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Feature : Nurture Nature Beeswax Candles featured festivals school supplies Nov 27, 2023

Hi, my name is Breanna Gray. I am a Waldorf homeschooling mama of 3 and owner of Nurture Nature, a 100% beeswax candle business. Come along the journey of how Nurture Nature came about.


"Make your own" the spark that lit the creation of Nurture Nature. In 2019 I had a desire to add more candles in

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Do Seasons of Seven Families Have an Opportunity to Meet in Person? festivals Nov 21, 2023

F.A.Q 
Can Seasons of Seven Families Meet Up in Person?
YES, when you become a Seasons of Seven Family you have access to our directory. 

Our school directory is voluntary for each family to decide if they would like their contact listed. 
Visit the directory anytime to check for local families in your ...

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Martinmas Waldorf Festival Planning Guide and FREE Preparation Gathering festivals martinmas Oct 31, 2023

Did you know our Auriel's Light Live Gatherings are FREE to attend?

Celebrating a rich festival life

If you are new to festivals, then sit back and let us bring you a beautiful way to journey through the year. If you have been celebrating all along then we hope you will find something fun and refr...

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Studying the Michaelmas Waldorf Festival festivals michaelmas Sep 26, 2023

This meditation is from Rudolf Steiner's last lecture: The Individuality of Elias, John, Raphael, Novalis.

Springing from Powers of the Sun,
Radiant Spirit-powers, blessing all Worlds!
For Michael's garment of rays
Ye are predestined by Thought Divine.

He, the Christ-messenger, revealeth in you —
Bear...

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Story for Michaelmas Festival festivals michaelmas Sep 19, 2023

Where No Light Shines

This story is appropriate for younger and older children.

Once upon a time there lived a peasant - a very bad peasant. He was lazy and miserable and he used very bad language. He beat his children and he was cross all the time - in fact he was very vey bad.

O...

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Easter Festival: The Celebration of New Life festivals Mar 29, 2023

“The festivals are nodal points of the year which unite us with the Spirit of the universe.”  ~Rudolf Steiner

There are not many things in this world that fill a Waldorf teacher's heart like the preparation of a festival. The planning of a festival is such a beautiful activity and it creates a most...

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The Art of Receiving a Gift festivals Dec 12, 2022

Whether you homeschool or not, we are constantly teaching our children as we move through life
together. However, some skills require more practice and attention than others. As my son entered middle
school, I began to realize that, other than please and thank you, the art of good manners was somethin...

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Gratitude festivals seasons waldorf lifestyle Nov 15, 2022

“The earth is firm beneath my feet,
The sun shines bright above,
And here I stand – so straight and strong,
All things to know and love.”

~Traditional Waldorf

Harvest season brings a sense of thankfulness to the forefront but living in gratitude throughout the year imbues life with a tremendously ...

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The Magical Sun Fairies festivals handwork seasons Aug 30, 2022

I love this time of year...back to school, harvesting the late summer’s garden bounty, and
with the help of the magical sun fairies, using natural dyes from Mother Earth to dye the
fiber and textiles I will use throughout the school year for all of my handwork projects.

Natural dyes are the oldest wa...

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St John - Messenger of Light festivals st. john Jun 23, 2022

St John - Messenger of Light  

I am always grateful for the pause in our usual routine that a festival gifts us with. Whether we are bathed in hours and hours of golden light in the northern hemisphere or finding our way through the darkness in the southern hemisphere, we are reminded of St John, o...

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Celebrating Festivals With the Young Child festivals waldorf education Dec 14, 2021

Celebrating festivals in a Waldorf School is one of the many things that makes Waldorf Education different that other educational pedagogies. You might walk into a Waldorf School and see eight graders taming dragons and kindergartners baking dragon bread in preparation for Michaelmas. You might see ...

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Slow December, Breathing Out. breathing out festivals waldorf lifestyle Dec 14, 2021

All month long all over the internet I've been seeing blog posts and Instagram posts about slowing down for December. Slow Advent. Slow Christmas. Almost as if on cue. Most are saying the same thing. Some are selling a product and some are just selling kindness. 

 

I just have one question…why do ...

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