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HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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I want to share Teddy’s Birthday Celebration at school and, most of all, share his birthday story so that I can remember it forever. Here is the birthday boy feeling like a prince in his velvet cape and crown. The Rainbow Table with the 4 rainbow candles, each one for a

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FELTED GEODE TUTORIAL :: FELTING FUN FOR KIDS Making a felted geode is a fun and easy beginner felting project for children. We love wet felting in our home, especially on a winters day when we are stuck inside. We put a towel on the floor and set a bowl of warm soapy water on the towel, roll up our selves and enjoy MAKING A WALDORF POCKET DOLL :: FREE PATTERN DIY TUTORIAL It’s so exciting to find a budding new Waldorf Blog. Cathy, from the beautiful new blog Faith & String and shop Brambles & Blossoms is sharing her tutorial on how to make a WALDORF POCKET DOLL. Please visit Cathy’s sites for other great Waldorf doll tutorials and LET'S MAKE BEESWAX LEAF ORNAMENTS. How excited I was to find a little silicone leaf mold at a garage sale the other day I think it’s for chocolates but, of course, all I could see was beeswax! Here are the beeswax leaf ornaments we made today aren’t they darling? First, we melted our beeswax in a homemade baine-marie (if you HOW TO MAKE A RUSTIC SIGN FOR YOUR FAIRY GARDEN I love that quote. It’s so true. The little everyday things are going to be the the things I miss most when I look back on these happy, messy, mom-of-young-kids days. We made a rustic sign for our teacup fairy garden. I love how it turned out the magical grain in the

bark, the

DIY NEEDLE FELTED BUNNY TUTORIAL A step-by-step tutorial on how to make the cutest little needle felted bunny. Who’s thinking about bunnies? With Easter just a few days away, I decided to get to work with my needle and wool to make my kids a couple of Easter bunny gifts. Alas, Teddy walked in and caught me in

the act

HOW TO MAKE WET FELTED ROCKS :: NEEDLE FELTING TUTORIAL On cold winter days like today, when (alas) it rains instead of snows, the best thing to do is to take out my (huge) bag of wool and get creative it felt like a wet felted rock kind of day, especially since I collected a bunch of river pebbles on our hike yesterday. A FAIRY GARDEN IN A TEA CUP :: A MINIATURE DIY TUTORIAL Calling all English, tea-loving fairies we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you in my favorite teacup. Please move in. It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and WALDORF CRAFTS ARCHIVES Our 10 Favorite Christmas Crafts :: DIY Tutorials. Just in case you are looking for quick and fun Christmas crafting projects, I’ve put together as list of 10 of our favorites Christmas crafting DIY

tutorials.

THE BENEFITS OF A DAILY RHYTHM AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOUR A Waldorf family rhythm is a carefully worked out plan of how your days will flow, a predictable roadmap of your daily activities with built-in cues to lead you and your children from one transition into

the next.

HOW TO MAKE A CORN COB DOLL Granny helped Teddy make Kitty a Corn Cob Doll. The boy is now a Little House On The Prairie convert and Granny too! We started with some old corn cobs that we had cleaned and set out in the warm Fall sun to dry. Teddy then used a little saw to cut the cobs to THE SIX-YEAR TRANSFORMATION :: DISCOVERING WALDORF The Six-Year Transformation By Michelle Brightwater The six-year transformation or change is an amazing and tumultuous time in the life of your youngling (and for you!). This time is referred to as the “first puberty,” which gives a great deal of insight into the kind of behavior you might expect during this time. Although it LET'S MAKE BEESWAX LEAF ORNAMENTS. How excited I was to find a little silicone leaf mold at a garage sale the other day I think it’s for chocolates but, of course, all I could see was beeswax! Here are the beeswax leaf ornaments we made today aren’t they darling? First, we melted our beeswax in a homemade baine-marie (if you MOSS GARDEN IN A JAR. The moss garden creates it’s own little ecosystem and does not need to be watered for 2 to 3 weeks. You will know your moss garden needs a little water when you notice the condensation on the inside of the jar is considerably less than usual. 5 FAVORITE WALDORF MEALTIME BLESSING VERSES Blessing our food with a favorite Waldorf mealtime blessing verse before we eat it is cherished everyday tradition that is meaningful in so many ways. And not just for children. Blessing our food is just as meaningful for adults too. Firstly, it gives us a moment to calm and collect ourselves before we eat. We HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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NATURALLY DYE SILKS. I have a treat for you tomorrow. Jennifer from the enchanting Syrendellis going to be our guest on Discovering Waldorf and her topic will be The Magic of Play Silks. I can’t wait for you to read all about how play silks fit into Waldorf and the many ways silks can ignite imaginative play. I WALDORF CRAFTS ARCHIVES Our 10 Favorite Christmas Crafts :: DIY Tutorials. Just in case you are looking for quick and fun Christmas crafting projects, I’ve put together as list of 10 of our favorites Christmas crafting DIY

tutorials.

