Waldorf Family – Winter Advent Wheel

Description Waldorf Family – Winter Advent Wheel This beautiful Wooden Winter Advent Wheel takes children and adults on a journey, ultimately to the centre, towards light and a celebration of Christmas, yule or midwinter. The illustration captures winter, with its animals and people, but more than this it allows us space to think about the rocks beneath our feet and the plants around us. Each week welcomes a new element, minerals, rocks and bones, then plants, followed by animals and then humans. In my family use our wheel as a table centre, to keep space and focus and we move a small wooden Mother Mary closer to the centre each day: we also light a candle each week. On each Sunday of advent we light one more candle, so this space gets increasingly light: even though the world outside is dark. We use this time just before our meal to remember that we are each a light in the dark. And then on Christmas morning we light all the candles and enjoy our celebrations! It’s a great way to gently build excitement and journey towards Christmas rather than just arrive! Advent is a magical and mindful time drawing close and the cold draws in and we find the time to connect with ourselves, our family and the cosmos. The first light of advent is the light of the stones. The light that shines in seashells, crystals and in bones. The Second light of advent is the light of plants. Plants that reach up to the sun and in the breezes dance. The third light of advent is the light of the beasts. The light of hope that we see in the greatest and in the least. The fourth light of advent is the light of man. The light of love, the light of thought to give and understand. A delightful addition to any home. Made using sustainable wood. Measures 29.5 cm. About Waldorf Family: “Filled with wonder, creativity and colour Waldorf Family resources help children play learn with their hands, hearts and minds: and nurture a place for nature in the modern home. We are inspired by nature: we want to help families thrive. We aim to nurture connection with nature and ignite wonder. We connect deeply with natural rhythms and are still head over heels in love with nature. We want to help improve play and learning for children and nurture a place for nature in the modern home. Waldorf Family homewares and toys are manufactured in England by highly skilled trade and crafts people. We use materials sustainably sourced from the earth because they are handled with care and do no harm. Everything we create, from the box to the products, can be returned to the earth or recycled. We are inspired by the principles of Waldorf education and other educational approaches, such as Montessori.” About the Artist, Stephanie Green: “I am inspired by nature: if I can help children in the built environment connect with nature and help those who do not find a good fit in the educational system find wonder in learning then I will be doing what I was put here to do. I believe we are all here to serve – our society, our purpose. It is our job to dig deep and discover what lights our fire: for me that is drawing, painting, my family and homemaking. These personal passions were what firmly led me to create for children. I still remember a painting that I had when I was about 6 or 7. In each corner it had so many details I remember staring at this whole other world for hours not really sure if it was a real world existing in that flat paper space.” Made in England