Drawing and Writing
Stockmar Beeswax Crayons
Block or Stick - 8 to 24 Colors
These outstanding crayons foster and lend themselves particularly well to wide-stroke drawing which encourages motor activity and inner relaxation. For the young child, block crayons are easily held and allow coloring without being overly concerned with lines. The addition of pure beeswax enhances the brilliant pigment and creates a high degree of opacity similar to that of watercolor. Highly recommended! Assortments of 8 or 16 available in attractive, sturdy tins. Both stick and block crayons are also available in 24 colors packed in finely crafted wooden boxes with a sliding lid. Ages 3 and up.
Coloring with Block Crayons
Learn to create luminous, illustrative drawings using just primary colors with this guide for working with Block Crayons in the early curriculum of Waldorf education. Provides instruction for: drawing letters and numbers, illustrating fairytales, fables, stories of the saints and heroes, and main lesson book work. Although young children, through kindergarten, enjoy using block crayons, their coloring experience should be free of guidance. The author provides suggestions about ways to work with that age group as well. This updated 2nd version is spiral bound so it will lay flat. Abundant with full color and black & white illustrations. Author Sieglinde de Francesca
Lyra Waldorf Colored Pencils
The fat, triangular shaped barrel assures a proper grip, is easier for the young child to hold and less tiring for the older child to use. The thick, heavily pigmented lead applies ever so smoothly and yields brilliant colors. Unlacquered barrels, Set of 12, 7" long. Germany. Ages 4 thru 9.
Colors: zinc yellow, lemon, light orange, scarlet lake, light carmine, magenta, light blue, prussian blue, sap green, apple green, van-Dyck-brown, venetian red.
Rainbow Super Ferby Pencil
This fun, colorful pencil has four colors all in one fat triangular shaped barrel!
Lyra Rembrandt Aquarell Pencils
First draw, then paint, like with watercolours! Lyra Rembrandt Watercolour Pencils can be mixed with water and have a high pigment content. The color palette ranges from the strongest tones to the subtlest of nuances. Lines can be dissolved and harmonious blending achieved using a wet brush. 12 assorted pencils in a tin case. 7" long. Germany. Ages 7 and up.
Colors: white, lemon, light orange, pale geranium lake, dark carmine, light blue, prussian blue, sap green, apple green, van-Dyck brown, venetian red, black. Germany.
Lyra Skin Tones Pencils
LYRA has created an assortment of Colour Giant® pencils incorporating the 12 most common skin colours of the people of our world so that everyone can be portrayed equally, without discrimination, in the colour of their skin. 12 unlacquered assorted pencils in a plastic storage case. 7" long. Germany. Ages 7 and up.
Lyra Color Giants ~ 18 colors
Highly pigmented, extra thick lead, give the colors their famous gigantic intensity. Durable break-resistant and long-lasting lead that writes very smoothly in colors that are both smudge proof and waterproof. Hexagonal shaped barrel that is essentially round. 18 unlacquered assorted pencils in a wooden case with a sliding lid. 7" long. Germany. Ages 7 and up.
Colors: white, zinc yellow, lemon, light orange, scarlet lake, light carmine, pink madder lake, light flesh, violet, light blue, prussian blue, sap green, apple green, van-Dyck-brown, venetian red, black, gold, silver.
Plastic Drum Pencil Sharpener
This handy sharpener has two different sized holes plus a drum to catch the shavings. With the large hole you can sharpen Lyra's Color Giants and Skin Tones. The smaller opening will sharpen their Rembrandt Aquarells as well as regular pencils. Does not work on triangular shaped barrels. Twist off the top to empty the drum when full. Colors vary. Up to 8.3mm and up to 11mm.
Plastic Sharpener
A twin hole sharpener for Lyra's Face Pencils and triangular Waldorf Selection. For pencils up to 8 mm diameter; or 11 mm diameter.
Drawing with Your Four-to-Eleven Year Old
Designed to be practical and useful to homeschoolers interested in the Waldorf approach. Includes form drawing, 7 full color pages, and general indications on drawing with your child in kindergarten and first through fifth grades. A Christopherus publication.