TUTORIAL : FELTED PEBBLES These felted pebbles are totally AWESOME! They have such a great texture and weight and look wonderful in a wooden bowl on a shelf or your dining room table. You can match the color of the wool you use to work with the other colors in you home. The best part is that they are A FAIRY GARDEN IN A TEA CUP :: A MINIATURE DIY TUTORIAL Calling all English, tea-loving fairies we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you in my favorite teacup. Please move in. It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and FAVORITE WALDORF MORNING VERSES FOR THE GRADES If you have a favorite Waldorf verses, I’d love to hear them in the comments. If you’ve enjoyed these verses, I have also written an article that shares our favorite Waldorf mealtime blessing verses and favorite Waldorf Morning Circle verses for Kindergarten that I think you’ll love.. And, if you are after more Waldorf articles that showcase everyday family life, please have a look at FELTED GEODE TUTORIAL :: FELTING FUN FOR KIDS Making a felted geode is a fun and easy beginner felting project for children. We love wet felting in our home, especially on a winters day when we are stuck inside. We put a towel on the floor and set a bowl of warm soapy water on the towel, roll up our selves and enjoy

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DISCOVERING WALDORF :: DISCIPLINE IN A WALDORF SCHOOL To paraphrase Maple Village School’sAdministrator, Christina Sbarra, parents who have chosen to send their children to Waldorf schools have chosen a unique education, an education with great depth, wisdom, and richness. By taking up the task of understanding that education more fully, parents can support their child’s (children’s) learning that much more. We need to HOW TO MAKE WET FELTED ROCKS :: NEEDLE FELTING TUTORIAL On cold winter days like today, when (alas) it rains instead of snows, the best thing to do is to take out my (huge) bag of wool and get creative it felt like a wet felted rock kind of day, especially since I collected a bunch of river pebbles on our hike yesterday. HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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DISCOVERING WALDORF :: DISCIPLINE IN A WALDORF SCHOOL To paraphrase Maple Village School’sAdministrator, Christina Sbarra, parents who have chosen to send their children to Waldorf schools have chosen a unique education, an education with great depth, wisdom, and richness. By taking up the task of understanding that education more fully, parents can support their child’s (children’s) learning that much more. We need to HOW TO MAKE WET FELTED ROCKS :: NEEDLE FELTING TUTORIAL On cold winter days like today, when (alas) it rains instead of snows, the best thing to do is to take out my (huge) bag of wool and get creative it felt like a wet felted rock kind of day, especially since I collected a bunch of river pebbles on our hike yesterday. TUTORIAL : FELTED PEBBLES These felted pebbles are totally AWESOME! They have such a great texture and weight and look wonderful in a wooden bowl on a shelf or your dining room table. You can match the color of the wool you use to work with the other colors in you home. The best part is that they are

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AN EYE-SPY JAR.

These are what we found at first we have been adding to our Eye-spy Jar all day the more little items you have, the merrier. Put the rice and treasures in the jar, making sure to leave an inch or so of space between the top of the rice and the lid as you want the

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Nicole, from Frontier Dreams, was kind enough to share her families daily rhythm with us a while back. Today, she is back to revisit their morning rhythm Welcome, Nicole. : : : Good Morning Dear Earth Good morning dear earth Good morning dear sun Good morning dear flowers and

fairies, every

5 FAVORITE WALDORF MEALTIME BLESSING VERSES Blessing our food with a favorite Waldorf mealtime blessing verse before we eat it is cherished everyday tradition that is meaningful in so many ways. And not just for children. Blessing our food is just as meaningful for adults too. Firstly, it gives us a moment to calm and collect ourselves before we eat. We DISCOVERING WALDORF :: DISCIPLINE IN A WALDORF SCHOOL To paraphrase Maple Village School’sAdministrator, Christina Sbarra, parents who have chosen to send their children to Waldorf schools have chosen a unique education, an education with great depth, wisdom, and richness. By taking up the task of understanding that education more fully, parents can support their child’s (children’s) learning that much more. We need to THE MAGIC OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS :: DISCOVERING WALDORF Discovering Waldorf The Magic Of Waldorf Storybooks by: Joey van Oort We do not have a Waldorf School close by to enroll our children, however, we have chosen to live a Waldorf lifestyle at home. When my children were born my mother in law introduced us to MOSS GARDEN IN A JAR. The moss garden creates it’s own little ecosystem and does not need to be watered for 2 to 3 weeks. You will know your moss garden needs a little water when you notice the condensation on the inside of the jar is considerably less than usual.

