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9781856752718

Creative Play for Your Baby : Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 3 Months - 2 Years

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  • ISBN13:

    9781856752718

  • ISBN10:

    1856752712

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-01
  • Publisher: Gaia
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $14.95

Summary

Babies and young toddlers explore their worlds through creative play. Based on the Steiner theory--the world-renowned holistic approach to childhood education as taught in the Waldorf Schools--this illustrated guide offers advice for parents on helping your baby develop mind, body, and spirit through stimulating imaginative play. Practical instruction is provided for each stage of development, centering around some 25 age-appropriate toys that parents can make at home. The playthings include dolls and puppets, knitted animals, rattles and balls, simple cars and other vehicles, blocks, and even a sandbox. The toys will stir the imagination, enhance sensory awareness, and enable children to discover more of their expanding world.

Author Biography

Christopher Clouder is Head of Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship, UK and Ireland and Director of the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education. He is also the co-founder and puppeteer and storyteller of the Alliance for Childhood. Location: UK. Janni Nicol is the Early Childhood Representative of the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship Director. Location: UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Philosophy and practice of Steiner education
What Steiner means for today's parents and children
Importance of play and development
Care
Theory
You care for your baby, who then expresses that care in playing with his toys
Your baby grows in comfort and security
Projects
Simple doll, floppy doll, doll's hammock, soft dolls' house, finger puppet, glove puppet, felt hen, knitted sheep
Awareness
Theory
Your baby becomes aware of beauty in the world through sensory stimulation
Projects
Rattles and shakers, soft balls, nature mobile, window decoration, wind chime, flower pot bells
Action
Theory
Your baby is constantly engaged in activity and learns by imitating those around her and becoming involved in the course of daily life
Projects
Blocks for building, treasure basket, pom-poms
Wonder
Theory
Your baby explores her natural environment and begins to explore the wider world with confidence and joy
Projects
Wooden train/boat, sand box/gardening box, wheeled vehicle
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