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Waldorf Winter Fair

 

 

 

 
 

  

 
 

We visited our local Waldorf School's Winter Fair for the first time over the weekend. K met King winter which was so magical...I very much wanted to take a photo but I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere so I resisted! His helper gave K some glitter to sprinkle into a little pond while she made a wish and then a little white stone, a gift from King Winter. His little house was enchanting, we pushed through layers of white fabric to enter and  inside was draped in a delicate white with accents of frosty silver everywhere...it was beautiful.

There were several craft activities for the children, K chose to dip her own candle. It was so rhythmic.  A ring of children all dipping candles  would slowly walk around the large table and each dip their wick into the hot wax as they walked past it. It took about thirty minutes for K to finish her candle and dip it in the colours she wanted, she was so proud when she had finished.

I fell in love with the little knitted finger puppets and thought the girls would love them. I bought them three different coloured elves, a mother with a baby wrapped to her, a prince and a princess. They are absolutely beautifully made and are so very sweet.

It was lovely seeing the children's Kindergarden area and all their little play things, the play kitchen pots and pans, the brooms to sweep up, the baskets of twigs and fir cones, the little hobby horse standing up in the corner...the children must have a wonderful time playing and learning there.

We can't wait until the Summer Fair now!

Senses

See: Frost on the ground.

Hear: L stirring from her nap.

Smell: Freshly baked blueberry muffins.

Feel: Excited for visiting the Waldorf Winter Fair tomorrow

Taste: Digestive biscuit.

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I haven't been around for a few days, little L fell onto a chair and cut her face so we have been in and out of the hospital for the past three days. She is feeling much better now and the cut has started to heal .

Advent

 

 
 I can't believe it is the first day of Advent already, K was full of excitement this morning knowing she could open the first door of her calendar.

We are only about three weeks away from the first day of Winter...I can't believe how quickly Autumn has flown by. To me though, it always feels like Winter on the first of December.

When we woke this morning, we were greeted by our first proper frost which made our walk to school full of questions from K, 'Why does eveything look white mummy?' ... 'why can we see our breath in the air?'

Christmas tree

This weekend we went out in the late afternoon sun to the garden centre and picked out our Christmas tree. We always pick a potted live Nordman tree because it has so little needle drop, so it's my favourite kind of Christmas tree!

We love this yearly tradition, as it shows the children that winter is not too far away, and with winter comes Christmas time with all the exciting festivities...and also the possibility of snow. Where we live it's never guaranteed though.

We always look at lots of tree, so we can choose the perfect one that looks just right to bring home with us.

I'm not sure what date we are going to decorate the tree. When you are planning to decorate yours?

My Mum and her chair.

 
 

Here is my Mum pictured with her chair back in 1941. My Mum is the little girl sitting on Neddy the horse. I love the history in this picture, I love the fact that the photo is black and white and I love that now my children are playing with this very chair. I wonder where Neddy the horse is now? Is he still being played with and enjoyed somewhere? I hope so.

Thank you Mum for giving us such a beautiful gift that the children will cherish.

You can see K sitting on the chair here.

 

Schools

 

We have been spending alot of time indoors in the afternoons lately because it has been absolutely pouring with rain here. K has been playing teachers with her baby doll Rainbow since she got home from school today. I think she has been teaching Rainbow how to write her letters and words!

The little chair that Rainbow is sitting in came from K's MaMa (Grandmother) and is very old. My Mum has little black and white photographs of her as a child sitting in this exact chair. She thinks it is a least 80 years old but could be even older than that. I love that this chair is so old, it makes me smile to think how much it has been used and played with and that my children are able to enjoy using it too.

Peace

 

I feel so grateful for our cosy corner. K was sitting on her sheep skin rug reading the Autumn book wrapped in her sky blue play silk and she looked so... peaceful and content. It's nice to have a few quiet moments during the day.

Autumn Story

 

We're having terrible storms here at the moment, so we have been snuggling up inside reading lots of books lately. The Brambly Hedge Autumn story is one of the favourites at the moment and has been looked through and read many times.

Autumn Story is one of a set of four, you can also get Winter, Spring, and Summer. They make such a beautiful set and each one individually would be a wonderful addition to a seasonal book basket. I managed to thrift the complete seasonal set a couple of weeks ago. I was so pleased to come across them, as they are not that easy to find. They are in really good condition seeing as they were published twenty eight years ago! 

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Sorry I have been a bit absent with my posting in the last week, we have cut little L's lunch time nap down to an hour so that she sleeps well at night. I try not to use the computer during the little one's waking hours so now I am trying to figure out the best time I can blog that works for both me and my family. I don't think it can be during L's lunchtime nap anymore!

Blogging mamas, do you have any advice? Please leave a comment if you do! How do you work in a bit of blogging time with family life?

Play time

 

We have had a quiet morning today while K has been at school. L has been playing with her shopping basket while I have been baking bread rolls for dinner to go with a lentil and lemon soup K and I will make this afternoon.

Bonfire Night

 

 
 

 

Cold, dry, dark bonfire night.

Noisy fireworks lighting up the sky.

On the way home K asked why it looked like the moon was following us. She answered her own question, 'Oh, there must be a fairy sitting at the front of the moon driving it along.'

I love the magical thoughts children have.