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Waldorf Puppet Plays by Caroline. Especially in the fast pace of our time, where children can be overwhelmed with quickly changing pictures and impressions and add to that the extensive media consumption, puppet play, as carried out in Waldorf education, with its calming rhythm and continuity, can not be valued high enough. MAKING A WALDORF POCKET DOLL :: FREE PATTERN DIY TUTORIAL It’s so exciting to find a budding new Waldorf Blog. Cathy, from the beautiful new blog Faith & String and shop Brambles & Blossoms is sharing her tutorial on how to make a WALDORF POCKET DOLL. Please visit Cathy’s sites for other great Waldorf doll tutorials and HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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150 USES FOR THE DOTERRA HOME ESSENTIALS KIT Home Essentials Kit – Six single essential oils and four essential oil blends that no family should ever be without! Plus a free diffuser. What is an essential oil? Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. In addition to their intrinsic FAVORITE WALDORF MORNING VERSES FOR THE GRADES The center of the world am I. My right hand points to the cold north star. My left hand points to where the hot lands are. Behind my back is the rising sun. In front of me is where day is done. North, south, east and west. Where I am is the best. A morning verse is sure to be the start of a very happy day. We should all set our intentions at NATURALLY DYE SILKS. Cover with water. Put on the stove and bring to a boil. Once it is boiling, add the silk and stir. You’ll see the silk take on the magically golden color of the flax. Let it sit until it has reached the intensity of color you desire. Take it out of the pot, rinse in cold water and hang it on the line to dry. Voila! FELTED GEODE TUTORIAL :: FELTING FUN FOR KIDS Making a felted geode is a fun and easy beginner felting project for children. We love wet felting in our home, especially on a winters day when we are stuck inside. We put a towel on the floor and set a bowl of warm soapy water on the towel, roll up our selves and enjoy THE BENEFITS OF A DAILY RHYTHM AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOUR A family rhythm is a carefully worked out plan of how your days will flow, a predictable roadmap of your daily activities with built-in cues to lead you and your children from one transition into the next. Activities you choose to do as a family have a pattern which reflects the flow of your lives, the values you live by and the things you HOW TO MAKE A RUSTIC SIGN FOR YOUR FAIRY GARDEN Who could resist! It was super simple to make too. Collect a flat piece of bark about 4 inches long. Use small alphabet stamps and black ink to write FAIRIES onto the bark. Use a hot glue gun to glue an 8 inch twig onto the back of the sign. Put your FAIRIES sign into your delightful fairy garden. Wait for MOSS GARDEN IN A JAR. First, put a handful of small stones into the jar. Then a handful of dirt. Then a handful of carbon. Put a little dried moss on the carbon and then layer the growing moss on top. With the dropper, give the moss a few squirts of water (not too much) and add your treasures. Seal the moss garden with the lid and put it in a sunny spot inside.

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MAKING A WALDORF POCKET DOLL :: FREE PATTERN DIY TUTORIAL It’s so exciting to find a budding new Waldorf Blog. Cathy, from the beautiful new blog Faith & String and shop Brambles & Blossoms is sharing her tutorial on how to make a WALDORF POCKET DOLL. Please visit Cathy’s sites for other great Waldorf doll tutorials and HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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MAKING A WALDORF POCKET DOLL :: FREE PATTERN DIY TUTORIAL It’s so exciting to find a budding new Waldorf Blog. Cathy, from the beautiful new blog Faith & String and shop Brambles & Blossoms is sharing her tutorial on how to make a WALDORF POCKET DOLL. Please visit Cathy’s sites for other great Waldorf doll tutorials and 150 USES FOR THE DOTERRA HOME ESSENTIALS KIT Home Essentials Kit – Six single essential oils and four essential oil blends that no family should ever be without! Plus a free diffuser. What is an essential oil? Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. In addition to their intrinsic DISCOVERING WALDORF SERIES The Benefits Of A Daily Rhythm And How It Can Help Your Family Thrive

