Winter Nature Activities for Children

CONTENTS

December Advent A Time for Contemplation Song: The North Wind Does Blow Poem: Advent The Advent Wreath PoemS, the Wreath, Candles Blowing Ships An Advent Story Blooming Branches Rattling Walnuts Christmas Scenes The True Meaning of Advent Other Religious Festivals	January Wool Working with Wool, A Rich Experience Processing; Our Second Skin from the Sheep to a Ball Shearing, Cleaning, Carding, Spinning Song: Sarasponda Twisting, Winding, Washing, Storage a Toy Sheep Finger crochet Weaving Knitting Felt Magic Wool Stories	February (Part 1) Working with Willow: Building Houses from Hedges Song: Sleep, Thou Little Willow Tree Woodworking Poem: The Beech Tree’s Guests Forests   Tools, Carving, Fences and railings Doll’s houses and furniture   Rattles and Stick Instruments February (Part 2) Clay   Pottery: Bowls, Insect Nests and Bird Baths Resources:   Craft suppliers Conservation of rare domestic animals The Children's Nature and Garden Centre
Audio CD available   for details please contact the author		First published in German in 2001 as Natur-Kinder-Garten-Werkstatt: Winter, by Verlag Freies Geistesleben, Stuttgart First published in English in 2006 by Rudolf Steiner College Press, California and Floris Books, Edinburgh Translation © 2006 by Rudolf Steiner College Press and Floris Books www.florisbooks.co.uk ISBN 0-945803-85-0 Produced by Polskabook, Poland North American book orders may be made through The Bookstore at Rudolf Steiner College Tel. 916-961-8729, Fax. 916-961-3032 Catalog and on-line orders: www.steinercollege.edu Rudolf Steiner College Press 9200 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks CA 95628 www.steinercollege.edu bookstore at steinercollege.edu
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