Journal

Waldorf Birthdays A Special Verse & Rainbow Cape & Crown! Birthdays are special celebrations in Waldorf schools. The birthday child feels ...

A Simple Craft in Color Mixing & Dyeing What You'll Need: Playsilk Dye Kit 6 regular eggs Jars (one for each dye color) Large pot Spoon ...

Children love searching for things and finding them. A fun game to play is to hide things for each other and then find them. 

Unwrapping them after they find them makes it all even more exciting! Here is an idea of wrapping different objects with playsilks and tying them with a ribbon, yarn or a finger knit. 

The Great Race The story of how the animals got their place in the Chinese ZodiacJanuary 29nd, 2024 LONG AGO, IN China, the Jade Emperor decide...

Celebrating Saint Nicholas Day Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated around the world on the 6th of December. On the eve of this special holiday, Saint...

Advent Celebrations with Children Most of us are familiar with Advent calendars, but the tradition of Advent actually goes well beyond calendars, ...

"You were once a yellow pumpkin  sitting on a sturdy vine, Now you are a Jack-o'-lantern, let your little light shine." Here at Sarah's Silks we l...

The Switch Witch A Creative Alternative to Halloween Candy  The Switch Witch (some call her the Candy Fairy) is a witch that arrives on Halloween...

A rainbow of color may be found in your kitchen thanks to the magic of natural dye!  With spring upon us at Sarah’s Silks we got our eggs and White Playsilks out for dyeing.  This recipe will dye 12-24 eggs and 8 Mini Playsilks (or 4 regular size Playsilks).

Naturally Dyed Golden Capes A Simple Craft to Celebrate Michaelmas "I give you a cape of light, to give you courage, strength and might!"  Michael...

Felted Earth Globes A Simple Craft in Natural Fiber In Montessori tradition children celebrate their birthday by going on a "Birthday Walk" which i...

Playsilk & Egg Dyeing   Spring is coming and with it I'm thinking about activities that are enjoyable to do outside with children. Dyeing eggs ...