Waldorf Play Rooms

I have just started my little boy at my local Steiner Playgroup for mums and toddlers. I have meaning to go for a while and I am so glad I have finally taken the step and gone along. Before I had Alex I promised myself wouldn't buy him loads of cheap plastic toys and books about TV characters, but over the last few months as he has become harder to please I have found myself giving in to 'screen time', and annoying talking books started entering the house. My home was starting to look like someone elses! So a couple of weeks ago I made a stand against myself and enroled him in the playgroup in an attempt to inspire me to change my lazy ways and help Alex find some calm.

Waldorf style Playroom

The minute I entered the school I felt so relaxed. Everything was in natural colours and just so simple and earthy. There were of course a great selection of Grimm's stacking toys, silk scarves, and Waldorf dolls. And even though he did spend the first 15 minutes climbing up and down the stairs shouting proudly, even Alex became relaxed in this new chilled environment. I even got some time to sit and make a Christmas Orange and Clove decoration whilst he played quietly with a wooden duck...... result!

Anyway, I promise I am not going to turn Moon to Moon into a parenting blog but just wanted to share my reasoning for these photos of Steiner/Waldorf playrooms. I am sure there will be plenty of plastic in my future as he grows up, but for now whilst I can still have an element of control over his toys I am going to stick to natural fibers...

Next time we are making Waldorf dolls, so who knows, maybe I will be making all his toys :)

Waldorf Style Playroom

Waldorf Style Playroom with Wooden Toys and Autumn corner

A Waldorf Class Room

Waldorf play area

New Moon: Nursery Inspiration from Captain and the Gypsy Kid...

I love the little hand prints

All images via Captain and the gypsy kid

This nursery is beautiful isn't it? It is the nursery of Captain and Sugar, styled by blogger mum from Captain and the Gypsy kid. I love the warm natural tones pared with the bright textiles and art work. Okay so it is styled for the Elle photo-shoot within an inch of its life, but all the elements are there.

Captain and the Gypsy kid is a really beautiful blog and if you like the nursery I suggest you check out the rest of the home here

Cool Bedrooms for kids

Cool bohemian kids room: Star chart and vintage chest

Bohemian kids room: I love TinTin and Destination Moon is one of my favourites

Bohemian Kids room: Brightly colored Kids cob home bedroom with hanging stars

Bohemian kids room from Apartment Therapy: Sleeping under a giant leaf

Okay, so this post is the hardest post I have ever done. It is so hard to find cool kids bedroom pictures. They are all either over the top girly girl pink rooms or fake tidy organised rooms. Although these pictures would probably fit into the latter category , they are the most non-commercial I could find so I thought I would just roll with it as ......

1) The star chart on that first kids room is probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen. I am going to keep my eyes peeled for one of those...

2) Both me and Dan grew up reading Tin Tin and destination moon is one of my favourites, and those beds are so beautiful....

3) That cob house kids room is really quite spectacular, i love those bright hanging stars against the blue ceiling

4) I love those Ikea leaf canopies. I used to have a couple when I was at university above my bed....

Basically the theme is my childhood (and adult but shhh!) dream room of sleeping in a tree or treehouse looking at the nights sky and dreaming about going to the Moon

What was your dream bedroom as a kid?

P.S It is the full moon tomorrow so look out for a rather fabulous Full Moon Give away. It is my birthday month and this give away is a biggy xxx gabi xxx