Category Archives: Cooking

“Bread is Life” in Waldorf Education

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The preparation and shaping of bread is a central part of the early childhood program in Waldorf education. This tradition is often continued into the upper grades as well. This tradition develops hand-eye coordination as well as community connections within the classroom. It also teaches students life skills and provides...
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Make Any Recipe Gluten Free

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I started going gluten-free twenty years ago. At that time it was out of a desire to add more variety to my family’s diet rather than a necessity. So I didn’t mind that finding gluten-free ingredients was difficult. I started out experimenting with different flours. One Waldorf teacher I knew...
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Book Review: How to Bake Pi: Inspiration for Teachers/Parents

Posted on by in Cooking, Math, Sofi, Uncategorized, Waldorf Books
In Waldorf education math for a first and second grader is a joyous experience. This continues through the lower grades with math being integrated into drawing, form drawing, art, hands-on activities, and handwork. However, as the children get older and the math becomes more challenging it becomes increasingly difficult to...
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Winter Snack for Wildlife Guests

Posted on by in Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Cooking, Wildlife Education, Winter
While the kids were out sledding yesterday I thought I would prepare them a surprise. I popped popcorn, sliced up some oranges and some apples, put some dried cranberries in a bowl and cut up bread into squares and put out a knife with a big jar of peanut butter....
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Easy Holiday Cookies

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These are great cookies to bring to any holiday party – starting at Thanksgiving and ending with New Year’s Eve! We often use this recipe to make different cookies for each day or each few days of Advent by creating different shapes or adding different flavors or toppings. These are so...
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What is an “Open Table”?

Posted on by in Christmas, Cooking, Healthy Meals, Modeling, Modeling, Thanksgiving
Today I took a look back in time. What were we doing on Thanksgiving five years ago? And how have things changed since then? What I discovered surprised me. Looking back I can see how what we did was very healing to our family as well as others and contributed...
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Essential Kitchen Tools for Kids

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Kids naturally love to “help” in the kitchen and I have found that by providing them with the proper tools that they can actually be helpful! These tools are fun for adults, too. They can often make simple meals into something more “fancy” without a lot of extra effort. My...
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Tears in the Classroom & A Breadmaking Poem

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Sometimes we plan the best lesson and get so excited anticipating the results in our class…and then it does not go as planned. This is what happened one day when we were shaping bread and my daughter burst into tears. It was unexpected and disappointing for me. What had I...
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A Meal Planning, Daily Planning, Organizational Chart (Gift for You)

Posted on by in Cooking, Healthy Meals, Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Rhythm, Teachers, Waldorf Philosophy
We have updated our “Color and Grain of the Day” chart so it looks pretty for you. If you want to share this please send people to our BLOG here to download it. It is free for anyone who downloads it from us. However, please do not distribute it (re-pinning...
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Gluten Free Breads: Tips from Members

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A lot of new members have asked about gluten-free breads so I thought I would copy this wonderful post that Kimberly made last year. It contains some great information and links for gluten-free bread: Thanks again Kimberly! She writes… I have found a few gluten free bread mixes that allow...
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Pumpkin Smoothie for Balance & Nutrition

Posted on by in Autumn, Cooking, Healthy Meals, Holistic Health, Kids Can Heal, Nutritional Healing, Temperament, Thanksgiving
Pumpkin Smoothies are one of my favorite autumn treats and the best part of them is that they are super healthy as well! They are filled with vitamins, minerals and even protein and calcium. When you drink a pumpkin smoothie you are helping your body balance in so many ways....
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