EASY SWAPS TO BRING MORE WALDORF INTO THE HOME
(Early Childhood Edition)
Eating Meals Quickly 🍛👉🏻 Saying Verse Before Eating 🙏
Adults Handle Mealtime 🍲👉🏻 Children Set/Clear Table 🍽️
Overhead Lights 💡👉🏻 Windows 🪟 and candles 🕯️
Cartoons to Relax 📺👉🏻 Sparkles Stories (audios) 🎧
Structured "Free Time" ⚽︎👉🏻 Free Play in Nature 🌳
Acrylic Paint 🎨👉🏻 Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Paint 💧
Traditional "Kid's Music" 🎧👉🏻 Waldorf Music 🎤
Plastic Toys 🧸👉🏻 Open-ended Play Objects 📦
STEM Activities 🧬👉🏻 A Handwork Program 🧶
Scented Candles 🌸👉🏻 Beeswax Candles 🐝
Speaking "Transitions" 🗣️👉🏻 Using Sounds 🔔
Punitive Discipline 😈👉🏻 Creative Discipline 💭
Busy Schedules 🏃🏻♀️👉🏻 In/Out Breath Rhythm 🕰️
Cooking Alone 🔪👉🏻 Children Help Chop 🥕
Packaged Food 🍬👉🏻 Homemade Food 🍞
Academic Practice ✏️👉🏻 Practical Skills 🪣
Staying Inside 🥶👉🏻 All-Weather Gear 🥾
High-Level Explaining 🧪👉🏻 "I wonder..." ✨