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	The Islamic Year Celebrate the Islamic Year in you family or at school! You are invited to explore Muslim festivals with this inspiring treasury of stories, suras, songs, games, recipes, craft and art activities. Folk tales illustrate the core values of Islamic culture with gentle humour and wisdom. The Islamic Year is beautifully illustrated, with a colour calendar, Arabic calligraphy of the Names of God, traditional patterns, maps and pictures drawn from many part of the Muslim world. Educators seeking to interpret Islam to non-Muslim audiences will find this an excellent resource. The story of the Prophet Muhammad is told in an engaging manner, whilst keeping to the sacred spirit of the original texts. The festivals are explained in a simple and clear way, relating them to each aspect of the Prophet's life and teaching that they celebrate. ' Baroness Uddin, House of Lords, Westminster		Price:	QTY:

	The Nature Corner The Nature Corner  'Celebrating the year's cycle with seasonal tableaux' by M. van Leeuwen and J. Moeskops Seasonal nature tables are an invaluable way of making young children aware of the changing cycle of the year. With simple materials, and basic knitting and crocheting skills, a series of colourful and effective tableaux can be made at home or in school for depicting the seasons and major festivals. Instructions and diagrams provided		Price:	QTY:

	Making Flower Children Making Flower Children by Sybille Adolphi  (soft cover) This book has detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations for making a range of lively, creative flower figures. Many of the figures are recognisable from Elsa Beskow's popular picture books.		Price:	QTY:

	Sewing Dolls Sewing Dolls by Karin Neuschutz Adults and children alike will love making and playing with these dolls, which are all made from natural materials. Patterns are provided for a range of dolls: small dolls for the littlest child, baby dolls, larger dolls to dress up, knitted dolls and dolls with moveable arms and legs. With different hairstyles and clothing options, the dolls can be varied endlessly. The book contains all the necessary patterns and detailed instructions, and is richly illustrated with colour photographs and drawings. Paperback 112pgs		Price:	QTY:

	Toymaking with Children 'Toymaking with Children' by Freya Jaffke The toys surrounding a child during the first five years of life are of great importance. This greatly expanded edition is an excellent handbook with plenty of ideas for the parents  and teachers of young children. Soft cover, 158 pages		Price:	QTY:

	Making Fairy Tale Scenes Children and parents alike, will thoroughly enjoy making and playing with the range of well-known fairy tale scenes and characters provided in this colorful book, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Tom Thumb, Rapunzel, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Scenes are made from a range of easy-to-find natural materials, including wool, felt, and cotton, and are great fun to make. This book contains all the necessary patterns and instructions and is clearly illustrated with diagrams and photographs. The scenes are organized according to season, so the story can be matched to the appropriate time of year. 96 pages, Soft cover Sybille Adolphi was born in Stuttgart in 1953. She has been a kindergarten nurse and a teacher in a special-needs school. She is married with two children.		Price:	QTY:

	Star Weavings Star Weavings is the locally published twice yearly newsletter of the Australian Association for Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Education. Star Weavings grew out of a need to strengthen communication between those working with the child under seven, both in the Rudolf Steiner Schools and in the wider community. In this Autumn/ Winter issue: The Quintessence of Biodynamic gardening Regional Workshop report An Interview with Professor Susan Greenfield Latest News Recipes Songs and Craft Please note Postage for this newsletter is only charged at $2.80 per copy for Australia and $6.50 International and not at the rate quoted on checkout if this is the only item purchased.		Price:	QTY:

	Making Waldorf Dolls Children treasure handmade dolls. Making a simple doll for a child is a gift for life, that encourages the magic of creative play. Kinder Dolls shows how to create handcrafted dolls from natural materials. A range of simple, colourful designs will inspire both beginners and experienced doll makers alike. These dolls are old favourites, originating in Waldorf Steiner kindergartens where parents make dolls together for their children, and for the school. This is the first English handbook on Waldorf dolls. It is accessible to beginners, arises from British doll-making traditions and is specially geared toward helping children learn to play actively with dolls of integrity made from natural materials. Waldorf schools affirm the importance of simple playthings for children made from natural materials. Such dolls are characterised by simple expressions and designs. These leave children's imaginations free, rather than working towards 'perfect', overly finished dolls which are made of artificial materials. You can start with easy to make baby dolls, and then use the general sewing techniques to tackle the limbed dolls and clothes. There are: ten different designs including soft, baggy, pouch, angel, sack and limbed dolls: colourful and pretty ways of making dolls' hair: twelve basic clothes patterns and ethnic variations		Price:	QTY:

	Festivals, Family and Food This is to be replaced by 4 separate volumes to be published over 2 years starting in March 2010 with Spring Festivals Family and Food . This family favourite is a unique, well loved source of stories, receipes,things to make, activities, poems, songs and festivals. Each festival such as Christmas, Candlemas and Martinmas has its own, well illustrated chapter. There are also sections on Birthdays, Rainy Days, Convalescence and a birthday Calendar. The perfect present for a family, it explores the numerous festivals that children love celebrating. Over 100,000 copies sold worldwide.		Price:	Out of Stock

	Making Dolls Making Dolls - Revised edition. This little book, with its many color photographs and simple diagrams, describes how to make seventeen different kinds of dolls—a cuddly doll for toddlers, a large baby doll, finger puppets, gnomes, dolls for a doll's house, and many others. Included are clear instructions on how to form the head, create various hairstyles, draw facial features, and form the doll's body. This useful book will provide hours of creative fun for parents and children. Sunnhild Reinckens lives in Hanover, Germany, and teaches courses for children, mothers, fathers, and grandparents. She believes it is better for people to make a simple doll for their children than to buy one at a store. Paperbound, 56 pps.		Price:	Out of Stock

	The Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book The Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book is Collected and Annotated by Lisa Hildreth and Illustrated by Jo Valens How are snacks part of our day? What foods nourish young children? How does food affect the process of incarnation?..... This useful compendium of information, recipes and thoughts on food is the result of the work of many different Waldorf kindergarten teachers.		Price:	Out of Stock

	Knitted Animals Knitted Animals     (Hard cover) Anne-Dorthe Grigaff (the author) is a teacher at a Steiner Waldorf school in Denmark. Here is an irresistable collection of animals to knit in soft, natural materials Most of the projects can be quickly and cheaply knitted with small oddments of wool, and many can be completed in an hour or two. Step-by-step instructions for making over 20 delightful, soft knitted animals, illustrated with beautiful colour photography throughout.		Price:	Out of Stock