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Natural Tye-Dyed Easter Eggs

These are really simple and fun to make. The only trick is you will at first be working with raw eggs... so be careful! Materials Need: Eggs Flowers Onions skins red cabbage fabric scraps or Nylon panty hose cut into lengths slightly longer than eggs. Start by gathering some beautiful dye flowers, red cabbage... View more

4 Spring Time Circle Songs

Here are a few of my favorite songs and poems for a spring Waldorf circle. “It is Spring time” said the bee. “How do you know?” Asked the old oak tree. I just saw a daffodil dancing with a fairy on a windy hill. Spring is here with sun so bright, sun so... View more

Allergy Roller Recipes

This is one of the first rollers I ever made when I started using oils, and still one that I always have 2-3 of on hand and at the ready. Those days when your eyes are puffy and itchy, you can't stop sneezing, and your sniffling like a sad puppy- this is going to be... View more

DIY Natural Lubricant

The vagina is highly permeable, much more so and in a way that our skin is not. Because it is a mucous membrane, it is more acceptable to absorbing and secreting fluids. In fact, when placed in vagina, compared to our skin, chemicals and constituents from liquid and gel products are found within our blood... View more

Avocado Dye

Avocado dye is the perfect natural dye option for beginners. It can be used on any type of natural fiber (like cotton seen here) with great results. More importantly, it does not require a mordant- or a bonding agent- which can be quite rare for natural dyes, especially on cellulose-or plant- fibers. It's also a... View more

Sourdough Croissants

Click here for pdf Ingredients (all measurements are by weight): 435g flour 10g salt 55g sugar 75g cold water 140g scalded milk (cooled) 125 active sourdough starter 55g unsalted butter, cubed and room temperature 250 g cold unsalted butter 1 egg for a wash Before you begin, scald your milk and leave... View more

Traceable Handwriting Practice Fonts

I have always thought there should be an app that lets you make you own traceable hand writing pages you can customize to verses or subjects that are being taught. Who knows, maybe there is one. I never actually looked into it. But I did find these fonts that you can install on your... View more

Sourdough Hamburger Buns

This is a big one for me. We don't usually have (veggie) burgers. So.... we never have hamburger buns. However, in my local food redistribution box I have been getting several packages of veggie burgers. Having no buns, and not really a strong desire to buy store bought buns, I of course turned to my... View more

National Pharmacy Day

It will continually boggle my mind when people are skeptics to herbalism and natural remedies, yet will swallow whatever pill big Pharma throws their way without a second thought. It's national pharmacy day, and I grew up with my father being a pharmacist and my brother has recently received his doctorate in pharmaceuticals (congrats again... View more

Waldorf Education and Technology

If you have heard about Waldorf education, then there is a good chance you know that Waldorf Students are highly encouraged to have 0 media (television, movies, etc) in their lives before middle school. I have a little about that experience in a separate post here. What you may not know, is that this rule is... View more

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