Homeopathy FLOW chart for colds and flus

For any of you parents you use homeopathy or would like to I found a wonderful chart on the topic of colds, flus and homeopathy at:

Flu/Cold Homeopathy Chart

I have studied, and I now teach homeopathy (online) so I can vouch for the usefulness of this chart! I wish I had one when my kids were little!

Enjoy!
Blessings & Health,
Kristie

The History of Food

I ran across this link tonight while I was searching for something else. WOW! I could do an entire homeschooling unit based on this page. Imagine teaching history through FOOD? What fun! Ideas are already spinning in my head. But I just HAD to share the site with you!

Visit:
http://www.foodtimeline.org/

Blessings & Health,
Kristie

NEW PIANO method has a touch of Waldorf :)

Dear Parents,

There is a new piano method created by a previous neighbor and (current) friend of mine - Sarah Lyngra. I have seen and used most of her books and they teach piano through stories and colors. Sound familiar? She sends out a monthly newsletter and has so many clever ideas such as a monthly "music sudoko" (Mudoko) and many more! Check out her site at:

http://www.yellowcatpublishing.com/

MAGAZINE: Living Crafts

A new magazine called "Living Crafts" has come out from the Waldorf community and met with a wonderful response from even the non-Waldorf crowd. It is being carried by Michaels and Barnes & Noble as well as available online. Finally! I look forward to seeing more issues.

NATURE WALK: What ever happened to Cloud Gazing?

Has it been dreary and cold in your town too? We sometimes forget that along with those dreary days come some gorgeous clouds! Take a look at this society online that makes it their job to appreciate clouds and share that appreciation with others - you will be inspired to take a nature walk and do some cloud gazing. Does anyone have any good cloud-gazing stories?

Link here:

CLOUD APPRECIATION SOCIETY

PARENT CRAFT: Baby or Doll Sling

Dear Parents,

I am not very good at sewing and to make it worse I really don't like to sew! However, when my daughter was born I managed to make a sling for her and a few years later I made a smaller one so she could carry around her dolls - she LOVE them. Give it a try for a holiday gift. Make your child a sling for their dolls or animals and save a lot of money! You are basically paying for the price of a little bit of fabric.

Here is a nice online link on how to make them:

http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1894

MOM'S CRAFT: Knitted Teacups

This site has a gorgeous pattern for knitted teacups. The pattern seems a challenge but the result is worth it!

http://www.craftzine.com/blog/archive/2007/08/safe_toys_you_can_make.html

GREAT WEBSITE: Dailyom.com

I have discovered a wonderful website I wanted to share with all you parents. The following post I was sent from their site last week was very inspiring to me as a Waldorf mom:

Conscious Brilliance
Autumn's Beauty

The birth of autumn is an event missed by many. Autumn reveals itself slowly, hovering on the edges of our consciousness until its crisp breezes are strong enough to pierce our summer clothing, and we notice for the first time the transformations taking place all around us. It is only when the last fruits and vegetables have emerged in the crisp tangy air and the trees have begun to deck themselves in shifting patterns of crimson and gold that we internalize that fall has indeed returned. Autumn is invigorating and a time to gather our thoughts, in the same way that we might once have collected crops. Just as animals collect acorns to store them, we reap the fruit of our accomplishments. Autumn also ushers in a new slowness of being for most of us, as the tone and tempo of our lives change along with those of all of Mother Earth's children.

As the days grow shorter and the blossoms that brightened our gardens through summer's heat begin to droop and wilt, we tend to acknowledge the changing season without understanding that we, too, are in transition. The brilliance of autumn's foliage, the flocks of southbound geese honking overhead, and the arrival of a bountiful harvest are all signs that our lives will soon be changing. Whether the season's cooler days are a prelude to a cold winter or a long stretch of sweater weather, we feel obliged to slow down and take stock of our lives. Autumn's pleasures and rituals revolve around the gathering of abundance in preparation for the winter to come. There is ample time to contemplate what we accomplished during the warmer seasons while tasting the year's first cider or breathing in the sweet fragrance of leaves breaking down. The same stirring that inspires animals to burrow deep into the earth compels us to celebrate the rich bounty we instinctively know will not appear again until springtime.

Appearances deceive in autumn. The transformations undergone by living beings seem much more like endings than the transitions they really are. Dormancy, not death, is the hallmark of fall. Your priorities will likely change as nature flares into sunset brilliance and then lapses slowly into slumber, but remember to rejoice in the beauty of nature where every finale serves as an overture for a new beginning.

DailyOM.com