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As usual, Stacy, you have brought peace into my day. Thank you. I visit Stacy’s blog, Mama Om, often and am always left with such a wonderful calm, the knowledge that I have been in a place of wisdom and the understanding that the joy is in the journey.Stacy, you are a gem. Here are the other articles in our Discovering Waldorf Series.. If you haven’t yet, please pop over to yesterdays A FAIRY GARDEN IN A TEA CUP :: A MINIATURE DIY TUTORIAL Calling all English, tea-loving fairies we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you in my favorite teacup. Please move in. It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and HOW TO MAKE A RUSTIC SIGN FOR YOUR FAIRY GARDEN Who could resist! It was super simple to make too. Collect a flat piece of bark about 4 inches long. Use small alphabet stamps and black ink to write FAIRIES onto the bark. Use a hot glue gun to glue an 8 inch twig onto the back of the sign. Put your FAIRIES sign into your delightful fairy garden. Wait for HOW TO MAKE A CORN COB DOLL He twisted the wire pieces together to connect the head to the torso and the legs to the torso. We cut lengths of rope into threes fro the dolls arms, tied them together with a simple knot. And braided the rope to make arms. We measured some pretty fabric for her dress against our corn cob doll and folded it into 4. Rounded the bottom

edges.

DIY NEEDLE FELTED BUNNY TUTORIAL 11. Fill the center of the ear with a little pink wool. 12. Fan the fluffy end of the ear evenly and press against a hard surface. Trim short by pulling the fluffy wool. 13. Set the fanned-out tufty end of the ear in place on the bunnies head and needle felt the fluffy wool firmly into the head. 14. THE SIX-YEAR TRANSFORMATION :: DISCOVERING WALDORF The Six-Year Transformation By Michelle Brightwater The six-year transformation or change is an amazing and tumultuous time in the life of your youngling (and for you!). This time is referred to as the “first puberty,” which gives a great deal of insight into the kind of behavior you might expect during this time. Although it LET'S MAKE BEESWAX LEAF ORNAMENTS. How excited I was to find a little silicone leaf mold at a garage sale the other day I think it’s for chocolates but, of course, all I could see was beeswax! Here are the beeswax leaf ornaments we made today aren’t they darling? First, we melted our beeswax in a homemade baine-marie (if you 5 FAVORITE WALDORF MEALTIME BLESSING VERSES Blessing our food with a favorite Waldorf mealtime blessing verse before we eat it is cherished everyday tradition that is meaningful in so many ways. And not just for children. Blessing our food is just as meaningful for adults too. Firstly, it gives us a moment to calm and collect ourselves before we eat. We HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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NATURALLY DYE SILKS. Cover with water. Put on the stove and bring to a boil. Once it is boiling, add the silk and stir. You’ll see the silk take on the magically golden color of the flax. Let it sit until it has reached the intensity of color you desire. Take it out of the pot, rinse in cold water and hang it on the line to dry. Voila! FAVORITE WALDORF MORNING VERSES FOR THE GRADES The center of the world am I. My right hand points to the cold north star. My left hand points to where the hot lands are. Behind my back is the rising sun. In front of me is where day is done. North, south, east and west. Where I am is the best. A morning verse is sure to be the start of a very happy day. We should all set our intentions at FELTED GEODE TUTORIAL :: FELTING FUN FOR KIDS Making a felted geode is a fun and easy beginner felting project for children. We love wet felting in our home, especially on a winters day when we are stuck inside. We put a towel on the floor and set a bowl of warm soapy water on the towel, roll up our selves and enjoy TUTORIAL : FELTED PEBBLES Put a generous blog of detergent into the palm of your hand and spread it over the whole surface of both of your hands by rubbing them together. Now, gently roll the wool covered rock in your hands, thus covering it in the detergent too. Wet your hands in the warm water and gently roll the rock in your wet hands. It will start to foam up. A FAIRY GARDEN IN A TEA CUP :: A MINIATURE DIY TUTORIAL Calling all English, tea-loving fairies we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you in my favorite teacup. Please move in. It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and

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THE ENCHANTING FAIRY HOUSES OF MACKWORTH ISLAND, MAINE The Enchanting Fairy Houses of Mackworth Island, Maine. One of our favorite places in all of Maine was a place called Mackworth Island. It is a little island off the coast of Maine, connected to the mainland by a small bridge if you didn’t know it was there, you’d

quite miss it.

HOW TO MAKE WET FELTED ROCKS :: NEEDLE FELTING TUTORIAL Simply cover the rocks in wool roving, wrapping them tightly and wet felt the wool around them using hot soapy water and agitation. I love putting little white veins onto my felted rocks. The white lines make the felted pebbles so wonderfully realistic and extra special. DISCOVERING WALDORF :: DISCIPLINE IN A WALDORF SCHOOL Discovering Waldorf :: Discipline in a Waldorf School. To paraphrase Maple Village School’s Administrator, Christina Sbarra, parents who have chosen to send their children to Waldorf schools have chosen a unique education, an education with great depth, wisdom, and richness. By taking up the task of understanding that education more fully HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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quite miss it.

