Natural Homeschooling
Aurore, ND
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| I keep this page for people interested in what we are working on in the natural homeschooling realm. Here is an array of our year based on crafts and art. |
| Drums, Irish bodhrans |
| Statues with natural paints and clay |
| Beeswax angel and merino wool and mohair angels- |
| Knitted stuffed animals and Snowflakes ornaments with malachite, moonstone and prehenite |
| waldorf wool pictures-long process... |
The Birth of
"Rumpelstilskin"
-the final
touches were
achieved with
Pink and Purple
"Rumpelstilskin"
-the final
touches were
achieved with
Pink and Purple
March 2008
| February 2008 |
| Water colour The Birth of color |
Summer 2007 solstice drum
| Art Gallery....... |
| Brigid Goddess of Spring |
Spring Table...........
| St. Pats day and Easter |
| wool bunnies, chicks, and shamrocks |
| Summer 2008 was more relaxed then 2007-we did not make any dolls this summer and after completing the St. Petersburg Cathedral in my daughter's room I was ready for a break. I bought the "Cute Book" by Aranzo, a bag of wool felt, and some thread and let the older kids work by themselves. This book is AWESOME, it has easy to read step by step instructions with fun creatures to make- this is a small break from Waldorf for me-but I needed fun projects for them to complete on their own, the kids love the Cuties and it was great to watch them work together. We also spent the summer learning how to use the block crayons and I brought my crayons with me on vacation and crayonned a picture of every landscape I could find. Continuing on in my current interest of Catholic symbolism, I am soon to start another mural of Mary-not sure how long this inspiration will last, but it continues to comfort me and inspire me. The Guadalupe which was done last year can be seen on the art gallery pages. |
| Waldorf block crayon drawing consists of drawing pictures with only three colors-blue, yellow, and red made from all natural beeswax. I use Lyra or Stockmar brand. We spend the entire summer learning this method-which was quite difficult- here is some pictures of the process-I am still focusing on landscapes and the Easter Island picture to the right is my first attempt to move slowly out of landscapes-below are pictures of Lake Michigan. |
| We continue to keep our European ancestry traditions-such as this, the birthday ring. At each child's birthday we place a candle ring with crafts they made to represent their birthday season and pictures. I will continue to update this... |
| This is my 11 year old son and I's first painting together- We expounded on the theme of the "Snow Queen" a favorite fairy tale and a song that my son composed. This was also made in Febuary 2008- 2008 will be a year developing new themes and helping my children find the "muse" |
| This is the first painting my 9year old daughter and I made together-we made this on Candlemas/Brigids day- Feb. 2 2008- This painting is called La Sirenita, it is the very end of the Little Mermaid when La Sirenita is taken from the Sea foam to the Kingdom of air. This painting goes along with a song we made as well-I hope to post that too soon! |
| The Guadalupe- 6.5 foot tall wall mural, Dedicated to my daughter, who loves the Guadalupe! December 2007 |
| Making wool sushi for the Dreaming Tree Cafe..... All we need are chopsticks!! (and band-aids... : ( Autumn 2008 |
| Princess Falling Leaf, From the Nature table for Fall- Crown borrowed from the Amma doll- |
Autumn 2008
| Pumpkin boy is finally here for the Autumn nature table, I have been promising this all year- so we did it today....as usual, he will probably make his way to the toy room and not the table! |