The sun sets a little earlier each day, the first leaves are changing color and the air (most days) has a bit of a chill.
Our children are back in school and Homespun's shopkeepers are busy restocking the shelves.
All the basics are here: crayons, colored pencils, paints, lesson books, modeling and decorating beeswax. Weleda and Dr. Hauschka products, Bach Rescue Remedy drops, spray, cream (and pastilles!) are all available.
This year we are carrying worsted weight yarn (for socks) as well as bulky weight yarns (both from Brown Sheep) in a fantastic array of colors. Responding to many requests, we have several new lines of note cards for you to present with gifts or to write an old-fashioned note to a lucky someone. The Cicely Mary Barker fairy cards are magical. Silk scarves, capes, skirts, wings, swords (soft), and parachutes are all in stock.
Tree block sets and tree block houses are on their way, along with dolls, wooden trucks and other unusual, classic gifts and toys. Boxes of books arrive almost daily and beeswax candles of all shapes and sizes will be here soon to light the autumn evenings.
If you are a new parent at The Waldorf School, we hope you will come by and explore our tiny, amazing, parent-operated store. Homespun shopkeepers are happy to help you select a gift and/or place a Special Order. Remember that every purchase in Homespun supports The Waldorf School. We hope to see you soon, in Homespun, our school store.
Please Note: Hot Lunch Tickets can be purchased in Homespun with cash, checks (made out to HOMESPUN), or credit cards (MasterCard or Visa). We're sorry, but Homespun shopkeepers can no longer accept IOU's for lunch tickets - you (or your child) will need to speak with Tricia Cooper in the kitchen.
On the Bookshelf
Book recommendations for the kindergarten-age child (from 4-5 years of age):
To help with parenting children of this age:
- You are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin
- Beyond the Rainbow Bridge by Patterson and Bradley
- Work and Play in Early Childhood by Jaffke
- Free to Learn by Oldfield
- Kindergarten Education by Peck
- The Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book by Hildreth
Stories to read with or tell to children in this age group are:
- Favorite Grimm's Tales by Archipova
- The Tomten by Lindgren
- The Apple Cake by van Hichtum
- Autumn by Muller
- The Princess in the Forest by Von Olfers
- Story of the Root Children by Von Olfers
- and most books by Elsa Beskow and Thornton Burgess.
Perhaps you are curious about the season of Michaelmas or other upcoming festivals. Here are some titles that explain many of the festivals embraced by The Waldorf School community:
- The Little Series/ Michaelmas by Rudolf Steiner
- Festivals Together by Fitzjohn, Weston and Large
- All Year Round by Druitt, Fynes-Clinton and Rowling
- Waldorf Education: A Family Guide by Fenner and Rivers
- Festivals With Children by Barz