Spin a Scarf of Sunshine by Dawn Casey and illustrated by Stila Lim encourages young children to engage with the wool life cycle and understand the basics of traditional crafts of natural spinning, dyeing, knitting and gardening. Here, Dawn shares with us step-by-step instructions for knitting a lamb of your own! A pattern for...
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Rhythm and number underpin our lives, from the days of the week and the times of the day to the number of letters in the alphabet. But do we ever stop to consider the deeper meaning behind these every day realities? A new combined edition of Wolfgang Held’s books’ Rhythms of the Week and...
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Karl König (1902-66) was well-known as a physician, author and lecturer. He began his work at the Institute of Embryology at the University of Vienna but fled in 1938 after the Nazi annexation of Austria. In 1940 he founded the Camphill Movement in Scotland. Based on the educational ideas of Rudolf Steiner, the special...
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Discover how to craft a felt piglet with the help of our step-by-step instructions taken from Crafting a Felt Farm: A Waldorf Project for All Ages by Rotraud Reinhard. This project is for suitable for older children and beginners, but if you are entirely new to felting, there are many introductory videos online to...
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Join us as we take a closer look at the beautiful illustrations of Swedish author and illustrator, Elsa Beskow. Hailed as the Beatrix Potter of Scandinavia, Elsa’s books are known and loved all around the world. You can browse our Elsa Beskow books on our website here. Elsa illustrated her stories with detailed ink...
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With everyone spending more time at home just now we thought you might appreciate some new ideas for crafting with your kids. Here, we share a selection of fun activities for you to get started! Ladybirds from Paper Folding with Children You will need:• Red origami paper, 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6...
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Encounter magical shamans, mighty eagles and terrifying beasts in this superb prose retelling of Finland’s national folk saga! Here, we share an extract plus some of Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin’s stunning illustrations from An Illustrated Kalevala: Myths and Legends from Finland. Lemminkäinen’s Adventures While Ilmarinen and the Maid of Pohjola were celebrating their wedding, Lemminkäinen was...
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Dear Friends, We hope that you are keeping well, that the weather has been kind and you’ve been enjoying time in your gardens and allotments. Over the past few weeks some of the Floris team have been busy planting and growing. Above, we’ve shared pictures from our own efforts at home! We’ve gathered below...
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Here at Floris Books, we want to do all we can to support our community during these difficult times. To that end, this week we’re sharing an extract from Emil Bock’s Holy Week: A Spiritual Guide from Palm Sunday to Easter for 2021 Easter Holy Week. Holy Week will guide you from Palm Sunday to...
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Dear Friends, In this time of uncertainty, when the world seems almost unrecognisable, we would like to send out our love and best wishes to our readers both near and far. We’re in awe of the people being creative and supportive to their communities. In these tough times we all have to stick together...
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