Festival Resources for the Season from Waldorfish.com
How can we help you make this season special AND rejuvinating?
With the holiday season right around the corner, we’re guessing your calendar is filling up with family gatherings, traditions, and special events and activities. It’s a busy time, and can be full of fun and also demanding (can you relate?)
Are you looking for some support in making your holiday season feel a little less stressful, and a little more meaningful?
How does paring down your busy calendar, and making the coming weeks feel restful and restorative sound?
We’ve compiled all of our resources for the season in one convenient place so you can start exploring doable ways to bring more joy into your festival life at home.
We’re here to support, inspire, and celebrate right along with you!
Take a little time to enjoy the simple beauty of the season.
Simple Season
Looking for some quiet reflection, time to create, and have a desire to try something new this season? Start here.
Designed for caretakers, this course provides an opportunity to create, plan, and reflect! With three watercolor painting lessons, a simple (yet impactful) guiding PDF, and thought-provoking discussion prompts, this mini-course will help you find what’s really meaningful to you around celebrations and holidays.
*Open for enrollment through December 3rd, 2024.
Don’t forget to take time for yourself, and find what brings you joy!
The Importance of Creativity for Caregivers
One of the most beautiful things about creativity is that it doesn’t just nourish the individual—it nourishes the whole family. When caregivers model creative self-care, it shows children and loved ones that creativity is valuable and worth making time for.
It teaches them that everyone deserves time for their own passions and that creativity can be a source of joy, comfort, and expression. Explore more about this over on our blog.
How can you make your holidays more simple and meaningful?
Simplifying the Holidays
The holiday season is a time of celebration for many around the world, but it’s also easy for it to become a time of overwhelm!
The push to create the perfect festive experience can overshadow the deeper meaning of the season. No matter which traditions you hold dear, the true magic of the holidays lies in connection, presence, and shared moments with loved ones.
We've got 𝘀𝗶𝘅 ways to return to the heart of the season, create a time of peace, and find joy in togetherness!
Find your balance even in the busiest of seasons.
In Praise of Balance
It can become easy to slip into thinking that our home-grown festivals and celebrations need to resemble what's happening at Waldorf schools - and if they don't, that we aren’t doing it correctly.
Spend any time on social media and this feeling increases exponentially (especially in this busy time of year!) It's not hard to end up feeling as though our children are missing out on something.
We are all about finding beauty in simplicity, and have a some important questions for you to consider when planning your holidays. Celebrations can be fun, meaningful, and doable all at once (we promise!)
Even in difficult times, we can find joy in celebrating together.
Festival Life at Home: Making it Work in Trying Times
In these trying times, how can families enliven their festival life at home? It's possible!
Our blog post by guest writer Cristina Havel is the place to find inspiration for meaningful, enriching, and special ways to celebrate even under less than ideal circumstances.
Festivals provide opportunities for new roles, responsibilities, and contributions from your growing teen.
Festival Life with Teens
Festivals are the heartbeat of Waldorf Education, and bring rhythm, ritual, and connection throughout the year. As a child grows and develops, so does their role in festival life.
So, how can we reach our teens, and incorporate them into festival celebrations in new and engaging ways?
Our guest writer, Cristina Havel, shares her experiences in adjusting her at-home festival life to engage her growing teenager, and how everyone can benefit from changing roles.
Despite these different leanings, our common searching for Light in the darkness of Winter unites us.
Celebrating Advent
The season of Advent begins four Sundays prior to Christmas and culminates on December 24th. Advent it filled with candlelight, reverence, and opportunities to connect with nature and family.
Are you planning to celebrate this year, and looking for some inspiration? We can help!
Learn where advent originates, and gain ideas about how to celebrate it in your own way at home. Enjoy!
