Winter spiral Archives ~ Happy Whimsical Hearts https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/tag/winter-spiral/ a Waldorf inspired blog Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:31:37 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 A Winter lantern walk https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2015/06/a-winter-lantern-walk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-winter-lantern-walk https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2015/06/a-winter-lantern-walk/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:57 +0000 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/?p=8316 Playgroup last week was extra special. The children excitedly held their lanterns and walked through our playsilk spiral to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Some of the children held lanterns they had made themselves, while others held lanterns made for them. The warming flames held their attention, as one of the playgroup mums sang to lead them through the spiral, twisting and turning through. My plan had been to use leaves to make a more traditional spiral. On the day though I placed colourful playsilks instead, making a pretty silk spiral that was interspersed with candles and flowers. The spiral was actually made of two spirals, so the children could make their way through without having to leave the spiral the way they entered. A spiral lantern walk is a traditional way many Steiner communities mark the Winter Solstice. It represents the inner aspects of the season, an introspection. While the lanterns represent hope, inner light and warmth. And as we spiral out we mirror nature with the days now becoming longer. It was a beautiful morning! And like many things in life, our playgroup has changed and evolved since my friend and I started it. Playgroup is now held in […]

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