Rose Ceremony Day

Rose Ceremony day for us signals the start of our autumn rhythm. Roses are given (from sister to sister) along with love notes from mama and papa. Last year was the first year we experienced this very sweet tradition, and while it's traditionally done to welcome students entering first grade in a Waldorf school we decided to make it our own and have it be what shifts us into our autumn rhythm. Much like this post says "back to school" doesn't apply to us, but we do so love this time of year, and it really is lovely to have something that signals a change in the rhythm of our days, too. The girls have been looking forward to this day for weeks now, and I think it's safe to say it was all that they had hoped it would be! 

You know you're a Waldorf kid when your morning lesson supplies consist of a new pencil roll (for your lovely colored pencils), chalk, a chalk board, and (for Grace) a fountain pen! 

She was so excited to try out her lovely new fountain pen that she dove right in to a little cursive writing!

And in honor of Not Back to School Day a little ice cream was in order! The microcreamy was very quiet while we were there!

Regardless of how your family learns, be it at home or at school (or even a little of both), we wish you all the most wonderful of Not Back to School and Back to School weeks! May this year be full of many wonderful adventures, experiences and incredible memories to last a lifetime! xo