Waldorf Birthday Ring Story

Each year you choose a birthday ring object that is representative of something your child has learned or experienced during the year to add to your birthday ring.

Waldorf birthday ring story. Before telling the birthday story or lighting the birthday ring ceremoniously place a birthday crown on your child s head and a birthday cape on his shoulders. This can range from learning to walk to taking a special trip to going to. The birthday book by ann druitt has many more wonderful ideas for bringing meaning in the waldorf tradition to your child s special day. Birthday rings birthday rings are a wonderful birthday tradition.

In waldorf tradition parents tell the birth story and light each candle as they go through the memory of that special year. Discovering waldorf the birthday story may 26 2011 by donni 5 comments i want to share teddy s birthday celebration at school and most of all share his birthday story so that i can remember it forever. The waldorf birthday ring began as a german tradition for celebrating a young child s birthday. Rituals and traditions allow children to experience the rhythm of the year and celebrating a birthday honors the child s place in the family and in the world at large.

The waldorf birthday ring tradition. Adorn the ring with candles ornaments that represent your child and other treasures like play silks or found objects. Some families place candles in the holes of the ring corresponding to the number of years the child is turning so 3 candles for 3 years old and then fill the remaining holes with wood and other decorations symbolizing the child s interests or events of the year. This video shows my version of a waldorf birthday story.

One of my favorite waldorf traditions is the waldorf birthday ring. To find the words to the story visit my blog http www waldor. A tradition in many waldorf schools these birthday decorations will be a part of your celebrations for years to come. The set comes with the 4 part base of the ring 6 brass candle holders 6 beeswax candles and 6 wooden decorations.

They are wonderful additions to your seasonal nature table as well. Birthdays are always a cause for celebration in a waldorf early childhood classroom and were one of my favorite traditions as a waldorf kindergarten teacher. It s the one i told in my classroom. You can use this beautiful rite of passage every year as your child s birthday arrives.

There are many handmade options available but ours is the waldorf birthday ring set from bella luna toys. Whether you follow waldorf traditions or not it is magical for children to hear the story of how they came into world. The waldorf birthday ring. The waldorf birthday ring tradition originating in germany has many variations.

You can also use a waldorf birthday ring during advent time.