May Crowns

1.  Twist strands of wild vetch.

2.  Coil floral wire around the vetch.

3.  Measure the child's head and twist the wire together where the ends meet.

4.  Trim off dry pieces or roots hanging down the back.

5.  Add sprigs of rosemary, lavender, oak leaves, dandelion flowers, roses and more by gently pushing the stems under bits of wire or twisted vetch.

6.  Mist with water and keep in a cool place to enjoy for days!  Take off wilting flowers and add new ones to refresh the crowns.

Voici le Mois de Mai

This is the Month of May (French Folk Song -- thank you to Kristie Burns from Earthschooling for this one!)

Voici le mois de Mai
Ou les fleurs volent au vent.

Voici le mois de Mai

Ou les fleurs volent au vent.

Ou les fleurs volent au vent

Si jolie mignonne.

Ou les fleurs volent au vent

Si mignonnement!

Here is the month of May

When the flowers sway in the breeze.

Here is the month of May

When the flowers sway in the breeze.

When the flowers sway in the breeze.

They are so pretty and cute.

When the flowers sway in the breeze. 

They are very precious.

May Day at Sacramento Waldorf School

Today we attended the May Day festival at the Sacramento Waldorf School in Fair Oaks, CA. The rain stopped just long enough for the students to perform! What a beautiful May pole...

May Day!

Today we learned about May Day. We read about how it has been celebrated throughout Europe in the book All Year Round. We made a miniature May pole, sang May Day songs, and talked about our upcoming trip this Sunday to the Sacramento Waldorf School May Day celebration!

Making a Miniature May Pole
Daddy made a small stick with a hole and finished it with beeswax. Mommy dyed some silk ribbons with natural ingredients to make 6 colors (pink, raspberry, blue, green, peach, lavender). Ricky found some Do-kee-doo and formed a stand for the stick. Joey and Wilson put the ribbons through the stick, layed a play silk around the base, and placed a fresh flower at the top.

May Day Songs/Verses
It's May Time
It's May-time! It's May-time!
That's the happy play-time!
We'll dance around the blooming trees,
So fragrant and so fair.
The sweet white petals falling,
The glad bird-voices calling;
It's May-time and a happy time
For children everywhere.

May Day
We're quaint little milk-maids, dancing in the hay,
Each dainty and sweet as a Queen o' the May;
With vine and with bough we now show you how
In honor of May Day we garland our cow.
A rosette of ribbons, as pink as the morn,
We've tied to the tip of each crooked white horn,
With courtesy and bow we now show you how
In honor of May Day we dance round our cow.