Acorn Farm Waldorf

Our Storytelling Apron Workshop was a great success. Here you can see the lovely creations "almost" complete - just a few more stitches and the silk skirts will be sewn in place. Participants wet and needle felted the tops, dyed their silk skirts and then put it all together! Stay tuned for future workshop announcements!

A must read for anyone working with or parenting young children!

Share... Wait Your Turn… Don’t Touch... Playdate Rules That Limit Learning (And What To Try Instead) Ryan and Luis both want to ride a tricycle in the play area at their child care center. Each child begins to pull on the tricycle’s seat, saying, “Mine, mine.”

Elderberry, Wild Rose Hip, and Chia Preserves
09/27/20140 Comments

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It's Wild Rose Hip season here in northern California. These beautiful bright fruits are decorating the green leafy roses where blossoms once were. Did you know that one cup has as much Vitamin C as 40 oranges...Wow! Because of the high vitamin C content they are an excellent immune system booster, and are often used as a supplement to prevent or treat a cold.. Rose hips also have a high vitamin A content. Vitamin A is commonly referred to as the "skin vitamin" which regenerates skin cells, healing wounds and scars. It also helps to keep the skin elastic and nourished.

Rose hip tea is wonderful as well. Here is a link to an easy recipe from Green Renaissance : Click Here for the Rose Hip Tea Video

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My good friend who is an Herbalist gave me some wild harvested elderberries that were dried. Elderberry is used for its antioxidant activity, to lower cholesterol, to improve vision, to boost the immune system, to improve heart health and for coughs, colds, flu, bacterial and viral infections. Bioflavonoids and other proteins in the juice destroy the ability of cold and flu viruses to infect a cell. Elderberries are tasty and power packed with nutrients and immune support.
Recipe for Elderberry, Wild Rose Hip, and Chia Preserves ~By Kerry Ingram

1 cup dried elderberries
1 cup fresh wild rose hips, washed, seeded and split
Just enough unsweetened apple cider to cover the rose hips and elderberries.
2-3 tablespoons of chia seeds
1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped
honey or maple syrup to taste (optional)

Cover elderberries and rose hips in apple cider and leave overnight (12 hours or so)
Puree berries with the cider & vanilla seeds
Stir in chia seeds and honey
Chill for 2 hours

Keeps in the refrigerator for two weeks. Enjoy on buttered toast, goat cheese, yogurt or add to smoothies for an immunity boost.
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Two needle felting classes at k2tog in Albany. One on September 27th and the other on December 6. Hope to see you there. Go to http://www.k2togonline.com to register.

Please join me for a puppet show on Saturday, September 13th at 11am - noon at the Albany Library. Hope to see you there.

Our chickens laid their first eggs! Just in time for the children to start collecting them on Tuesday, the first day back at school for Rose Kindergarten!

72 Uses For Simple Household Products To Save Money & Avoid Toxins Ditch store bought products and make your own with this handy infographic. You might be surprised at just how versatile everyday natural products can be… Click Here to Download PDF File to PRINT:  72 Uses For Simple Household Products

Theo, a former Rose Kindergartener (rosehip) came back to Acorn Farm for a little help with his 7th grade sewing project. Theo spent 3 hours here with me sewing away and needle felting the eyes and toes. I barely helped, just a little advice on putting it together - he did this himself! I was so pleased with his skill and hard work - didn't it turn out great! Thanks, Theo.

Jack & Jill, My newest addition to the nursery rhyme puppet collection!

Even with this APA suggested ban on handheld devices for infants, I don't' hunk it goes far enough. One hour in the daily life of a young child in one hour less of movement and interaction with other humans and the natural world. Healthy young children are awake for about 10 hours a day - that means that if they spend one hour per day on handhelds, then they are loosing 36 waking days per year sitting and looking at a screen. And that doesn't include all the screen time that isn't with handhelds, like tv, videos and movies.

10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should Be Banned for Children Under the Age of 12 s a pediatric occupational therapist, I'm calling on parents, teachers and governments to ban the use of all handheld devices for children under the age of 12 years....