New Waldorf Channel Show! Waldorf Storytelling

New Waldorf Channel Show July 29.2008
At: www.TheWaldorfChannel.com
Click on: "Storytelling" and it will be at the top of the page

Waldorf Storytelling
7-minute clip from "Home and Hearth Conference" in El Paso, TX 2008
This 7-minute clip gives insight into different types of storytellers and how to start storytelling with your own family or class. Advanced storytellers can find inspiration here too!

You can also purchase the full 75-minute workshop for only 12.50 on DVD at:
The Herb'n Home Store

Or purchase the download (Ipod or video download) for only 7.50 at:
Storytelling Download

Cheeto Flames

So what do you do when you have one of those nutty health-freak moms that tells you not to eat Cheetoes? And your friend brings a bag over to snack on? And then you have free time to play so you build a fort and of course your fort needs a FIRE! Right? And the FIRE needs flames. Right?

I just went out to take pics of the kids forts and had to share this. It was just too funny!

Kristie

www.TheWaldorfChannel.com

Sharing our Waldorf Enrichment Day :)

I had four Montessori students come over yesterday to share our day with us. They were here from 8am-3pm and we had so much fun. My favorite comment of the day was by the little four-year-old who looked at me while we were making lunch and said, 'Miss Kristie, why are we having so much fun here today?'

Since they don't come over every day we did a little Chinese New Year - Winter Cold inspired lesson. We did a lot of cooking and baking (a great winter activity!) and I told a story about Dragon Stew. Then the kids (having been here before) asked "Oh! Can we do a play about the story?" I really had not planned on it - but they were really into the idea and they already knew what role they wanted in the play so we spent another half hour doing a "play"! What I do for this type of "play" is that I tell the story again but I pause as often as I can and leave out as much as I can (like a narrator and a bit more sometimes) so the kids can have a chance to act out and say their parts. Depending on which child is in the role I will leave out more or less. Some kids really get into the improvisation in this!

We also did some watercolor paintings of dragon flames which everyone enjoyed. It was an easy enough project for the four-year-old but also interesting enough for the 11-year old.

Well, it is said that pictures say 1000 words so I will leave the rest of our day to the pictures above!

Blessings & Health,
Kristie