For Valentine's Day Sofi and I "adopted" a Koala on behalf of her friends, printed out a picture of "him" hugging a tree and made thank you cards for all of her friends.
Other years we have knitted flowers from local yarn and used sticks from the backyard as "stems" or created felt mice from hearts folded in half with knitted tails. There is always something creative you can do for holidays! And here are some good reasons to be creative...
From The Organic Consumers Union
Tis that time of year when more than 20 million Americans are buying sweets and flowers for their loved ones on Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, these tokens of love aren't as sweet or pure as they may appear. Over 40 percent of the world's conventional chocolate (i.e. non-organic and non-Fair Trade) comes from Africa's Ivory Coast, where the International Labor Organization and US State Department have reported widespread instances of child slavery. Meanwhile, commercial flowers, most of which are produced in countries such as Colombia, are the most toxic and heavily sprayed agricultural crops on Earth. In order for you to deliver your bouquet to your beauty, poorly paid workers in Third World countries put in up to 18 hour work days for poverty wages during peak flower buying times such as Valentine's Day. But don't let the bad news squelch your Valentine's plans. Show your love by choosing Fair Trade and organic flowers and chocolate for your Valentine's Day gifts. Check out OCA's Buying Guide, watch an entertaining flash movie and take action against the 5 major chocolate and flower corporations: http://www.organicconsumer
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Friday, February 12, 2010
Environmentally Responsible Valentine's Day
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Felting Without the Needle
Ever since we started working on this video the kids and I have not been able to stop making these adorable little felted figures! The figures you see in the pictures above were made by a 3,5,9 and 11-year old without needles. How? Find out by downloading the member video of the week at The Waldorf Channel. It is available at: Felting Video
Monday, February 18, 2008
Felt Stick Horse
I found this ole horsy when I was helping my daughter clean her room (don't ask me for the details on that). It brought back such good memories! We made it together when my eldest was 7 (she is 13 now) and it was very easy - we just used 2 pieces of large felt fabric and cut them in the shape of a "sock" - hand sewed them together, stuffed it, added button eyes, sewed closed the part where the stick went in and we had a lovely stick horse. I am not sure why we chose pink....but anyway...thought this might inspire someone out there. We got a lot of use out of him before he joined the stuffed animal zoo in my child's closet!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
New Waldorf Show - Sunday Feb. 10th, 2008
Today Sunii shows you how your kids can make an amazing Valentine's treat for you and all you need to do is sit back and relax :) I am a bit surprised he wanted to be in the video! He is so shy in person and so this is his first public debut! I'm not so keen on him becoming a YOUTUBE star (LOL) but I am excited that he is venturing into new things and out of his world of "shyness" and he is a lot more fun to watch than I am! So enjoy the new show at:
www.thewaldorfchannel.com
I filed the show under "celebrations" for Valentine's Day!
Blessings & Health,
Kristie
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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