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Autumn songs by Children’s Forest

Apples cut in half to show their stars

Hear songs from the autumn chapter of The Children’s Forest by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson and Helen d’Ascoli. The songs are: Apple Star Bramble Elder have you got a cure Here’s to thee old Apple…

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Posted on 1 October, 202416 January, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: autumn, The Children's Forest

The Magic Football: A story by Georgiana Keable

Girl playing football in the snow.

Georgiana Keable writes: In 2004 I started a group of storytellers called ‘The Storytelling House’. One of our projects was to go to schools and offer to tell the children a story about anything they…

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Posted on 30 August, 202423 March, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: Fairytales Families and Forests, Georgiana Keable

Danyah Miller in The Observer

Danyah Miller

Danyah Miller writes in the Observer Magazine about how the stories we tell ourselves, and those that are imposed on us by others, affect how we define ourselves and live our lives. Finding out recently…

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Posted on 8 May, 202416 January, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tag: Danyah Miller

Nurturing Young Minds: The Magic of Fairytales and Nature Stories

In the hustle and bustle of today’s fast-paced world, it is crucial to carve out moments for meaningful connections with our little ones.

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Posted on 29 January, 202421 March, 2026 by Guest
Category: Blog
Tags: Dawne McFarlane, Fairytales Families and Forests, Georgiana Keable, Storytelling with Children

Ice Lantern

ice lantern

The recent freezing weather has given us the perfect conditions for making ice lanterns.

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Posted on 18 January, 202428 January, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: A Year with Findus, Findus and Pettson, seasonal crafts, winter

Coming to our Senses

Woodland by water

Danyah Miller writes: I love spontaneous stories and have explored this form of storytelling, making up stories with people of all ages and from various backgrounds, over many years. It’s a wonderful feeling to be…

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Posted on 1 December, 202329 October, 2024 by Guest
Category: Blog
Tags: Danyah Miller, Seven Secrets of Spontaneous Storytelling

Magic ball of wool

Magic ball of wool

This is a most original present, especially loved by children who enjoy knitting. The idea is that as the child knits, little presents appear and fall out of the ball of wool.

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Posted on 24 November, 202316 January, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: crafts, Making the Children's Year

Autumn Lanterns

children carrying autumn lanterns

When the nights are drawing in and the sun loses its strength, it is time to make our own little sun – a lantern.

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Posted on 8 November, 202321 March, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: autumn, crafts

Hairy Halloween spider

needle felted spider

Enjoy making this hairy spider with your kids this Halloween, courtesy of Making Simple Needle Felts by Steffi Stern.

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Posted on 27 October, 202321 March, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: seasonal crafts, Steffi Stern

Q&A with Betty K. Staley author of Between Form and Freedom

Cropped Betty Staley smiling

Betty K. Staley has been a Waldorf educator and researcher for over 50 years. As a founder of the Sacramento Waldorf High School, she taught history and literature for 20 years and then helped found…

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Posted on 14 February, 202318 January, 2026 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: Betty K Staley, Between Form and Freedom

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