HOW TO MAKE WET FELTED ROCKS :: NEEDLE FELTING TUTORIAL Simply cover the rocks in wool roving, wrapping them tightly and wet felt the wool around them using hot soapy water and agitation. I love putting little white veins onto my felted rocks. The white lines make the felted pebbles so wonderfully realistic and extra special. DISCOVERING WALDORF :: DISCIPLINE IN A WALDORF SCHOOL Discovering Waldorf :: Discipline in a Waldorf School. To paraphrase Maple Village School’s Administrator, Christina Sbarra, parents who have chosen to send their children to Waldorf schools have chosen a unique education, an education with great depth, wisdom, and richness. By taking up the task of understanding that education more fully TUTORIAL : FELTED PEBBLES Put a generous blog of detergent into the palm of your hand and spread it over the whole surface of both of your hands by rubbing them together. Now, gently roll the wool covered rock in your hands, thus covering it in the detergent too. Wet your hands in the warm water and gently roll the rock in your wet hands. It will start to foam up. MOSS GARDEN IN A JAR. First, put a handful of small stones into the jar. Then a handful of dirt. Then a handful of carbon. Put a little dried moss on the carbon and then layer the growing moss on top. With the dropper, give the moss a few squirts of water (not too much) and add your treasures. Seal the moss garden with the lid and put it in a sunny spot inside.

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1. Hold the tail of the loop in your right hand. 2. Reach into the loop with a pincer grasp (“into the lake”), and pinch the taut yarn (“grab the fish”) 3. Pull the tail down while pulling the yarn you just grabbed (“with a swish of his tail, away he swims”).

4. AN EYE-SPY JAR.

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Good morning dear beasties. and birds in the tree. Good morning to you. Good morning to me. – Our morning time verse (traditional Waldorf) Rotating picture in the girls’ room. K likes to change it from night to day. Today, I thought I would share our morning time rhythm. Of course this is slightly different than the school year

rhythm

DISCOVERING WALDORF :: DISCIPLINE IN A WALDORF SCHOOL Discovering Waldorf :: Discipline in a Waldorf School. To paraphrase Maple Village School’s Administrator, Christina Sbarra, parents who have chosen to send their children to Waldorf schools have chosen a unique education, an education with great depth, wisdom, and richness. By taking up the task of understanding that education more fully 5 FAVORITE WALDORF MEALTIME BLESSING VERSES Blessing our food with a favorite Waldorf mealtime blessing verse before we eat it is cherished everyday tradition that is meaningful in so many ways. And not just for children. Blessing our food is just as meaningful for adults too. Firstly, it gives us a moment to calm and collect ourselves before we eat. We

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Waldorf Puppet Plays by Caroline. Especially in the fast pace of our time, where children can be overwhelmed with quickly changing pictures and impressions and add to that the extensive media consumption, puppet play, as carried out in Waldorf education, with its calming rhythm and continuity, can not be valued high enough. THE MAGIC OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS :: DISCOVERING WALDORF The Magic Of Waldorf Storybooks. by: Joey van Oort. We do not have a Waldorf School close by to enroll our children, however, we have chosen to live a Waldorf lifestyle at home. When my children were born my mother in law introduced us to a few of the Waldorf story books that my husband read as a child and that she used in her classroom. MAKING A WALDORF POCKET DOLL :: FREE PATTERN DIY TUTORIAL It’s so exciting to find a budding new Waldorf Blog. Cathy, from the beautiful new blog Faith & String and shop Brambles & Blossoms is sharing her tutorial on how to make a WALDORF POCKET DOLL. Please visit Cathy’s sites for other great Waldorf doll tutorials and HOME - NEW - THE MAGIC ONIONSESSENTIAL OILSWALDORFCRAFTSFAIRY GARDENSTHINGS WE LOVEABOUT US I’m dedicated to empowering moms Essentail oils Crafts Waldorf Become the healer in your home My favourite Oils have a read Why Doterra Work with me Hello Beautiful Welcome to The Magic Onions. I’m a Waldorf mama, passionate about empowering moms like you to cultivate the peaceful, loving and connected family you deserve. I

