reprinted from old BLOG (we are transferring all entries from the old BLOG before we delete it on the old website) – Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd this year (2014)! What a wonderful Earth Day! It is our second “real” day of spring this year – so we brought our classroom outside and snacktime […]
Arts, Crafts & Handwork
Natural Dyeing and Tea Party!
Here is a reprint of an article I wrote in 2009 for Easter (we are transferring all old BLOG posts to the new website 🙂 There are so many gems we don’t want to lose or for you to miss out on! This was originally posted as a newsletter article and was reprinted here: http://studiocam.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/spring-tea-party/ The […]
Waldorf-inspired Synthetic-hybrid Acorn-thingamabobs
We have a well supplied arts and crafts room at the house – mostly supplied with Waldorf & natural supplies like beeswax and paper and watercolor paper, block crayons, chalk, felt, wool roving. However, I also have an entire file tower of “synthetic” supplies for various crafts Sofi and her friends find in magazines or […]
Watercolor & Meditation with The Middle Grades
(originally posted on old BLOG 10/10/08) As winter approaches the kids (mine and the ones who come for Waldorf Enrichment) have been both more meditative in many ways but also more physically energetic! So we have been outdoors a lot but when we come in their favorite activities seem to be painting and bread-making. […]
My Favorite Acorn Craft
Why Waldorf-inspired Education Creates Great Scientists
One of the many reasons we decided to base Earthschooling on Waldorf-inspired principles was because of the strong science base Waldorf-inspired education provides. When I share this thought with parents and teachers the first questions they ask is (something like), “How can Waldorf-inspired education create great scientists? And what do you mean – strong science […]
Natural Dyeing Tips for Easter and Spring
There is something about Easter that just makes me want to dye everything! We do play silks, clothing, yarn and of course, eggs. Why get out the dye and go to all that work just for one thing? Here are a couple “tried a true” tips for using natural dyes (plants, herbs, etc…) NATURAL FIXATIVE […]
Knitted Stories: Lily Gets Lost
Lily the little lavender unicorn was a sweet girl and very curious. She was always asking her mother questions like, “Mama, why is the butterfly painted?” or “Mama, where does the butterfly go?” or “Mama, what is in that grass over there?” or “Mama, who is that over there with the long ears that is […]
Natural Gifts for Kids to Make
Welcome to my post for the Des Moines Area Frugal Blog Tour! Julia McGuire, who is leading this tour is a Homeschooling leader in my community and has gathered together some amazing local Bloggers for this tour. I’m the first stop! When someone says “My child made me a gift for the holidays” one might […]
Our New Favorite Art Supplies
Sofi and I invested in some new colored pencils a couple weeks ago and decided to give pastel pencils a try. They took some time for Sofi to get used to, and the process is on-going but the results are amazingly satisfying. They are definitely worth the investment! I would recommend them for any child […]
Adapting Lessons to a Child’s Learning Style & Stages
If you use lesson plans from Earthschooling or another program or even if you use recipes, lessons or instructions from online blogs or websites you will usually receive specific instructions on how to do an activity. However, I often find that the child will need this activity adapted to their own learning style and needs. […]
A “Tree” House
This fantastic little igloo-style tree-house was created by two wonderful shopkeepers at the Des Moines Renassaince Faire. When I spoke to the owner of the shop she said that they had planted the trees last year (the Faire has a permanant spot here in DM) and when they came back this year it was like […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
