As we enter into the holiday season, I thought it would be a good chance to talk about Waldorf and festivals. I know that the festivals were one of the things that drew me to Waldorf when I first discovered it, and though they are lovely, my thoughts about them have changed through the years. I'm happy to share some thoughts about the festivals with you in this episode.

Waldorf Gift Guides

The holidays are approaching and if your family is anything like mine, the grandparents are asking what they can give the kids for the holidays. How can we give them some direction and request gifts that align with our Waldorf-inspired values, while still remembering and modeling gratitude?

To help with this, I have put together a couple of different Waldorf gift guides, which you can access for free — not even an email address is required by hitting the link in the shownotes.

To see my Waldorf art gift guide, which gives indications for art supplies that will be useful throughout the grades, just head to www.awaldorfjourney.com/artsupplies.

And to find a list of recommended books, head to www.awaldorfjourney.com/giftbooks

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Content
Investigating the why and how of Waldorf festivals.
Three main purposes behind Waldorf festivals (according to me):

• community-building
• creating turning points in the year
• connecting with something higher

Exploring each of these can give us a framework for investigating the festivals and determining how to honor them in a meaningful way. Festivals mentioned in this episode:

• Michaelmas
• Martinmas
• Divali
• Day of the Dead
• Winter Spiral