Waldorf Autumn Picnic

After a chilly morning, Sunday warmed up into a beautiful day with lovely blue skies and warm sunshine.

In fact, it was a perfect day for a picnic ~ an Autumn Picnic ~ at our Waldorf school!


We found a great spot for our blanket and sat down to enjoy a sausage sizzle, followed by chocolate chip biscuits… mmmm

While families flew kites in the sky, joined in egg and spoon races, we found a great area to play…

…there were giant sandpits for digging and making cubby houses… and steps for creating your own waterfall…

…’magic dust’ to fill our pockets

…and glimpses of whimsy and magic

The only thing missing was lashings of ginger beer (well if you happen to be an Enid Blyton character on a picnic) *smile*

In our Autumn garden,
Where we singing go,
Leaves are falling, falling, falling,
Wild the winds do blow


Warmly, Kelly

 

March 26, 2012 by

A rainbow of playsilks {a tutorial}

We were excited to receive a package of blank playsilk from Dharma Trading last week. Ready and calling out for colour… a rainbow of colour! Or so I like to imagine 😉
I used a medium saucepan just over half full with water. Then I added 1/3 of a teaspoon of Wilton’s Icing Colour and a good lug of vinegar. Stir well and heat until simmering.
(some have a solid colour and some are dappled)
While the dye was heating up I opened up a silk and soaked it through with water before adding it to the pot. Then I let the silk soak up the dye for a good 20 minutes or so, stirring every so often. 
(excuse the mess in the background, it was cleaning day!)
Turn off the heat and let the silk sit in the dye until cool. Then rinse until the water runs clear.
(peek-a-boo)
Wash the silk on a gentle cycle before drying (I used a clothes dryer because I was impatient to see the results). And ta da…
(the orange is a little dappled because I used red and yellow to dye it)
Warmly, Kelly
March 26, 2012 by