Crafting at home and for the community

Sewing masks for medical staff (such as over their surgical masks so those could be reused, as there is a shortage). For more information about the medical/CDC situation  and pattern/instructions see:

https://amp.courierpress.com/amp/2865273001

Note: Check with local medical establishments for their needs before you start sewing!

Crafting at home 

Chatting around the crafting table is what some people show up for, but these days you might just be looking for ideas of crafts to do with children at home.

Crafts and games for at-home days:

https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/sparkle-crafts-crafts-and-games-for-at-home-days/

10 crafts with descriptions 

http://www.thecityschoolla.org/10-great-waldorf-craft-tutorials/

Making a pocket doll

https://www.themagiconions.com/2016/04/making-a-waldorf-pocket-doll-free-pattern-diy-tutorial-discovering-waldorf-education.html

"Sundays with Sarah" videos:

• Finger knitting
• Four-finger knitting tutorial
• Butter churning with children
• Felted soap
• Wet-on-wet watercolor painting
• Bread baking with children

Waldorf-inspired multiplication learning crafts

http://www.multiculturalmotherhood.com/2017/07/waldorf-inspired-multiplication-crafts.html

The Waldorf Handwork and Craft Curriculum

http://thewonderofchildhood.com/2011/04/the-waldorf-handwork-and-craft-curriculum/

Please share more crafting links in the Comments!

Hearts for community

Ongoing through April 30, 2020

For a couple years we hand-crafted hearts and put them up in our community on Valentine's Day, but this year we will again distribute them (and other items) as our contingent marches in the Northampton Pride Parade on May 1, 2020.

2019: These hundreds of hearts, with The Hartsbrook School paper tags attached, were warmly received by parade audience. Thank you all who helped make them and the rainbow finger-knitted garlands!

2018 hearts still on tree outside sanctuary church in Amherst 

Because making the hearts is heartwarming in the middle of winter, and heart-shaped things appear in January everywhere we look commercially, we are making them now and will continue to make them until May. Hearts made of wax, wood, jute, wire, beads, etc. as well as yarn, felt and fabric... anything that is relatively sturdy for storage and handing out would be wonderful.

If you can donate fabric, felt, yarn, wool roving for felting, or other natural materials for making hearts, please leave in the box in the Hartsbrook Hall foyer. If you need materials to make hearts, please help yourself from this box! There are some paper patterns for shapes.

Feel free to make hearts at home and place in the basket by the main office anytime on or before May 1, 2020.

For reference: Hartsbrook heartburst