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As usual, Stacy, you have brought peace into my day. Thank you. I visit Stacy’s blog, Mama Om, often and am always left with such a wonderful calm, the knowledge that I have been in a place of wisdom and the understanding that the joy is in the journey.Stacy, you are a gem. Here are the other articles in our Discovering Waldorf Series.. If you haven’t yet, please pop over to yesterdays FAVORITE WALDORF MORNING VERSES FOR THE GRADES The center of the world am I. My right hand points to the cold north star. My left hand points to where the hot lands are. Behind my back is the rising sun. In front of me is where day is done. North, south, east and west. Where I am is the best. A morning verse is sure to be the start of a very happy day. We should all set our intentions at TUTORIAL : FELTED PEBBLES Put a generous blog of detergent into the palm of your hand and spread it over the whole surface of both of your hands by rubbing them together. Now, gently roll the wool covered rock in your hands, thus covering it in the detergent too. Wet your hands in the warm water and gently roll the rock in your wet hands. It will start to foam up. FELTED GEODE TUTORIAL :: FELTING FUN FOR KIDS Making a felted geode is a fun and easy beginner felting project for children. We love wet felting in our home, especially on a winters day when we are stuck inside. We put a towel on the floor and set a bowl of warm soapy water on the towel, roll up our selves and enjoy A FAIRY GARDEN IN A TEA CUP :: A MINIATURE DIY TUTORIAL Calling all English, tea-loving fairies we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you in my favorite teacup. Please move in. It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and

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As usual, Stacy, you have brought peace into my day. Thank you. I visit Stacy’s blog, Mama Om, often and am always left with such a wonderful calm, the knowledge that I have been in a place of wisdom and the understanding that the joy is in the journey.Stacy, you are a gem. Here are the other articles in our Discovering Waldorf Series.. If you haven’t yet, please pop over to yesterdays FAVORITE WALDORF MORNING VERSES FOR THE GRADES The center of the world am I. My right hand points to the cold north star. My left hand points to where the hot lands are. Behind my back is the rising sun. In front of me is where day is done. North, south, east and west. Where I am is the best. A morning verse is sure to be the start of a very happy day. We should all set our intentions at TUTORIAL : FELTED PEBBLES Put a generous blog of detergent into the palm of your hand and spread it over the whole surface of both of your hands by rubbing them together. Now, gently roll the wool covered rock in your hands, thus covering it in the detergent too. Wet your hands in the warm water and gently roll the rock in your wet hands. It will start to foam up. FELTED GEODE TUTORIAL :: FELTING FUN FOR KIDS Making a felted geode is a fun and easy beginner felting project for children. We love wet felting in our home, especially on a winters day when we are stuck inside. We put a towel on the floor and set a bowl of warm soapy water on the towel, roll up our selves and enjoy A FAIRY GARDEN IN A TEA CUP :: A MINIATURE DIY TUTORIAL Calling all English, tea-loving fairies we’ve made the most delightful fairy garden habitat for you in my favorite teacup. Please move in. It all started when I broke the saucer to one of my favorite teacups. I wanted to cry. I’ve had this beautiful tea set for many many years. Each cup and

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Rhythm in the Home. There are numerous aspects to a Waldorf way of life that are appealing to me, but the one that I hold closest to my heart, is rhythm. Rhythm is the daily, weekly and yearly recurring activities in our lives. There is something so magical about such a simple concept. Children thrive on familiarity and consistency. HOW TO MAKE A CORN COB DOLL He twisted the wire pieces together to connect the head to the torso and the legs to the torso. We cut lengths of rope into threes fro the dolls arms, tied them together with a simple knot. And braided the rope to make arms. We measured some pretty fabric for her dress against our corn cob doll and folded it into 4. Rounded the bottom

edges.

HOW TO MAKE A RUSTIC SIGN FOR YOUR FAIRY GARDEN Who could resist! It was super simple to make too. Collect a flat piece of bark about 4 inches long. Use small alphabet stamps and black ink to write FAIRIES onto the bark. Use a hot glue gun to glue an 8 inch twig onto the back of the sign. Put your FAIRIES sign into your delightful fairy garden. Wait for HOW TO MAKE WET FELTED ROCKS :: NEEDLE FELTING TUTORIAL Simply cover the rocks in wool roving, wrapping them tightly and wet felt the wool around them using hot soapy water and agitation. I love putting little white veins onto my felted rocks. The white lines make the felted pebbles so wonderfully realistic and extra special. THE SIX-YEAR TRANSFORMATION :: DISCOVERING WALDORF The Six-Year Transformation By Michelle Brightwater The six-year transformation or change is an amazing and tumultuous time in the life of your youngling (and for you!). This time is referred to as the “first puberty,” which gives a great deal of insight into the kind of behavior you might expect during this time. Although it 5 FAVORITE WALDORF MEALTIME BLESSING VERSES Blessing our food with a favorite Waldorf mealtime blessing verse before we eat it is cherished everyday tradition that is meaningful in so many ways. And not just for children. Blessing our food is just as meaningful for adults too. Firstly, it gives us a moment to calm and collect ourselves before we eat. We THE MAGIC OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS :: DISCOVERING WALDORF The Magic Of Waldorf Storybooks. by: Joey van Oort. We do not have a Waldorf School close by to enroll our children, however, we have chosen to live a Waldorf lifestyle at home. When my children were born my mother in law introduced us to a few of the Waldorf story books that my husband read as a child and that she used in her classroom.

