Imagining Snakes & All manner of Bugs

Living mostly without TV has been easier than I thought and has made room for more arts & crafts activities to do together. Rather than feel like extra work these activities have just been naturally filling our days. We have been doing one or two art activities a day. This activity was really simple and fun. I bought a bag of plain wooden beads in different earth tones and we strung beads on hemp string. We made snakes, caterpillars, worms and all manner of bugs. We had a good time imagining what our creations were and how they interacted together. My son happens to love snakes and bugs so the idea was a big hit with him.


No creation was precious. They naturally went back to the basket for another day of creating. I didn't decide this ahead of time it just seemed to happen that way. Had he wanted to keep any of them I gladly would have knotted it up for him. A big factor in the success and enjoyment of the activities we've done has been my focused awareness in the project, something I've learned from Waldorf. I am there participating, enjoying Michael and the activity. Often I lose interest before he does and I go and do something else while he continues. Then usually afterward he's happy to run and play and imagine on his own for long stretches of time.