Waldorf Holiday Gift Guides
Is your inbox inundated with emails about all of the Black Friday sales?
Yeah. Mine too.
It's enough to make a person a minimalist!
Okay, well, I won't contribute to the madness too much. But if you're looking to give a gift and want to avoid excess consumerism, I've found two things to be good go-to gifts.
- Books
- Art supplies.
A few years ago I put together a couple of gift guide posts to help with those decisions. You can check them out below. (Most of the links are Amazon affiliate links, which means I get a little bit of a kickback, at no cost to you.)
Waldorf Gift Guide -- Art Supplies
I'm all about giving purposeful, useful gifts, as well. Sometimes the holidays are a perfect time for a new lunchbox or a cute water bottle. And yes, your kids will appreciate them.
I'm home this week, preparing for a Thanksgiving holiday with the family, and getting caught up on some of my school administrative tasks. It seems like there just isn't enough time for emails and record-keeping. If you ask me, it's the perfect way to spend a couple of rainy days at home.
On the Friday before the break, my students and I had a great "finish-up" period. I put a list of tasks on the board and everyone got to work. There was a lot of productivity going on in that lesson!
In December we'll be using these project/finish-up times to work on a calendar project. I discovered a really great book called The 13 Moons on Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac and I'm using it as inspiration for our calendar project. The nature-based illustrations will make beautiful monthly drawings and we'll fill in the calendar days with significant dates and events.
I hope you're enjoying a quiet, reflective week like I am. Just perfect for this season of gratitude.