Showing posts with label handmade dolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handmade dolls. Show all posts

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Waldorf Toys that Promote Learning, Naturally

Open-ended play is a most important part of learning in the Waldorf kindergarten.
Waldorf Playsilk Children can turn a blue silk into a river, a green silk into a grassy field, a yellow silk becomes a cape.
Natural materials like felted acorns can become food or even currency.
Simple Waldorf dolls allow children to nurture; and felted or wooden animals feed a child’s imagination.
There are also simple, Waldorf toys that can teach children more specific lessons, such as the fire, water, air, earth stacking toys from Simple Gift Toys.
A wooden memory game from Petals and Sunshine can help build cognitive skills. 
Math gnomes from LaLutine make first grade learning so much more fun.
Older children can learn about permaculture with Gaia’s Garden cooperative board game from Living Earth Games.
Visit the Waldorf on Etsy Team shops for more toys and learning games.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Waldorf on Etsy Blogs Worth Checking Out

In addition to the beautiful creations on Waldorf on Etsy, there's a world of information on raising kids, creating art, making crafts, and experiencing Waldorf inspired lifestyles available on the blogs and websites of the individual artists who make up this special Waldorf on Etsy team.
The purpose of today's post is to share with you links to some of these Waldorf on Etsy blogs and encourage you to explore them for yourself.  They are hosted by artists from all over the world and reflect the depth and diversity of the Waldorf experience around the globe.

Roses and Cream Studio
A place to dream, create and look for unique creations - like this currently featured chocolate bunny or the linen tea bags for recently made for her daughters dolly tea party.
Recycling, raising boys, crafting, gardening, exploring - it's all here and so much more - a great resource, especially for homeschooling families from the owner of the Waldorf on Etsy shop Pail & Pie
http://pioneerkids.wordpress.com

ziezo
An inspiring blog about raising children in Kenya and a personal favorite of mine - so many great ideas for meaningful activities with your kids as well as interesting posts about the life of ziezo in Kenya.
  http://ziezokenya.blogspot.com/

Sevgi Dolls
Sevgi is a Waldorf inspired doll maker living in Turkey, Sevgidolls blog is 
a place to meet her new dolls and learn more about them. 
  http://sevgidolls.blogspot.com 

Fairy Shadow
 
Check out the upcycled garden at Fairy Shadow's blog.  Tania's unique hair accessories and adorable fairy babies make the perfect eco-friendly addition to a little girls Easter basket or Easter outfit.

Willodel
This blog is such a delight to browse through!  Willodel creations bring out the child in everyone - I love these gnome homes and fairy and elf dwellings
There's all kinds of interesting things to look at and explore on blog from Oksana, a Waldorf on Etsy artist living in Italy, called La Fiaba Russa which translates to The Russian Fairy Tale in English.

Soft Earth
"Enter the enchanted world of needle felting. . ." that is Soft Earth Art.  New Zealand is a land of beauty well known for its sheep farming.  Marie of Soft Earth combines the magic and beauty of her surroundings with that of the simple beauty of wool into amazing needle felt creations.   
softearthart.blogspot.co.nz/

A Little Handmade
 "I am being the change I'd like to see in the world. Every day I strive to work to relieve the suffering around me. I am learning all the time, lessons in humility, understanding, opening our hearts instead of hardening them, and so much more. . ."
www.alittlehandmade.blogspot.com

Magical Forest Creations
This blog gives us a peek into the world of Magical Forest Creations.  Want to see the process Auromira uses to make her magical mountain play sets?  That is just one of the many things available on her blog.

Visit the Indigo Forest to enjoy the "everyday musings of a happy mama!", to learn about the natural polishes she uses on her wooden creations and how she makes them or read about the five etsy shops that have recently caught her eye.  This and so much more at:
www.theindigoforest.blogspot.com
This happy mama has another blog also worth checking out.  She's even got a recipe for elderberry syrup!
 www.happyturtlefamily.blogspot.com

Enchanted Glade
Visit the blog of Carmen, a Waldorf on Etsy artist, nature lover and dreamer from Italy to see her beautiful needle felted creations.  If you don't know how to read Italian, use the google translate tool available here:   http://translate.google.com/
to translate her words into English.
http://intreccidilanafatata.blogspot.it/

Happy Reading!

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Today we meet Sevgi, an engineer as well as a Waldorf on Etsy artist, living in Turkey.  Her love of dolls and sewing inspired her to learn how to make dolls when she was 15.  A few years ago she started making Waldorf Dolls.  Her Etsy shop, SevgiDolls specializes in handmade, organic dolls. 
Violet
All of Sevgi Dolls products are made of organic wool and certified organic materials. The dolls have colorful clothing and different hair colors to provide children a colorful world and imagination. The dolls have smiling faces so that children have smiling friends, so they will learn and like smiling. 
  The main reason Sevgi started making Waldorf dolls was the humanistic approach of Waldorf education. Since it aims to foster creative, analytical understanding and idealism, the humanistic approach helps individuals to develop free and morally responsible perception.
The dolls have various hair and skin colors in regard to being without prejudice. Sevgi Dolls philosophy promotes an eco-friendly, innovative, multicultural, peaceful and happy life style. Sevgi's wish is for our children to have a clean world and a happy future. 
To learn more about Sevgi and her beautiful dolls please visit her Waldorf on Etsy shop, SevgiDolls as well as connect with her online through the following links:
by Sevgi
ENJOY!