10-15-2020, 06:49 AM
All children love to play dress-up, and there are also Waldorf toys marketed especially for this purpose. The play silks, of course, are very versatile for dress-up play. They can be skirts, shawls, capes, tunics, veils or turbans... and probably quite a few other things your children will invent.
You can buy all sorts of ready-made play silks dress-up items, but it's easy, and much less expensive, to make your own. While silk is ideal, less costly 100% cotton fabric is available in a variety of soft and drape-able forms, including plain wovens, flannels, and jersey knits. Lots of different costumes can be made from rectangles of various sizes. Tie a ribbon around your little girl's waist, and tuck one corner of several squares of fabric into it to make a swirly fairy skirt. Two napkin-sized squares, sewn or safety-pinned together at the shoulders, make a knight's tunic for your little boy.
Besides the considerable cost savings, there's another important advantage to making your own Waldorf toys: you will find your own creativity expanding as you share imaginative play with your child.
You can buy all sorts of ready-made play silks dress-up items, but it's easy, and much less expensive, to make your own. While silk is ideal, less costly 100% cotton fabric is available in a variety of soft and drape-able forms, including plain wovens, flannels, and jersey knits. Lots of different costumes can be made from rectangles of various sizes. Tie a ribbon around your little girl's waist, and tuck one corner of several squares of fabric into it to make a swirly fairy skirt. Two napkin-sized squares, sewn or safety-pinned together at the shoulders, make a knight's tunic for your little boy.
Besides the considerable cost savings, there's another important advantage to making your own Waldorf toys: you will find your own creativity expanding as you share imaginative play with your child.
