Share photos of your process or finished shape with your Hartsbrook crafting community by emailing them to communitycrafting@hartsbrook.org to get them posted here.
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Paper snowflakes
Share photos of your process or finished shape with your Hartsbrook crafting community by emailing them to communitycrafting@hartsbrook.org to get them posted here.
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Window stars
In November, we fold stars to decorate the windows of the school for the holiday fair. They are not difficult! Come learn and fold for yourself. You need waxed kite paper (sold in large sheets or in 6" square pads) or tissue paper you can cut into squares or rectangles. 
Beautiful instructions: https://denverwaldorf.org/wisdom-of-waldorf/waldorf-window-stars/
Two different videos of making that star:
Helpful videos on how to fold two types of stars using rectangular paper.
9:00 she begins gluing points together
12:00 she does the tricky part of attaching the last piece to the first.
Her video for 8 pointed star:
Another post with links to many beautiful patterns: http://andamentoblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/window-stars.html
A wreath of five pointed stars! http://invitationtothebutterflyball.blogspot.com/2014/02/new-window-star-tutorial-with-printable.html
Beanbags
Holiday Fair-in-a-box craft activity for children 8+
Materials:
- 2.5" x 5" pieces of felt or fabric
- Needle
- Floss
- Filling: beans, lentils, rice, or flax seeds
Note: If you have a fine filling, stitches will need to be very small
Paper birds
Holiday Fair-in-a-box craft activity for younger children
Materials:
- 2 mirror image birds
- Wings material
- String
- Glue
- Scissors (optional)
Instructions:
- Glue the birds together.
- Put yarn through the hole and knot into a loop.
- Gather the end of one wing and put it through the whole.
- Arrange the wings and use scissors to trim to the shape you would like, and adjust the yarn so the bird is balanced.
- Enjoy!
Virtual Holiday Fair 2020
- Waldorf window stars
- Kettle corn
- Paper birds
- Candle holders
- Embroidery floss knotwork
- Juggling beanbags
https://www.hartsbrook.org/community-events/holiday-fair-crafts/
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Sharing the Warmth and Spirit of the Hartsbrook Holiday Fair
Dear Hartsbrook Families:
We hope that this note finds you and your family well and looking forward to the Virtual Holiday Fair on December 5.
For those of us who've attended a Holiday Fair in years past, you know that invoking the warmth and festive spirit of our community is a hallmark of the event but doing so also requires a significant amount of planning and coordination—and that's during a typical year. Going "virtual" with this year's event has presented different logistical challenges and programming changes, but one thing that we want to remain unchanged is that sense of communal spirit and warmth.
The planning committee has been hard at work designing a program that embraces and encourages community participation, and we need your help. Understanding that the current reality has us all stretched thin, with competing priorities and the needs of our children tugging (often literally) at our pant legs, our hope is that you receive this as more of an invitation than a request.
In the days ahead we will be preparing a take-home "Holiday Fair in Box." The box is designed to be a companion to the virtual event on December 5 and it will contain craft projects, recipes, and surprises for the family. While these little care packages can't possibly duplicate the real-life experience of the fair, our hope is to bring a little of the experience into your home. As in years past, and in an effort to encourage community participation, we are inviting Hartsbrook families who wish to do so, to contribute several small, simple, handcrafted items for the Fair in a Box. These items could range from hand-crafted mementos to thoughtful notes, poems, or drawings. (Additional craft item ideas here.)
Whether your family participates in crafting these items, buying a Fair in a Box for your family and having a festival day at home, or simply joining us online, we look forward to celebrating the spirit of the season with you and yours on December 5!
Saturday, March 21, 2020
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:
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:
10 crafts with descriptions
Making a pocket doll
"Sundays with Sarah" videos:
Waldorf-inspired multiplication learning crafts
The Waldorf Handwork and Craft Curriculum
Please share more crafting links in the Comments!
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