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Happy New Year
The New Year By Anon. I am the little New Year, ho, ho ! Here I come tripping it over the snow. Shaking my bells with a merry din – So...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jan 1, 20221 min read


Snowflakes
❄️ “Let’s be snowflakes whirling to the ground, We make a soft white carpet without a single sound. Let’s be fir trees stretching to the...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Nov 28, 20211 min read


Team work Chaffinch
🎨 Teamwork makes the dream work 🎨 We love telling stories here at home and we have missed the rhythm of it somewhat over the past four...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Aug 29, 20211 min read


Shadow Theatre
Already enjoying our story from August’s Waldorf Magic “Worlds under water”. 🌊 🐚 This months guide has the silhouettes you need for the...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jul 25, 20211 min read


Handmade rainstick
Handmade Rainstick Tutorial ☔️ One of my instruments in this months Waldorf Magic is a handmade rainstick! So simple and lovely for...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 29, 20211 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


Puppetry in Early Childhood
“Puppetry is the remedy to the ravages of civilisation” Rudolf Steiner. Puppetry and storytelling using props and puppets has brought...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Apr 13, 20212 min read


Handkerchief Bunny Puppet
Easy no sew bunny handkerchief puppet 💫 Head over to my IGTV to see how to make this simple bunny puppet from a handkerchief or scrap of...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Mar 10, 20211 min read


Bedroom side table and verse
The little ones sleeping area in our room is almost done. The bedside table (a stool with a rattan tray) was my focus today. I painted a...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Spring awaken...
“Deep sleeps the Winter, Cold, wet and grey; Surely all the world is dead; Spring is far away. Wait! the world shall waken; It is not...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Our Winter Book Selection
We love books of all types in our home, we read everyday to the little one during circle time and bedtime and all the moments in-between....
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Dec 3, 20201 min read


This seasons art selection
I had a lot of great feedback last season about the Art Cards I printed for the little one, to accompany her books. I love Art (I studied...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Dec 2, 20201 min read


Our Autumn Read-aloud and Flash Cards
Fostering a love of books, of storytelling, of language and being read to in childhood is so important. In Steiner Waldorf, early reading...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Sep 22, 20202 min read


Rainbow Window Sun
Its always such a joy making kite paper window suns! Last night I made this beautiful rainbow one for the playroom window, much to the...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 23, 20201 min read


Lavender’s Blue, dilly dilly.
One of our most love rhymes here at home and a favourite of my daughters, I decided to make her a hand written card for her birthday and...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 2, 20201 min read


Into the Meadow
Oh to be lost in a sea of yellow, just for a short while. To gaze on skies of blue, listening to the laughter of you. The warm sun...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 2, 20201 min read


Storytelling and Waldorf Early Childhood Education
Waldorf early childhood education prides itself on building a language rich environment through thoughtful caring social interaction,...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Jun 2, 20201 min read


The Story of the Little Bee
A simple story for under threes, you can recreate this at home just using finger play and your hands, it doesn’t have to be complicated....
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
May 19, 20201 min read


Shrove Tuesday Verse
Mix a pancake Stir a pancake Pop it in the pan. Fry a pancake, Toss a pancake Catch it if you can.
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Feb 25, 20201 min read


Valentine Verse
. Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the blossom, Kind deeds are the fruits. . Take care of your...
Kelly Ellis-Radahd
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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