secondhand Waldorf toys Archives ~ Happy Whimsical Hearts https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/tag/secondhand-waldorf-toys/ a Waldorf inspired blog Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:17:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 Secondhand Waldorf toys https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2015/09/secondhand-waldorf-toys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=secondhand-waldorf-toys https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2015/09/secondhand-waldorf-toys/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:00:42 +0000 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/?p=8799 Some of our favourite Waldorf toys are secondhand or repurposed. And thank goodness, because Waldorf toys can be expensive! Over four years we have slowly created our ‘Waldorf home’, shifting from loud and bright plastic toys to beautiful wooden and natural toys. And I am so thankful for the shift. Not only do they create a more beautiful environment, but the children play differently too. Their play is deeper, more imaginative, and the noise is of their own making rather than from pressing buttons. Before we made these changes they would simply tip out the toy basket to see what was in there, making a huge mess and quickly losing interest. Our littlest does still think tipping out the smaller baskets is fun at times, but it is not the way they play anymore. Our toys are presented differently and I think this helps. They are now all visible in secondhand baskets (op shops are the best place to find these), displayed on our Waldorf playstands (also second hand from Gumtree and what a happy find that was). Or part of our play kitchen area which is always ready for play (including our repurposed heater which is now an oven). […]

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