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Easter is on the way! We hope you and your little ones enjoy these seasonal bunny paper dolls with matching Sarah's Silks dress-ups. From Rainbow...

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...

Valentine's Heart Envelopes A Simple Craft in Watercolor and Weaving   These beloved woven Valentine’s envelopes are a staple in most Waldorf ki...

Heart Dyed Playsilks Discover the Wonders of Silk Dyeing Children love learning how dye takes to silk so effortlessly and beautifully! Join us for ...

Simplicity Parenting At Sarah’s Silks we believe having only a few open-ended toys can lead to happier, more engaged children and feeling more s...

Understanding you and your child's temperaments can help with parenting. For example, melancholic children respond well to fairy tales describing hardships. The phlegmatic child likes comfort, to be kept warm, and delicious food. Sanguine children respond well to calm parenting but enjoy social situations. Choleric children like to be leaders and you may find letting them be in charge of tasks helps to give them direction.

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, ...

The Art of Furoshiki A Simple Craft in Silk Gift Wrapping    Furoshiki is a square cloth used to carry your belongings or to make beautifully wrap...

Apple Printed Playsilks A Simple Holiday Craft with White Playsilks  Making handmade gifts for the holidays is a wonderful way to enjoy the seas...