Franzi Shelton
Today is the last day to get your copy of the Spring Simple Living Collective
Consider this the final call for our Spring Simple Living Collection. Every year we get countless emails from people who are sad that...
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Thoughts and Reflections on Waldorf Early Childhood
Franzi Shelton
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The new Spring Festival Guide is here! $5 for a limited time only.
My new Spring Festival Guide is here and I could not be any more excited about the featured resources. For one week only, the Spring...
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Printable Mushroom Advent Calendar available NOW
Hello friends . I am genuinely SO excited about this limited time offering and truly hope that it will bring you and your family joy . I...
Franzi Shelton
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Last Call: The Wild Family Guide retires tonight
Emma and I spent the morning working on some of the incredible tutorials included in the Wild Family Guide. We had SO much fun playing...
Franzi Shelton
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Why Waldorf Early Childhood?
My friend Sunny @northwoodsfolk asked me yesterday why our family has chosen the Waldorf approach to early childhood education over other...
Franzi Shelton
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The Importance of Imaginative Play
I remember the smell of our ship’s planks. It was a sweet, almost nauseating scent commemorating the depths of the salty sea and reeking...
Franzi Shelton
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Keeping Cold Hands Warm
Today, I wanted to share one of my favorite parenting hacks with you. I learned about this little hack from my paternal grandmother,...
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May Day Bags
I sometimes wonder if our world has become too fast paced to honor and cherish the traditions of past generations. My grandmother,...
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Painting in Freedom
"Receive the children in reverence; educate them in love; let them go forth in freedom."- Rudolf Steiner I often look at Emma’s...
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The Importance of Outdoor Play
“All of nature begins to whisper its secrets to us through its sounds. Sounds that were previously incomprehensible to our soul now...
Franzi Shelton
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The Sanguine Temperament
This post is dedicated to all of my sanguine sisters. Impulsive, creative, and curious, we take on the world one project (or 10...
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The Use of Color in Waldorf Education
“Color is the soul of nature … and when we experience color we participate in this soul.” -Rudolf Steiner As we all know from sayings...
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The Simple Living Collective: Spring
When we think of ‘simple living’, we often think of scenarios involving stuffed donation boxes, empty shelf space, and clutter free...
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Crafting with Toddlers
I have been getting a lot of questions lately on how to successfully involve toddlers in arts and crafts projects. To answer this...
Franzi Shelton
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Tips for a Waldorf Inspired Home
When Matt (@waldorfdads ) and I first found out that we were pregnant with our daughter Emma, we had a long conversation about what we...
Franzi Shelton
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The Power of Fairytales
Last weekend, I created a little window theater for Emma. All you need is a mini playsilk (I used a rainbow play silk from Sarah's Silks)...
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The Colors of the Week
In his research, Rudolf Steiner realized that establishing healthy rhythms in the home supports children in their development and growth....
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