Quick Look
- Contains a wide variety of nature activities for children including crafting willow hanging baskets, harvesting and preparing fruit, caring for birds and making Advent wreaths
- Offers practical advice for teachers and valuable background reading on topics such as biodynamic farms
- Activities are tried and tested by the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Germany
- A fully revised and redesigned edition of Autumn Nature Activities for Children and Winter Nature Activities for Children
- A companion book to Spring and Summer Nature Activities for Waldorf Kindergartens
A wonderful resource book for any Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired kindergarten. It is full of engaging and educational nature activities to help children connect with the seasons alongside valuable background reading and advice for educators.
Description
A wonderful resource book for any Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired kindergarten.
Encourage children to engage with the seasons as they craft willow hanging baskets, harvest and prepare fruit, care for birds and make Advent wreaths.
As well as fun nature activities -- both indoor and outside -- for children, this book also includes advice for teachers and valuable background reading, on topics such as biodynamic farms.
All the activities in this book are based on practical experience from the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Germany, and are fully tried and tested. This is the companion book to Spring and Summer Nature Activities for Waldorf Kindergartens.
Reviews
'The activities included will be inspiring for all, including those seeking outdoor nature-based ideas and projects for children up to the age of seven and beyond. It is richly illustrated with lovely photographs of young children engaged in these nature activities… With its spring/summer companion it would make a lovely gift and provides a resource to return to as the seasons turn.'
-- Kindling
'This is another wonderful book full of resources and ideas for activities with children, following the rhythm of the seasons of Autumn and Winter... This book is a worthy addition to any home or Kindergarten Library!'
-- Blathu
Author
Irmgard Kutsch, born 1952, trained as a vet before working with children with special needs. She established the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Reichshof in 1994, where children and teachers can learn about nature and participate in workshops.
Brigitte Walden, born 1953, worked as a Waldorf teacher for fifteen years. She is a carer at Haus Hohenfried in Bavaria, Germany, a centre for people with additional support needs.