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ECO-LIVING ON A BUDGET March 9, 2019 By Donni

We all know that many of the hazardous chemicals in conventional cleaning products are often carcinogens, neurotoxins, mutagens, teratogens, or endocrine disrupters. Of course these toxins are having a negative effect on our bodies and those of our children. We know this! Ditching them in favor of natural cleaning products should be a

no-brainer.

If you aren’t already using green cleaning products, what’s holding you back? Price? Well… I’m here to show you how cheap and easy it is to make your own DIY household cleaners. It only costs $1.20 to make a 16oz bottle of all-purpose kitchen cleaner? BARGAIN! The glass bottles cost anywhere from $3.50 – $7.00 and you can reuse them time and time again! When you get started with your doTERRA starter pack you will be able to replace all these things with a natural, non-toxic alternative… ⇾ Fruit and Veggie Wash

⇾ Kitchen Cleaner

⇾ Bathroom Cleaner ⇾ All Purpose Cleaner ⇾ Dishwasher Tablets

⇾ Window Cleaner

⇾ Carpet Deodoriser ⇾ Furniture Polish ⇾ Carpet Deodorizer

⇾ Air Freshener

⇾ Sleepy Pillow Mist

⇾ Chest Rub

⇾ Antibacterial Hand Spray

⇾ Bug Spray

⇾ Antibacterial Cream for bumps and scrapes

⇾ Nappy Cream

⇾ Throat Gargle

⇾ Deodorant

This is how easy it is to make your own kitchen cleaner : In a 16oz glass spray bottle, mix 4oz White Vinegar, 10oz water and 6 drops of Lemon essential oil. Shake well before use. So cheap and easy. And QUICK to make!! It cleans so well, friends. If you try this, I bet you won’t ever go back to what you were using before. To make a super easy fruit and veggie wash that will wash all that horrid residue (pesticides, cleaning agents, etc) off the produce you feed to your precious family all you do is wash your produce with a teaspoon of doTERRA On Guard Cleaner Concentrate and two drops of

Lemon oil.

Here’s how you make non-toxic dishwasher tablets for pennies; https://www.doterra.com/…/…/diy-dishwasher-detergent-tablets If you are ready to get your doTERRA starter kit, either message me or find out more here : https://mailchi.mp/themagiconions/doterra-starter-kits If you want to know why doTERRA is a firm choice in my family, click here : https://mailchi.mp/themagiconions…/why-i-have-chosen-doterra Blessings and magic,

Donni

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DANDELION FRITTER RECIPE AND A NEW MOTHER’S DAY TRADITION May 14, 2018 By Donni

My dear friend, Michelle, posted photos yesterday on Instagram of her delicious Mother’s Day breakfast… dandelion fritters. It turns out that dandelion fritters, cooked by her gorgeous daughter, is her family’s new Mother’s Day tradition. I LOVE this idea (look how yummy they look!) and so I have decided to actively work on making dandelion fritters (cooked by my lil’ chickens) my family’s new Mother’s Day tradition too. “Tell us how you make them, Michelle?” I asked and she (the do-it-now person that she is) immediately sent through a sweet post, written by her and her daughter, for me to share with y’all here. What I especially love about this little story is how traditions can naturally unfurl. I imagine Michelle picking dandelions with her daughter when she was still a little girl and the experience they shared of making dandelion fritters over a camp fire together… dandelions became a magic that connected them and now, all these years later, they connect them still. The mother gifting a magical experience to the child and then, years later, the grown child gifting that same magical experience to the mother. Childhood magic giving way to adult magic and showing us that everything we do (or did) with our little ones can have a lasting depth of meaning as we journey with them into the newness ahead. Thank you, my sweet friend.

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Sometimes new traditions are born as our children become more fully in this world. While the blissful magic of the younger years seems to wane, their skills and confidence and independent creativity increase. One Mother’s Day you may wake up to find your child has gathered, battered, and fried up an amazingly beautiful treat in your honor! Here is how your child may describe it – or at least how mine did. “I always love eating from the land. It feels so special to eat something that you’ve worked hard to create, with the help of Mother

Earth, of course.

