Celebrating Festivals with Children by Freya Jaffke

n this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in  relation to child development in the first seven years. She considers in  detail the main festivals throughout the year—Easter, Pentecost, St.  John’s, back-to-school, harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays,  Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and carnival. 
 Drawing on many examples, she shows how we can celebrate festivals in a  meaningful way with children, both at home and in kindergarten. Every  festival is prefaced with a deeper contemplation for adults before  considering preparations with children. This is followed by the actual  organization of the festival—with games, craft activities and  decorations, stories, songs, poems and the seasonal nature table.
ISBN:       9780863158322