Waldorf-Inspired February ActivitiesThe shortest month of the year is brimming with opportunities to embrace the magic of winter, prepare for spring, and bring warmth into your home through meaningful, seasonal activities. Whether you’re crafting, baking, or exploring nature, February is the perfect time to nurture connection and creativity.
Here’s a daily guide to inspire you throughout the month, filled with crafts, recipes, and activities that align with the rhythms of the season.
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Waldorf Felt Gnomes TutorialHere is an easy sewing project that's perfect for younger children. These Waldorf felt gnomes are enchanting in their simplicity and children adore playing with them. They also make excellent gifts, tree ornaments or decorations for your winter nature or advent table. Materials Needed
The Waldorf Advent FestivalSeasonal festivals serve to connect humanity with the rhythms of nature. For children, these festivals mark the seasons with joy and anticipation for preparing for these celebrations.
No matter what your faith, this is a guide to celebrating Advent. Advent takes place on the four Sundays that lead up to Christmas. Many people celebrate Advent and do not celebrate Christmas at all. The two need not be linked. Waldorf Window Stars Winter Craft TutorialThese beautiful eight-pointed stars are easy to make and it's fun to decorate your windows with them during the winter months. What You Need:
How to Make:Learn how to make beautiful paper star lanterns. These are perfect for your winter nature tables, for a lantern walk, or to decorate your advent spirals. They are also an excellent way to use up watercolour paintings. You can even coat the paper in olive oil and let it dry before folding it into a lantern. The oiled paper creates a beautiful translucent effect when lit up. Remember to never leave your candle unattended. Things You'll Need
How to Make Your LanternWhat are the Holy Nights?Anthroposophist, mystic, and teacher, Claudia McLaren Lainson explains the Holy Nights:
"In the darkness of Winter’s night, when the great breath of the Earth Mother finds its greatest point of inhalation, human beings are afforded the grace to touch into both magic and miracle. In the pause between her mighty in-breath and out-breath there is a still-point of rest. This still-point has long been known as the Holy Nights. In these blessed Nights, the angels circle the globe as if in a great cosmic dance. They long to speak to listening human hearts. Throughout the ages the ‘listening ones’ on earth have heard the angelic choir; they have received messages of Peace and Love. What is received during these sacred days and nights, resounds a thousand-fold in the year that follows. In this year before us, a great light is striving to find willing human hearts. May we each be the ‘listening ones’ during these Holy Nights. May we work with angels." Every great piece of writing begins with a strong introduction and ends with a memorable conclusion. These two sections are your chance to grab your reader’s attention and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're crafting an essay, a blog post, or a story, mastering these paragraphs will make your writing shine. Let’s break down how to write an effective introduction and conclusion, with examples to guide you every step of the way How to Write an Introductory ParagraphThe introduction is like the opening scene of a movie—it sets the tone and draws your audience in. A good introduction answers these three questions:
Here’s the basic structure of an introduction: Writing a 5-paragraph essay might sound like a big task, but it’s easier than you think! Think of it as building a sandwich or burger — each part has its own role, and when you put it all together, it creates something amazing. Here’s a step-by-step guide to writing an awesome 5-paragraph essay.
What Is a 5-Paragraph Essay? A 5-paragraph essay is like a roadmap for your ideas. It has:
Kindness Quilt ProjectEach Daily Wonder unit comes complete with three weeks of guided daily curriculum and a 4th week called a Flex Week. Parents can rest assured that the curriculum is covered as planned for each unit during the first three weeks. If parents choose to continue the daily routine with Flex Week, they will continue to cover the curriculum and expand on that with design thinking as well.
The Flex Week project for the Grade 2, Month 7, The Wonder of Reading unit is the completion of a Kindness Quilt. The theme of kindness runs through the stories told during this unit. Stories of kindness are a perfect backdrop for the level of reflection appropriate for the 7 or 8-year-old. It is more developmentally appropriate for a child this age to feel how they feel rather than to think about how they feel. This means it is easier for them to read about kindness and feel how that care feels than for them to bring this into their thinking for analysis. Martinmas the Festival of CompassionThroughout the year, Waldorf Education celebrates festivals to connect with the cycle of nature, establish a yearly rhythm for the children, and strengthen the community. The Festival of Compassion (Martinmas) is celebrated around November 11, between Michaelmas - the Festival of Courage's fiery out-breath and the winter holidays' deep in-breath. Universally, it honours St. Martin's story, patron saint of beggars and outcasts, known for his gentleness and ability to bring warmth and light to those in need. He is best known for his kindness toward a poor beggar freezing outside. Martin used his sword to cut his cloak in two and gave one half to the beggar. This act of compassion, which gave the beggar warmth and hope, is why this festival is also called the Festival of Compassion. Waldorf Education celebrates this festival by making lanterns with the children and gathering for an evening Lantern Walk.
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