Waldorf activities preschool

Preview: Find inspiration and ideas in simple activities and crafts for 3 year olds. In a constant search for new developmental activities, I looked for specific crafts for preschoolers. As I found many beautiful craft ideas and beneficial activities, this time I focused on Waldorf inspired crafts. Mostly inspired by the natural materials and

The last few days, on each of our walks my children made a nature Colour chart. We hunted for each colour throughout the walk and had handy glue sticks at the ready. Now that they have dried and...

The beauty of Waldorf education is that it meets the child where he is developmentally. The synergy of Waldorf teaching methods and child development is discussed wonderfully in an article by Dr Reggie Melrose called ‘Waldorf from a Neuroscientific Perspective‘. The Morning circle is a great example of how Waldorf meets the young child where […]

Getting started with Waldorf homeschooling can be overwhelming! Here are 7 simple steps to get started and a short list of supplies.

Today on the Moon Child Blog we are joined by guest poster, artist and Waldorf mother, Jacinthe from @littlehouse_happyfamily. We asked her to share a bit about how she creates a summer infused with Waldorf tradition and we're thrilled with what she had to say. Read about how she establishes a relaxed rythmn that guide

With all the different educational options available to parents today, it can be difficult to pick the right one for your child. This article will provide parents with information about the main different types of

Rudolph Steiner believed it was vital that children learned through the three aspects of themselves, head, heart, and hands. Waldorf education was created with the idea that children contain these three fundamental forces in them physical, emotional, and mental. In Waldorf education, handcrafts are very important to the child’s development. I have found in our Waldorf-inspired homeschool that doing handcrafts during winter helps bring down cabin fever. We do crafts all year but these…

We set up an activity to illustrate a few basic principles of the Montessori approach. Today we are continuing the series, exploring what some alternative education systems are like.