>
An April Story to Share – Ages 3-6 Posted in: Kindergarten, Preschool, Stories, Storytelling - The Apple Blossom Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there stood in a large orchard a beautiful Apple Tree. All through the long winter it had held out bare branches. The March sun had whispered to it… Read More >>
The Temperaments in Education Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work, Parenting, Teachers, Temperament, Temperament & Typology Course, Temperament Consulting, The Temperaments, The Temperaments and the Adult-Child Relationship Book, Waldorf Philosophy - Temperaments in Education By Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND, Ph.D. Copyright 1998 Even Samuel Hahnneman, the father of homeopathy recognized the importance of type and related that it was important to know a persons type to discover the different ways… Read More >>