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Waldorf board books

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Teddy loves our Waldorf inspired board books.

He loves to read them over and over again. Pointing to all the things, telling me when he sees a doll, a cat or a boat.

Three of his favourites board books are wordless. Books that allow children to create their own stories and really take their time enjoying beautiful illustrations. Books that I hadn’t appreciated myself until I saw my own children respond to them.

Our 5 favourite board books

Rain or Shine by Ronald Heuninck is a sweet wordless board board that illustrates the fun children can enjoy outside no matter the weather.

With beautiful soft illustrations of children feeding the ducks in the rain, jumping rope in the sunshine, picking apples in the Autumn this is a truly lovely book. And one that can be enjoyed all year round as it shows the year through the seasons.

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For more seasonal board books you can’t go past the lovely collection from Gerda Muller of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

These lovely seasonal books would have to be a firm family favourite here. Again these board books are wordless, allowing the children to create their own sweet seasonal tales. My children love re-discovering these lovely books in our book nook as the seasons roll around.

Teddy received A New Day by Ronald Heuninck last year and loves that it is his book.

A New Day is about the sweet simple days children enjoy at home with their mothers. From waking in the morning, making sure dolly is fed breakfast, a walk near a lake and helping in the kitchen, I think this story meets children beautifully with their understanding of the world.

Pippa and Pelle by Daniela Drescher is the whimsical story of two friends enjoying a Summer’s day. They see Mr Snail and wonder what it would be like to live in his shell. They talk to a busy beetle who is collecting leaves for his home, and talk to the frog who lives in the water.

This is a lovely written story with sweet whimsical illustrations to complement the story.

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Hello Sacred Life by Kim Krans is one of Ruby’s favourite stories. A story she has committed to memory and loves to ‘read’ to her little brother.

It is a beautiful and simple story that celebrates this life we live. From the sacred sun, the sacred moon, the sacred children ~ this is a sacred life.

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What are your favourite board books?

You can read about our Beautiful bedtime books here and find more book inspiration here.

???  And follow along on Facebook and Instagram to see snippets of our days ???

Blessings, Kelly

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Christmas gifts for Waldorf children

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This post is sponsored by Honeybee Toys

I am often asked what Christmas gifts we will be giving the children.

So this year, I thought I would share ahead of time {and I have to tell you, taking the photos for this post, without anyone seeing, was no mean feat!}

We continue to use our gift giving philosophy of

Something they want, something they need, something to wear & something to read

And find it works well for us. Sometimes we might swap something out, and add ‘something to create’ instead.

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This year Ruby will be receiving the beautiful book The Apple Cake.

I’ve often wondered what this book is like, and recently had the chance to look through a copy at a friend’s house. It is super lovely, so I can’t wait to share it with Ruby. She will also receive The Cleo Stories, A Friend and A Pet. We have the other Cleo book and they are delightful and sweet.

For something to wear, I was lucky to find a second hand rainbow swirl skirt and leggings on a Waldorf Buy Sell Swap page ~ I know she will love these!

And for something she wants, Ruby will be receiving some rescue dolls. Dolls that have been ‘made over’ to be more childlike and innocent {this is a compromise, given we prefer to minimise plastic in our home}

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My little Teddy will be receiving this gorgeous rabbit hutch, to go with our trio of sweet rabbits.

He is very engaged by small world play at the moment, so think he will really love this gift.

He will also receive a beautiful wooden toolset so he can work with his dad around the house *grin*

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For something to read, Teddy will receive I Took the Moon for a Walk and Sun Bread. Teddy is very intrigued by the moon and sun at the moment, so these too books should fit the bill!

And because I couldn’t resist the handmade horse reins at our local Waldorf Spring Fair, he is getting a set of those too.

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Max is getting a little trickier to buy for now that he is a bit older. And I would love to give him a carving knife but think we will wait a bit longer for that.

He is super into games through, so he will be given Australian Menagerie. As well as some fun face paint from Giotto.

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For something to read, I picked up a few books second hand that he will love, The Magic Knot from Reg Down and The Boy who knew what the Birds said by Padraic Colum.

The lovely angel, and blue and blush red play silks are also for Christmas, they will be part of our Advent journey which I shared about last week.

What are your children receiving for Christmas?

???  You can follow along on Facebook and Instagram to see snippets of our days ???

Blessings, Kelly

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