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The start of a home education journey... Oh how you have grown. In every single way. But you will never outgrow being my little girl. So...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Sep 21, 20221 min read


My Summer Reading Stack - so much for the light hearted romantic fiction!
Just sitting on the bathroom floor at bath time sharing my Summer reads. I’ll be sure to write a review when done! For Home Ed: The Brave...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jul 28, 20221 min read


These moments
These moments…. The greatest gift we can give our children is friendship and love, to meet them in their world. In turn to bring us into...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 2, 20221 min read


Parenting and the four Temperaments
Temperaments - Rudolf Steiner said about Temperaments “It has frequently been emphasised that man's greatest riddle is himself. Both...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jan 19, 20222 min read


The wonder of play
Children work through experiences in play. It’s how they process information, it’s how they work through things they have experienced and...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Nov 17, 20211 min read


Handwork in Early Childhood
🪡 Handwork in Early Childhood It’s been a while since I posted some #wednesdaywaldorfwisdom today I thought I would share something I...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Modern childhood and Waldorf Education
Modern childhood often seems at odds with Waldorf Education, and as a parent following Steiner’s methods with my own child I struggle, it...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Sep 14, 20212 min read


Honouring joyful tradition
What are traditions? They are things we do, which we have enjoyed and taken into our hearts…most of the time. There is another side to...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Sep 9, 20212 min read


The Soul life of the child
The soul diary of the child. The importance of a child’s drawing. For a long time we have tried to understand the pictorial expression of...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jul 20, 20212 min read


Summer Reading Stack
Summer reading stack 📚 So today I have gathered together some favourite books to read over the summer. I have read so many books on...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jul 7, 20211 min read


Waldorf Education as an Art
"Waldorf education is not a pedagogical system but an art - the art of awakening what is actually there within the human being." Rudolf...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jul 1, 20212 min read


Oral Storytelling
Storytelling in the oral tradition is one of the most beautiful and distinctive parts of Steiner-Waldorf early childhood. As human beings...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 27, 20212 min read


Creating magical moments in the home.
How do you bring the extraordinary to the ordinary? Here at home the smallest details make everyday childhood experiences magical. After...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 16, 20212 min read


Waldorf Early Childhood Education
thisgardenofgrace 🌈 Waldorf Early Childhood in the home 🏡 Discovering Steiner-Waldorf for me has been a life changing experience. From...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 15, 20212 min read


Treasuring Days Like These
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower. Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour.”...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 14, 20212 min read


Waldorf and Catholicism
As we approach the little ones third birthday in September I find myself thinking deeply about what her education may look like, how we...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Give them space
What is it to EXPERIENCE Nature? ✨Suppose I walk through a field where wildflowers are blooming. The flowers reveal their colours to me...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Mar 30, 20212 min read


Imitation strikes again
Just look at that concentration. Imitation strikes again. As part of the early spring issue of Waldorf Magic (out Friday) I have been...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Gentle Parenting and Nature
This morning the little one and I enjoyed a good couple of hours in the park till lunch. The days recently with her have been hard, her...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Mar 22, 20212 min read


Reverence in words
“We must guard against disrespectful, disparaging, and criticising thoughts. We must try to practice reverence and devotion in our...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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