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Waldorf toys

Indoor play spaces

Together with Lavendilly, I am opening the door to our home for a play spaces tour
~ welcome and enjoy ~

In our cottage sized home we need to choose furniture and toys carefully, to keep some room for the couch to become a shop {as it does frequently}! And for lego roads to roam free across the floor.Many of our toys and toy organisation were chosen before we discovered Waldorf. And so, although we may have chosen differently since our happy discovery, the toys were still carefully chosen and are well played with. Over time we may carefully replace some with more natural materials.

 

In the lounge room we have…

 

~ blocks and other wooden accessories for building fabulous lands
~ a tea set and baking set
~ play silks for dress ups, small world play & throwing around
{not so fond of the throwing!}~ a doll house and Duplo
A dress up nook…
~ be a doctor, a dinosaur
~ clown or dragon
In Dino Boy’s room we have

 

~ a wooden train set
~ some puzzles
~ trucks & cars
~ some soft balls

 

 

 As well as a rocket ship!
And a lego tent?!
…otherwise known as a reading nook
{which is a new addition from Husband of Mine}

 

~ soft toys for cuddling and playing mama
~ and gnomes in every colour of the rainbow!

 

 

As well as a special reading nook
{together with a favourite book… Pip the Gnome}
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and then there are the plans for the future…

 …a play kitchen, wooden doll house & barn

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tour of our play spaces! Pop over to Lavendilly to see their play spaces!
How do you organise your play spaces? What do your children play with most happily?

Warmly,
Kelly

The trappings of Waldorf

I have to admit…
that I was first drawn to Waldorf by the beautiful crafts
{not such a shocking secret huh *wink*}
I didn’t even know that there was a thing called ‘Waldorf’
let alone have any idea about what it was…
But I did love the idea of creating my own toys for my children to play with…
Little fairy doors and gnomes made from wood
Knitted animals or gnomes
{always gnomes}
I love making these little creations
and watching my kids enjoy them
Wooden toys that become more beautiful as the years pass
…instead of fading and cracking
And how the simplicity of the toys seems to make them…
…just that little bit magical
allowing their imaginations to soar
If only I’d discovered this earlier!
Warmly, Kelly