Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. During the months of Autumn I feel more easily grounded, balanced and at peace than I do all year. I never really thought about why that was until I learned about the temperaments. Now it makes a lot of sense. Autumn is the time when the […]
Autumn
Michaelmas Inspirations
If you are celebrating Michaelmas with children you may enjoy some of these inspirations from our classroom albums. The following ideas are from our classrooms and Earthschooling member classrooms. Michaelmas is celebrated on September 29. Our featured picture this week is of two puppets. One is a dragon and one is a horse. They can […]
Three Apple Harvest Activities
Today* for our EarthSchooling Enrichment class we made apple-pickers, told the apple star story and made apple crisp! All the fruit on the lower branches has been snacked away by Sofi and her friends so we had to reach a little farther into the tree 🙂 Making the apple pickers and using them was everyone’s favorite! […]
Four Temperaments in Waldorf Education
Four Temperaments in Waldorf Education: I wrote these four articles for Rhythm of the Home Magazine. They are nice little vignettes about the four temperaments in Waldorf education that we wrote that explore in a unique and seasonal manner. Note that the original links to the online magazine are broken and we have not been […]
My Favorite Detox Diet for Adults and Kids
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
Pumpkin Smoothie for Balance & Nutrition
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. A smoothie can even be […]
Little Owl Boy Story for October
Easy Healthy Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Every year somebody asks me to publish this recipe again. Ever since I discovered it my kids don’t even like the “regular” pumkin pie anymore! This is SOOOOO easy and tastes like a pumpkin pie with a thin crust – the recipe actually makes its own crust. Hope this helps your life be less hectic […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
