We are taking a break from letters this week to celebrate the Festival of Michaelmas. It is the "festival of courage". Michael, the archangel who inspires courage, is associated with this festival time. Michael is the brave dragon conqueror who wields a sword of cosmic iron, and brings strength to mankind, strength we can draw upon as the days become darker and we find our light within. Through the inspiration of this angelic being, the lowly peasant, George, was inspired to persevere. Though the odds were stacked against him, he completed a daunting task, conquering the "dragon".
Brave St. Michael is my guide
It is pretty common in Waldorf Schools for the Kindergarten or First Grade classes to make wooden swords during Michaelmas. Since Grant already has a wooden sword, we designed a shield and him and Grandpa Paul made it. They also made Grant's knitting needles.
On Tuesday, I read a Michaelmas story from South Africa and we used our block crayons to draw a picture of a dragon.
On Wednesday, we made a dragon and angel mobile. We started by dyeing a white silk green, and let it dry while we took our walk. Once inside, I read the first part of the Michaelmas story involving our favorite fairy, Tiptoes Lightly, and her friends (remember her from Kindergarten?). After the story, we finished our mobile. We collected a twig from our red bud tree, and used our green silk to make a "dragon" and a white silk to make our "angel". Grandpa Paul came to visit us today and joined us for dinner, so we made another dragon bread for him, and read Revelations 12 about Michael and the angels conquering the dragon and throwing him out of heaven.
Brave St. Michael is my guideAs free and fearless forth I ride
With courage of St. George of old
I dare to fight fierce dragons bold
It is pretty common in Waldorf Schools for the Kindergarten or First Grade classes to make wooden swords during Michaelmas. Since Grant already has a wooden sword, we designed a shield and him and Grandpa Paul made it. They also made Grant's knitting needles.
On Monday, I read a story about St. George conquering the dragon and then we decorated a dragon candle to use during our meals for the rest of the week. We made dragon bread for dinner, and Dad read a verse from Luke before we ate.
On Tuesday, I read a Michaelmas story from South Africa and we used our block crayons to draw a picture of a dragon.
On Wednesday, we made a dragon and angel mobile. We started by dyeing a white silk green, and let it dry while we took our walk. Once inside, I read the first part of the Michaelmas story involving our favorite fairy, Tiptoes Lightly, and her friends (remember her from Kindergarten?). After the story, we finished our mobile. We collected a twig from our red bud tree, and used our green silk to make a "dragon" and a white silk to make our "angel". Grandpa Paul came to visit us today and joined us for dinner, so we made another dragon bread for him, and read Revelations 12 about Michael and the angels conquering the dragon and throwing him out of heaven.
The Angel and Dragon Mobile
The Great Knight Grant
On Thursday, I finished reading the Tiptoes Lightly Michaelmas story and then we did a wet-on-wet watercolor painting with red and yellow to make "dragon flames".
Grant's "Dragon Flames" Painting
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