Saturday Senses – The Sense of Touch

Saturday Senses – The Sense of Touch

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth —Virginia Satir On the most basic level, the sense of touch (the tactile sense) helps us to define what is self and not self.  It is a picture of boundaries. ...
Saturday Senses – The Sense of Life

Saturday Senses – The Sense of Life

Welcome to the first installment of a twelve week series on Rudolf Steiner's model of the twelve senses.  Interestingly, the skills children need to succeed in school are formed by the four lower senses – the sense of life, the sense of touch, the sense of...
The Twelve Senses

The Twelve Senses

Welcome to Saturday Senses! For the next twelve Saturdays I will feature one of the twelve senses.  I am absolutely passionate about this model and what it provides in understanding how we process life.  Actually, it is incredible to me that at the turn of the last...
Walnut People

Walnut People

I first saw these sweet tiny folks in a Waldorf classroom.  They are super easy to make and provide wonderful play for a crisp Autumn day! You will need the following supplies:  a strong tacky glue, walnuts, acorn caps, 1 inch wooden balls with an 1/2 inch hole (I...