Nature Table

Nature tables are often used in Waldorf schools and homes. They are basically little "scenes" that depict the current season and are a great way to display the little treasures children find during walks, such as rocks, seashells or leaves. They can be as simple or elaborate as you want, and I've even seen some waldorf mamas sponsoring little craft exchanges for their nature tables (fun!). Since I had already created a Spring mother earth doll last Fall, I decided this was the season to get our nature table going! I don't have a lot of crafts or treasures for it yet, since a) I'm not that fast at making trinkets and b) Ryan is more likely to eat any treasures he finds rather then donate them to the nature table. :) Nevertheless, I had fun setting it up and I look forward to adding to it as I can.



I decided to put new hair on my doll, and add some spring flowers and a sack of seeds


We made beeswax candles as one of our "waldorf in the woods" craft. I found duck eggs at the farmers market to use, since they have a really cool natural colors such as blue seen above.


Another Waldorf group craft, we followed the pattern in "The Nature Corner", a book I highly recommend if you want ideas on how to set up your own nature table!