An important part of Waldorf is celebrating festivals. The wheel of the year is followed closely and it is an integral element of curriculum and daily life. Seasonal changes are observed and impact the mood of the home (or classroom) and various festivals punctuate the year. If you look at a Waldorf curriculum or school…
With Dhul-Hijjah around the corner (already!), I've put this post together for some child-friendly and meaningful activities. Friends of mine have expressed that they're not sure how to navigate the story of Ibrahim's (as) sacrifice and what to focus on for Eid al-Adha. There is so much to potentially look at with this month that…
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Hi everyone! So this is my first unit studies that I'm sharing here on the blog. It feels momentous 😀 And it's not a whole unit because we technically haven't completed it yet. It's been a big year (I can't believe we're already at halfway) what with baby and renovating the house and living at…
Back when we were staying at my mum's house whilst renovating our house a few months ago, I did my best to keep up with the homeschooling. We stuck to our Little Oak Learning seasonal units, and we were up to the Butterfly unit. I didn't get any photos of the activities we did throughout…
It was International Home Birth day last week, and it has prompted me to share some special news here. We recently welcomed baby no. 4 into our family, via a beautiful home birth. Since I'd had my youngest four years ago my understanding of birth had changed and deepened. My last birth had had the…
We may be a few days in but better late than never right? Ramadan last year was a wholly new experience, what with COVID restrictions, and this year it's going to be new again but in different ways and for different reasons. Here in Australia we don't have much restrictions this year, so Iftars and…
Sometimes pictures speak more than words, hence the popularity of Instagram I guess. So I'm doing a life in pictures update on this blog every now and then... The past few months have been hectic to say the least. Lots of changes and transitions but all good things. Here are a few snippets from the…
Hello all! My goodness, it has been a long long time since I've last written here. Two years have gone by without me writing a single post on this blog, I got swept up in Instagram, the ease of sharing on stories and the concise posts it allowed made writing on here seem cumbersome and…
As I lay in bed last night listening to the pop of fireworks I thought back to the year that was 2018. Of course, no New Year's Eve is complete without a reflection back to the events of that year, and usually I write an entry in my diary, processing all that happened and looking…
Hi everyone! I know it has been a long long time since I've written over here. I've been more active over on the Instagram account because let's be honest, it's just easier. But, I shared some of my favourite Islamic children's books over on my stories and decided to follow it up with a blog…