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May Festival

4/23/2021

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We encourage families to recognize the passage of time and the seasonal rhythms through festival celebrations.  Festivals provide an opportunity for your community to unite and share wonder, reverence and gratitude.  May Festival celebrates the awakening of the earth, the lengthening of days, and the rebirth of nature around us.  We celebrate this time of growth with joyous song and dance, playful games and a community picnic.

Traditionally May Festivals are celebrated on May 1st, but we have always found that using the early weeks of May to prepare and then holding the festival later in the month works too.  And if you're homeschooling, you can be as flexible as you like.

Here are some ways you can bring a May Festival to your homeschooling community.
  • Connect with others in your area, for example, on the Daily Wonder Facebook Group to organize your festival.
  • Plan to safely meet at a park and have everyone bring a picnic lunch.
  • Gather ivy, braided wool and flowers to make May crowns.​
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  • Read springtime stories.  Here's one - Bird of Fire, A May Faire inspired story by Paul van Meur.
  • Play traditional games like potato sack races, three legged races, wheelbarrow races, egg and spoon races, skipping, hopscotch etc.
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  • Make a May Day basket.
  • Make a Maypole to dance around.
  • Learn May Festival songs and/or dances.
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By celebrating the passage of the seasons through art, music and story, we strengthen our connection to the rhythms of nature. Wherever you are, and however you celebrate, we wish you a happy, May Festival. We’d love to have you share a short video clip or a few photos of how your family celebrates the season! Please feel free to tag our Facebook or Instagram account, or send us an email to admin@dailywonderhomelearning.com
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Mealtime Blessings

4/23/2021

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Modelling gratitude is such a gift we can give our children.  Mealtime blessings are a great way to establish the family rhythm and ritual together. Here are 3 popular mealtime blessings that we used at our Waldorf school.  

Earth Blessing

Earth who gives to us this food,
​Sun who makes it ripe and good,
​Sun above and earth below,
​Thanks for all that you bestow.

Thank You Dear Earth

Thank you dear earth for the ground that I stand on.
​Thank you dear sun for your warmth and your light.
Thank you dear wind for your pleasant cool breezes.
Thank you dear rain for the cool of the night.

The Silver Rain

The silver rain, the shining sun,
The fields where scarlet poppies run,
And all the ripples of the wheat,
Are in the bread that I do eat.
​So when I sit for every meal,
And say a grace I always feel,
​I am eating rain and sun, 
And fields where scarlet poppies run.
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10 Earth Day Actions to Inspire Your Child to Have a Positive Environmental Impact.

4/9/2021

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Looking for ways to bring awareness about our responsibility to care for the Earth?  The following environmental actions are important to do all year round, not just on Earth day.  We encourage you to go through the list with your child and choose a few that inspire you.  Commit to making them a part of your homeschooling routine.  Together we can build a better world for the future.

1. Go for a walk and pick up litter
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2. Yes, it's not your own dog's poop, but pick it up anyways if you see it on your walk.
3. Ditch the paper towels, use a cloth instead.
4. Refuse the plastic straw and carry your own reuse-able ones.
5. Donate old clothing and household items to your local thrift stores, free stores or shelters.
6. Buy local, support local businesses and cut down on environmental shipping costs.
7. Choose sustainable products.
8. Grow a garden, even just one pot with a plant on your window sill if you don't have a yard.
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9. Always recycle.
​10. Try walking or biking instead of driving.
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More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. For more information, visit www.earthday.org
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