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Crafting for the children’s tent

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Children enter the Children’s Tent with their parents remaining outside. They can take a little time to look at the small treasures displayed within. And when they are ready, they may choose whichever speaks to them.

royal peg doll

This is a magical tent only for our wee folk. And only for when they are ready to enter alone. Giving them space to explore and choose.

The line to the Children’s Tent at our Waldorf school Spring Fair is always long. The children stand as patiently as they can, holding their dollars ready to enter for the price of three. The tent is covered in veils holding the mystery within.

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And as the children leave with their treasure held carefully in their hands their joy is a beautiful thing.

Each family with children in grade one create special little items for the Children’s Tent. A gift to the school community.

childrens' tent

My offerings are simple and sweet. Little gnomes, fairies and kings or queens. As well as some Rainbow Wind Wands *smile*

Happy crafting, Kelly

 

Waldorf toys

Waldorf toys

These are the Waldorf loose part ‘toys’ my children play with everyday…

waldorf shelves

Sticks & rocks

playsilk

Playsilks and rectangle blocks

natural wooden beads

Wooden beads with shoe laces for threading

little wooden cars

Little wooden cars

knitted gnomes

Handknitted gnomes

tree branch blocks

Tree branch blocks

window blocks

Window blocks

(yes, lots of blocks!)

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Handmade woolen twisties

toys

They use them to build towers, buildings, roads, fairy houses (lots of fairy houses!), for small world play and whatever they imagine. These toys are always out and available for play in our lounge room. I don’t tend to rotate them other than sometimes changing which basket they are in *grin*

The brilliant thing about these toys is that the children don’t grow out of them like other toys. They can be used very simply and then in more complex and imaginative ways as the children grow.

What do your children play with everyday?

Happy playing, Kelly