Waldorf - Everybody's Doing It

A lot of the blogs I follow, almost all of them, use Waldorf ideas or Waldorf inspired activities, etc. in their homes. Either that or they send their kids to Waldorf schools. There is a lot I love about Waldorf. I love the beautiful surroundings, the natural toys, the reading of nursery rhymes, folktales, fairy tales, the handwork, getting the kids involved in gardening and baking, etc. I just can't bring myself to follow this one path. The problem I have is committing myself to one type of education as if it is always right. Every kid is different and every kid has their own path. If my kid wants to write her alphabet and copy words at age 3 or 4, then so be it. I'm not going to stand over her and force her, but I'm not going to stop her either. I'll let my four year old choose a theme for the week, next week we're focusing on unicorns, and then we go from there. I promise you, she will want to write the word unicorn. She will then start sounding out words that start with u. She will have trouble because she will try and think of words that use the long vowel sound for u like in unicorn. She will ask me for help. I will tell her the short vowel sound for u and she will then come up with many words. She likes doing this. There is no force here. I am not pushing her to write or read too early. She is pushing herself. Anyway, she's just going to do what she wants. I guess that's called unschooling? I don't know. I'm learning too.

Gramen Farm

We love, love, love Gramen Farm! We are so thankful for them and their hard work. They provide us with raw milk, grass fed beef, eggs, kefir, and cheese (they offer other items as well)! I am so grateful. Not only do they allow my kids to grow up healthy and strong, but they also let them roam freely around the farm. Many, many thanks!

Guerilla Knitting

I knitted (some of) this bookmark at the library today in honor of world-wide knit in public day. I then left it inside a book on the shelf for some lucky being to later come across. Tons of fun!

Attn! Markers are not lipstick!

I don't know how many times I have to tell her.

This Moment

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. Thanks Soulemama

A Week of Flowers

 

After deciding what our theme for the week will be, we go and get mass amounts of books from the library.

 

We might do a little math,

 

maybe make some play dough,

 

but in the end, we always make a book.