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Our soundtrack through the seasons

Pied piper

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The wheel of the year turns, and our soundtrack to this life, is the lovely voice of Annie Bryant.

Annie has captured the spirit of each season so beautifully that each season I find a new favourite song.

So I thought I’d take you through, one season at a time *smile*

And although I’m sharing about Annie’s songs, her stories are also well loved in our home, but I’ll have to share about those another day *wink*

We dance into Spring listening to Wake Up. The title song calls us forth from Winter with such joy.

While the opening to the beautiful and lilting song, The Wind brings to my mind Anne of Green Gables. It captivates me each time I hear it…

The wind must be powerful, the wind must be bold

To call in the wonderful, and blow away the cold

And I find myself singing and humming to myself, as a twirl through the house.

Then into the hot months of Summer, my mood is beautifully matched by Jump In.

It is the perfect soundtrack for a barbecue in the garden.

While The Gift celebrates the joy of giving, whether it be a smile or a hug…

From you I receive, to you I give

Together we share, by this we live

Such a lovely message.

Annie’s favourite season is Autumn, and you can hear her love for the season in Seek & Find.

I always find myself tapping my feet to the title song Seek & Find *grin*

Have a listen yourself:

Come Gather was our first Annie Bryant album. The messages from her Winter songs have become a part of our family cleaning rhythm.

From the song Come Gather and the lovely chorus

Come gather, come gather, there’s work to be done.

Make a bundle, take an armful, together its fun.

We have started our own family saying

We all work together to get the job done

Because we are family

Winter-Queen

And Come Gather has a rather special spot in my heart, because on a gloriously sunny Winter’s day, we heard Annie sing these wonderful songs while sitting in her storytent *grin*

What a wonderful morning it was. Annie piped the children into the tent and transported them to other places!

And talking about being transported, we will be driving for ten hours to a family wedding soon and I am packing Annie’s lovely albums to listen to along the way.

Annie singing

You can purchase Annie’s lovely albums at Tales & Songs. Each seasonal album is $18, or purchase the Seasonal Collection for $60! They are also available as digital downloads.

???  And connect with Annie on Facebook and Instagram ???

Blessings, Kelly

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How to make a simple Waldorf lantern

how to make a Waldorf lantern

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The idea was for the playgroup children to make their own Waldorf lanterns this year.

We made a good start, with most of the children colouring their watercolour paper and painting them in olive oil. The oil does a very special ~ and I think magical job ~ it turns the watercolour paper semi translucent. Allowing the candlelight to shine through ?

Then we had a public holiday and many of us ended up with colds. So Max and I ended up finishing the lanterns ready for our playgroup Winter festival. And I thought I would share how *smile*

Winter lantern

You will need

And away we go…

colour page with wax crayons

You can also use watercolour paint if you prefer *wink*

paint with oilhang to dry

We tend to leave our watercolour paper to dry overnight, and then continue the project the next day.

cutstapleglue endglue circle on endhole punchmake wool twisties

You can learn how to make a wool twistie here *grin*

add handleQueen B beeswax candle

And there you have it, beautiful simple Waldorf lanterns!

Just add a beautiful beeswax tealight candle and you are ready for a Winter lantern walk.

We love using pure beeswax candles from Queen B in our lanterns (and in the house) Their scent is simply devine!

finished lanternscandle in lantern

This post was sponsored by the beautiful shop, Dragonfly Toys. An Australian based Waldorf inspired shop which aims to keep the magic of childhood alive.

And Dragonfly Toys is offer 15% off for friends of Happy Whimsical Hearts at their store until 8 August 2016. Just use the code HAPPYHEARTS at the checkout.

You can see our last playgroup Winter festival here, as well as our Spring festival here.

???  And follow along on Facebook and Instagram ???

Blessings, Kelly

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