What is Taproot? It’s a Waldorf homeschool training, personal retreat, and the joy of new friends you meet at summer camp all rolled into one. That’s right. A mash-up of training, retreat, and summer camp. I’m so…
It has been an absolutely amazing year for our Art of Homeschooling community, with record numbers of Waldorf homeschoolers reading blog posts and articles on the website, coming to the Taproot Teacher Training, and joining me for…
February 3rd, 2021 is World Read Aloud Day! Be sure to find time for reading aloud in Waldorf homeschooling today (and every day) Reading aloud and homeschooling go hand in hand. I have loved reading aloud to…
Do you ever have one of those days when things don’t go as planned? Where you don’t get started when you intended to. Then you don’t do the lesson you planned. And you don’t feel very good…
Getting your rhythm back after a break – whether it be a vacation or holiday – is never easy. I have some concrete ideas for how to reestablish your homeschool rhythm after a holiday. Some simple steps…
We work hard as mamas! Yet we often neglect ourselves when it comes to spending time or money on ourselves. Here you’ll find Holiday Gift Ideas for Natural Mamas. Also great for Mother’s Day gift ideas! Let’s…
What makes great gifts for a simple childhood? I say either experience gifts, like museum memberships or creative activities. Or, toys that encourage open-ended play. Here are gift ideas for a simple childhood with specific suggestions. Send…
This is a guest post by Jodie Mesler full of her wisdom on when to start a musical instrument with your child. Jodie is a music teacher and the author of The Magic Flute, a curriculum from Living…
Waldorf art is unique and beautiful. The crayon drawings, the watercolor paintings, and oh, those colorful chalkboard drawings! But when we’re new to Waldorf, we often wonder how to learn Waldorf art. How do we learn the…
So many styles of lanterns to make and so little time! Here in my family, we’ve been collecting all of our homemade lanterns over the years from many Lantern Festivals. I love getting them all out and…