Form Drawing for Beginners
The only step-by-step book on form drawing written specifically for homeschoolers available. A complete sequence of forms for grades 1-3 (or older children or adults beginning form drawing), story ideas and instructions on how to actually do form drawing make up this user-friendly and practical guide. 41 pages, spiral bound. Christopherus.
Jacquard Mehndi Henna Kit
Traditional Mehndi, non-permanent body art, is drawn on the hands and feet, but you can apply it anywhere. Create designs on your arms (perhaps as armbands), on legs, around the belly button, behind the neck or anywhere you want. All the tools and supplies you need to begin are included - henna, mordant liquid, eucalyptus oil and more. Ages 12 and up.
Greenfield Fountain Pen ~ Barrel and Ink sold separately
Best selling fountain pen in Waldorf Schools! Made in Germany, this pen is part wood and part plastic, with a medium iridium nib. The triangular grip is suitable for both right and left hand writing. Does not include ink. Uses ink cartridges which are purchased separately below or can be converted to a pen filled with ink from a jar with the Greenfield Converter, also available below. Pair this with our Journal (scroll down) for a nice gift for ages 10 and up.
Greenfield Converter
Using the Greenfield Converter the Greenfield Fountain Pen can be filled with ink from a jar. Germany
Drawing/Main Lesson Books
All purpose books of high quality drawing paper. Children will love all the blank pages ready to be filled with pictures and writings. Perfect main lesson books for homeschoolers. Suitable for crayons, colored pencils and ink. Colorful, stapled covers of a heavy English cardboard. Both cover and drawing paper are chlorine free. 32 pages, available in two sizes. Please specify model and color.
Journal
A blank book (6.5" x 8.25") for the upper grades; useful for art, writing or a combination of both. Suitable for crayons, colored pencils and ink. Could also be a dream journal, travel journal, nature journal, sketch book, game book (tic tac toe...), take along to restaurants, on planes, trains and in automobiles! 32 blank pages separated by onion skin paper to prevent smudging; sturdy cover.
Handwriting Book
24 pages with light bands of color to help with letter placement. Pink cover.
Blackboard Pastel Chalk
Chalk in twelve beautiful assorted colors with strong pigments for luscious applications and high coverage that still blends easily. Square-shaped covered by a removable paper wrapper to prevent color from getting onto the fingers. For use on chalkboards and paper. 12 sticks: carmine red, vermilion, orange, gold yellow, lemon yellow, pale green, dark green, dark blue, purple, red brown, cobalt blue, and peach. Made of calcium sulfate. Due to the nature of chalk it may arrive broken but is still considered usable. Germany. Ages 3 and up.
Anti-Dust Chalk
Keep dust to a minimum with this almost completely dust-free, hard blackboard chalk. 12 sticks, nine colors: brown, carmine red, cobalt blue, green, light blue, lilac, orange, vermilion, and yellow. colors are more muted than our Blackboard Chalk. 3.25" long, 1/3" diameter. Made of calcium carbonate. Due to the nature of chalk it may arrive broken but is still considered usable. Netherlands. Ages 3 and up.
Alphabet and Math Cards
Make up fun math and language arts games with these beautiful learning cards from Germany. Standard playing card size.
The set of 32 Alphabet Cards helps with letter recognition and includes all the letters of the alphabet, plus extra vowels, in upper case and lower case for colorful learning and spelling of words. An animal and its name in English is shown on each card. Use as flash cards, spell words or play one of the games suggested on the enclosed idea card.
In the Math Basic Set children count to 10 by ones, then to 100 by tens. Cards 1 through 9 have animal images in a quantity that is representative of each number. Also comes with plus, minus and equals cards. With the Math Full Set individual number counting can go up to 25, with nature oriented images (i.e. 20 morning glory flowers and leaves) up to 21. After 30 there's counting by tens to 100. In addition to plus ( + ), minus ( - ) and equals ( = ), there are times ( ∙ ) and divide ( : ).