We made them together once before, many years ago at an overnight campout with our Full Moon Girls wilderness group, we made dandelion fritters over the camp fire. We harvested the blossoms, mixed up the batter, and fried them in a cast iron pan over a carefully made cooking fire. They were fun to eat and tasted bitter and sweet all at

once.

Here’s how you can make these wild-crafted treats: Harvest open dandelion blossoms leaving long stems on so it will be easier to handle them later. Make up your favorite pancake batter. 4 drops of Wild Orange essential

oil ,

some cinnamon, and a nice “glug” of almond extract makes it extra

yummy.

Heat a cast iron pan with a generous amount of butter (best!) or oil. Aim for about 1/8 inch oil in the pan. Hold the flower by its stem and dip it into the batter. Wiggle it around to make sure the flower head gets coated with the batter. An important tip is NOT to get much batter on the part of the flower head that is on the stem side, the part that will not touch the pan, or else you will have raw batter on the tops of your fritters. Continuing to hold the dandelion by the stem, put the coated flower petals down into the oiled or buttered pan with the stems sticking up. Add more until the pan is full but leave room between them so they are not touching and not oozing into each other. Cook until bottoms are golden brown and crispy. Remove and drain if desired. Place on a beautiful plate, stems up. The stems will be how you pick the fritters up, but do not eat the stems as they are very bitter. Give to your mother on Mother’s Day and she will love it!” As our children move through their years of the Good and the Beautiful into the years of the True, we can often feel bereft of magic, ritual, and beloved nourishing traditions. It takes courage, imagination, and an observant heart to see that the good and beautiful seeds we planted are growing true to form just as they are supposed to. From dandelion wishes and dandelion chains to dandelion fritters…all is Good, Beautiful, and True.

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What a beautiful Mother’s Day tradition! Blessings and magic,

Donni

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ROADTRIPPIN’ TO RISD April 27, 2018 By Donni

It’s Spring Break. And I’m so happy to report that Spring has finally sprung! At this moment, I’m actually sitting in a ray of sunshine and the warmth seeping into my body feels sooooo goooood! Yay!! A couple of days ago, Kitty and I decided to throw caution to the wind and set out on an impromptu adventure. We escaped to Providence, RI, for a night… to explore, shop and eat yummy food. We weren’t disappointed by this eclectic lil city… Providence is a gorgeous! Notwithstanding our AirBnB was over a PUB! Our trip started off with coffee and treats from our favorite local coffee shop in Keene, Brewbakers . If you are in this area, this coffee shop is a must. They brew their own organic, locally roasted coffee blend that is sooooo good. And you must try the almond blackberry croissants. They are unshareable. Providence is a quaint city of narrow little one-way streets and neat brick buildings. We loved how the houses looked like they were still in the 18 hundreds. Each had a little plaque on it that reported who had lived in the house and when, making it easy to daydream back in

time.

And it is full of charmingly eclectic shops of trendy handmade goodies. Oh, the thrift stores… Kitty was in heaven!! We had to stop at each one… each and EVERY one. We found a favorite restaurant called the Duck And Bunny and ate there twice as we discovered that they put A LOT of Nutella on their chocolate banana crepes! And then we visited RISD, of course. Their museum is a gem with a very beautiful collection of masters. I found that Pissaro had painted my farm. The one I know from my dreams… right down to the cows in the

field!

Blessings and magic,

Donni

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April 24, 2018 By Donni

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I love this poem. I love it because it makes me see how easy things can be. We make things more difficult by all the fluffy stuff we cover them in. Sometimes, in order to move forward, we just need to do what we know we need to do. I like to also replace the ‘she let go’ with ‘she did it’.

SHE LET GO

She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go. She didn’t ask anyone for advice. She didn’t read a book on how to let go. She didn’t search the scriptures. She just let go. She let go of all of the memories that held her back. She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward. She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right. She didn’t promise to let go. She didn’t journal about it. She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer. She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper. She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope. She just let go. She didn’t analyze whether she should let go. She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter. She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment. She didn’t call the prayer line. She didn’t utter one word. She just let go. No one was around when it happened. There was no applause or congratulations. No one thanked her or praised her. No one noticed a thing. Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go. There was no effort. There was no struggle. It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad. It was what it was, and it is just that. In the space of letting go, she let it all be. A small smile came over her face. A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon

shone forevermore.

by Rev. Safire Rose

Blessings and magic,

Donni

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