Clay and Beeswax Modelling
What is the “Waldorf view” about clay projects with children from ages 2-6? Rahima replies: In Waldorf schools, clay isn’t introduced until after the “nine-year change” in third grade. Up until that...
View ArticleEncouraging Play
A mother wrote asking about how to encourage her daughter’s imaginative play: I’m a mom of three girls and also run a Waldorf-inspired home daycare. My own 4-year-old daughter really has a difficult...
View ArticleBarbie and Violence
Barbie and Violence by Rahima Baldwin Dancy We’ve had a lot of response from readers to our articles “Barbie Come Home, All is Forgiven!” and “Barbie Dolls.” Here’s more, on a study...
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Creating Play Spaces for Young Children
Creating Play Spaces for Young Children Workshop by Simone Demarzi What is free play and how can we design our play environments to encourage children to play both indoors and out? We will talk about...
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Re-Creating Play
Re-Creating Play Workshop by Joan Almon Once upon a time parents said to children, “Go out and play and don’t come home ’til suppertime.” While we may not be able to do that freely today, what can we...
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The Rebirth of Play
The Rebirth of Play Keynote Address by Joan Almon Creative play–which is so critical to the well-being of children and culture–has been disappearing from children’s lives. Just when caring parents and...
View ArticlePlay, from the Alliance for Childhood
Joan Almon, Chair of the US Alliance for Childhood shares the following about their important work in promoting play [Note that we have two talks on play available by Joan, The Rebirth of Play and...
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Learning through Imitation
[This articles was written by Rahima Baldwin Dancy and covers a Waldorf understanding of child development from birth through three years. It originally appeared in Mothering, Spring 1987 and has been...
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Creating Circle Time Made Easy
Where to start when you’re planning a movement circle? Most people are overwhelmed by all the possibilities. First, remember that you only need to plan this one circle–and it’s just tiny. Then you can...
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