StoryStarters!

We're bringing our storytelling kits back! 

Over the past few weeks we've had many, many requests for support around storytelling...something about Autumn maybe? We're coming closer together after the wild open freedom of summer (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere anyway...happy Spring to our friends in the south!). That closeness is so perfect for sharing and listening to stories.

We created this deck and accompanying online classroom last year. 40 unique watercolor illustrations on the front, 4 unique words on the back of each one. 

The deck alone didn't feel like enough though....we wanted to give you more support. More inspiration.

And so....the online classroom was created.

Here you will find 3 audio recordings (over an hour total) and a 19 page e-book. The first audio is filled with ideas and insights about how to bring more storytelling into your home & classroom. The other two are sample stories told by me, using cards from the deck. Enjoy a sample from the beginning of the first audio, below.

The cards are tarot-sized..so big enough for even little hands to hold, but not too big. I had them made with a water resistant coating (because, well...children). And they come tucked safely inside a small muslin sack that you can easily toss into your bag when your family is on the go.

We're offering a special pre-order discount until 10.16.15.

This price also includes shipping (within the US...contact us if you live elsewhere). A total deal! Your kit will ship by Nov 1st...(is it to soon to mention what an amazing family-gift this would make?) You can read more about the StoryStarters here.

Each back has 4 unique words related to the illustration on the front. Use one, use them all, or none! It's your story to create ;)

e-Workshops :: week #1

Thank you all who participated in our inaugural e-workshop last Friday (9/25/15)! Brian survived a technical glitch at the beginning and rallied to spend an hour discussing the temperaments. This workshop will be the foundation upon which all future workshops are built.

Brian introduced each of the 4 temperaments, and then went deeper, exploring how we can better use them to understand our children & students. He also discussed the temperaments as they relate to the arts.

Some sweet feedback:

This workshops series is pay-what-you-can! We have a minimum suggested payment of $5 for the first 3 days after we air the workshops, however, we truly want this to be accessible to EVERYONE. If the minimum payment is a stretch for you right now, then please participate anyway :)

We'll be posting the topic for week #2 in the next couple of days!

Until then,

Robyn & Brian

New workshop series!

You're invited!

Beginning Friday, September 25th, we will be offering a weekly workshop series - Join us online, in our studio, for an hour of conversation and exploration. 

This series is idea for home educators, class teachers & teacher-trainees...but really, anyone looking to deepen their understanding of waldorf pedagogy is welcome!

Guaranteed to be casual (because we're not capable of being anything else), we invite you to bring a notebook, a steaming mug, and your questions!
 

Example Topics

* Form-drawing & Geometry - how to build a living picture of numbers. We'll look at how form drawing prepares children for academic learning. Journey from straight line, curved line all the way to platonic solids!

* Rainbow to Black & White - Art from childhood to adolescence. How do children develop as artists? How does the Waldorf art curriculum meet the developing child? We'll look at the temperaments as they relate to painting/drawing. Inward and outward gestures in Waldorf art.

Why so generous?

For three years now, the question in the back of our minds has always been "how can we make our Waldorfish resources affordable for EVERYONE (and yet still earn a living at the same time)?"  We have always operated our business in a style modeled after the idea of Sacred Commerce -- an idea which posits that business can be a center for personal transformation as well as a source of right livelihood.

When we started planning this online workshop series, it wasn't too big of a leap for us to decide on a pay-what-you-can fee structure.

Really. We mean it.  You decide what you can afford.

For those who have asked for minimum donation guidelines, let's say $5 per workshop. If you can afford to donate more than that, you are helping to make this resource available to someone who cannot. *If you cannot afford the minimum donation, please still attend! 

Our goal is for this to be accessible to everyone!

xoxo-Robyn & Brian

Part 4 of 4 is now available!

Oh how our hearts glow when we see folks using our tutorials to expand what they previously thought possible!! That's what this work is about for both Brian and me...We want to help people EXPAND! For some folks, art is a road block....a mental block... "Oh I can't do that"...we hear it all the time. We have created all of our tutorials to help people find their way out of that murky forest of self doubt...so they can bring the curriculum to their class and children with ✨joy✨and confidence.

The final part of our Block Crayon Tutorial series is now available for purchase! 

This purchase includes: 2 videos and one PDF guide + over 30 sample Main Lesson Book pages ("real life" examples from the topics discussed in the video tutorial). 

Skills covered in the video include:

1. Simple thick borders
2. Thick borders with rounded edges
3. Shaded borders of one color
4. Shaded borders with two color layers
5. Shaded border with three color layers
6. Thick borders with two distinct colors
7. Borders with form drawing
8. Thin borders with two distinct colors
9. Borders with two colors and mirror image forms
10. Complex borders with two colors, mirror images, shading & blending
11. Borders that integrate the curriculum theme

Click image to purchase this and other tutorials.