Category Archives: Winter

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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Free Waldorf Verse for December

Posted on by in December, Verses, Winter
This is from a Public Domain collection of classic poetry. It is such a beautiful Waldorf verse for December!  I Heard a Bird Sing By Oliver Herford I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember: “We are nearer to Spring Than...
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A Winter Nature Story for Everyone

Posted on by in Advent, Christmas, December, February, Holidays, January, Santa, Solstice, Storytelling, Winter
This is a wonderful secular seasonal story because it teaches the values of giving and kindness without talking about any particular holiday. Additonally, it can be told in countries where there are not fir trees because other kinds of trees are mentioned in the story as well and all children...
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Be a Citizen Scientist

Posted on by in Animals, December, February, January, Nature Walks, Science, Winter
There are so many ways to be a citizen scientist in our area. As an adult I love participating as a way to be outdoors, give back to the community, further my education in the sciences, and meet other people who are interested in nature. When my children were younger they...
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Advent Ribbon Craft & Cookie Tradition

Posted on by in Advent, Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Christmas, December, Winter
This year Pagan Advent (the four Sundays before Winter Solstice on December 21st) and Christian Advent (the four Sundays before Christmas) coincide with both beginning on November 30. So, starting November 30, there are 4 Sundays until the winter solstice, or the end of advent, this makes 22 days until...
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The Wintergarten Spiral Walk

Posted on by in Advent, December, Holidays, Inner Work, November, Winter
As children place their lanterns on the spiral the spiral is lit Everyone sings When the child arrives at the end of the spiral I light their lantern Planning an event for the community can seem daunting but with a little creativity it can be easy and simple. We hold our Wintergarten...
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Sir Winter: The Phlegmatic Temperament

Posted on by in Christmas, The Temperaments, Winter
“Sir Winter”, The Phlegmatic Temperament By Kristie Karima Burns, MH, ND, Ph.D. This was originally published in the ROTH Online Magazine. However, since the link is no longer available online we are re-publishing here until the link becomes available again. Like a down comforter the winter snow covers and protects...
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The Four Temperaments in Rhythm of the Home

Posted on by in Autumn, Rhythm, Seasonal, Spring, Summer, Temperament, The Temperaments, The Temperaments and the Adult-Child Relationship Book, Waldorf Philosophy, Winter
I wrote these four articles for Rhythm of the Home Magazine. They are nice little vignettes about the temperaments 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 provided with new links...
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