Start BAKING with your CHILDREN

There is nothing like spending a little (or a lot of) time in the kitchen with your little ones. There is such a sense of accomplishment and pleasure when a child is given the tools and guidance in the kitchen while baking a warm, moist creation. It doesn't matter whether you help your child make brownies, cookies, cake, pie, bread, crackers... they will love it! Here are a few items to help your child get started in the kitchen!



Cupcake LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Vintage Inspired Child's Apron by gagiepagiepuddingpie

Children's Sushi Chef Hat by mudpiekids

Boys or Girls Full Length Kitchen Apron Retro Yippee Cowboy by brodyandma

Mixed Vegetable Potholders by LoveVanillaRose

To further enhance the real baking experience is to incorporate into your child's play. This is one of the most powerful learning tools - simply allowing you child to play...giving them the chance to imitate and make sense of the world around them. Here are a couple of cute handmade toys and accessories for baking. Children LOVE this, boys and girls alike!!

Wee LET'S BAKE DOLLY, Set of 7, Doll Size, Waldorf Inspired by WeeWoodNaturalToys

Pretend Play Food Baked Goods Starter Set (16 Pieces) by DolphinDoodles

Child's Wooden play Kitchen Waldorf kids toys stove oven by Willowtoys

PERSONALIZED 3 Piece Sweet Tooth Baking Set for Girls, FREE Gift Bag by retrorugrats

Book List - Get Started With WALDORF Education

School As a Journey: The Eight-Year Odyssey of a Waldorf Teacher and His Class (Paperback)by Torin M. Finser - School As a Journey is a lively, colorful, and absorbing account of a class teacher's journey with his class, from first grade through the eighth in a Waldorf school. Told in a straightforward humorous style, it is an excellent introduction to the inside of a Waldorf classroom. This book is written especially for parents and educators as well as anyone new to Waldorf education. It is filled with eductional tips and resources and will prove invaluable to those already teaching. It is extensively documented, for those who wish to go more deeply, including references to the works of Rudolf Steiner and others in Waldorf education.

You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do With and For Their Chlldren from Birth to Age Six by Rahima Baldwin Dancy and Rahima Baldwin - Nowadays parents are bombarded by any number of approaches about how to be with their children. YOU ARE YOUR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER introduces a new way of understanding the human being so that parents can be best equipped to serve as their own children's best teachers. Chapters include: Caring for the Newborn, Helping Your Toddler's Development, The Development of Fantasy and Creative Play, Nourishing Your Child's Imagination, Rhythm and Discipline in Home Life, Readiness for School, and more.

Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out (Paperback) by Jack Petrash - Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf schools with their philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Through learning experiences that involve all of the senses, children use a variety of intelligences to develop thought, feeling, and intentional, purposeful activity. Whether you’re a Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational concepts, this book contains important ideas on learning that you can apply today.

Beyond the Rainbow Bridge : Nurturing our children from birth to seven (Perfect Paperback) by Barbara J. Patterson - Finally, a parenting book that makes sense! In a gentle, easy, and non-threatening way this book teaches the importance of creative play, the necessity of daily routine, and the merits of creative discipline. The suggestions work and are easy to incorporate into any lifestyle.

Seven Times the Sun: Guiding Your Child Through the Rhythms of the Day (Paperback) by Shea Darian - A one-of-a-kind book--full of ideas, reflections, and practical advice offering a fresh view of daily life in the home and family. Weaving songs, stories, family rituals, and verses throughout, mother and educator Shea Darian shows how to bring joy to such daily events as mealtimes, going to bed, chores, naps, and playtime. A practical, creative, and much-needed resource for child-rearing in the '90s.

Baby Waldorf UNDER $10.00

Here is a half-dozen tribute to Waldorf Baby Stuff under $10!!! Check out these sellers for more information by clicking the links below.

Teethers -


FREE SHIPPING 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND--The GNOT Teether and Clutch Toy-- Sailing Colors--Waldorf Inspired by babus

The Original and Preferred Waldorf Maple Teether by palumba

Baby Teething Toy (Hand Carved Cherry Wood) by canadianwoodcrafts


Balls/Squishy Toys-


upcycled birdies by mosey

Small wool ball CHOOSE FROM SEVERAL COLORS for baby and toddler toy, cat toy by willyandnilly

Crisp Apple - Needle Felt Wool Play Food by PlumsPudding

Waldorf Toys UNDER $10.00

I have 3 sons and 3 neices. The best gifts I have ever given them are Waldorf-Inspired toys. They are natural, beautiful, simple, and inspire hours of your child's imagination. I have gathered a dozen great gift ideas for birthdays and gift bags each UNDER $10!! Low cost, High quality. These are inspirations from various Etsy Shops - please click on the links below for more information if you are interested in them.
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1. Wooden Easter Eggs by stonesofhealing

2. Waldorf Inspired Wool Felt Harvest Flower Fairy by mysticfelt

3. Wee LET'S BAKE AN APPLE PIE Miniature Dollhouse Set of 7, Waldorf Inspired by WeeWoodNaturalToys

4. strawberries - felt play food by maltagirl33

5. Wooden Fairy storytelling game by WishesAndWhimsies

6. Waldorf-Inspired Knitted Gnomes - 12 Colors by faeriedust3

7. Softearth - Dew drop children by softearthart

8. Little Lamb by smalltowntoys

9. Wee Wool Felted Butterflies--Rainbow Mix by VermontFairies

10. Wooden Star Wand by Imaginationkids

11. Natural Wood Toy Train - 5 Cars by nwtoycrafters

12. Wee Pocketbaby, THE ORIGINAL Miniature doll, Emerald Green, Made in the Waldorf Tradition by germandolls