Waldorf play and the big boy work

Today the boys and I organized some of the play room toys so we could be sure the 4 year old and the 2 year old had plenty to play with while the big guys did school work. Playing is their school work! In the Waldorf method we encourage play that mimics adult home making, such as cooking, as well as play that ignites the imagination with natural woods, beeswax, wool, cotton and silk.

 

I love these wood animals. Worth every penny, lasted through 5 children so far! Here we have our three friends a horse, a reindeer and a bear. Nearby is the wooden rainbow stacker and in the background a basket of pinecones with a felted owl and a little pocket baby.

 

 

Our play kitchen is modeled after a wood burning stove. At the time we made it we lived in a home where we cooked on a wood burning stove. Next to it is our basket of play dishes both tin and wooden.

 

 

And some of the big boy work - the water cycle!