“Receive the children with reverence, educate them with love, let them go forth in freedom.” – Rudolf Steiner
This is our comfy reading corner. The kids LOVE to lay here and read. I keep a basket of Toddler books on the floor for Ms. Bell to easily get to. We also have a new Pottery Barn Kids anywhere chair to sit in. If you are wondering about the posters and maps above you can get all of the information about them here.
A child size table is so important to any schooling or play room. This is the Large Caroline table from Pottery Barn Kids, however I have seen many great quality wood tables from some of my favorite stores.
It is so important to have good quality, natural, open ended toys. Let their imaginations flourish while they build and play. The toys you see here were made by me.
We love our baby dolls!!! These are some of the baby dolls in our house.Waldorf doll makers put such heart into making their dolls with quality natural materials, and they each have their own dolly personality. Perfect for those of us that love dolly play. The sweetest baby doll of them all is the one on the right, she’s mine.
These are things you’ll see around our room. First is our little teacup Yorkie Peanut, he’s always nearby. The fabulous Barn you see here was the big Christmas gift of the year, and it’s also from Elves & Angels . As you can probably tell, Elves & Angels is is one of our favorite stores. The Grimms Rainbow and hand kite are also favorites.
The bookcases seen in our room are the Carolina bookcases from Pottery Barn Kids. I love them and if I had more room, I’d probably get more bookcases. I use a lot of baskets to help keep things organized.
I love having a kitchen in our space. The boys have always loved playing store and we incorporate it into our everyday learning and play. Unfortunately they are no longer making this farmers market, however I highly recommend getting an Elves & Angels kitchen. We have their Julianna’s kitchen and love it.
We love nature and I feel it’s very important to bring nature into your learning space. Every month or so I change around our nature table. This is part of our Winter table. You can see some of our other Nature tables here and here.
This is how the left side of the room looks as you are walking in.
Kathy Gossen says
January 28, 2015 at 1:06 pmWow! Love the light and the wood toys and bookshelves. Beautiful and so fun!
Anna says
January 28, 2015 at 11:56 amWhat a beautiful room! Thanks for sharing at A Little Bird Told Me link-up.
Miljoy says
August 17, 2014 at 3:55 amWow! What a beautiful room! I am in awe.
Eileen says
August 17, 2014 at 3:30 amBeautiful! I love the large windows that allow natural light. The reading chair is perfect! I could stay in that room for the rest of my life! Haha. Great job on the decorating. The toys are also wonderful!
Heather @ Golden Reflections Blog says
August 16, 2014 at 2:24 amI absolutely adore this room. It makes me want to come over and play in it too!
Summer says
August 15, 2014 at 6:53 pmWhat an incredibly thoughtful, beautiful space! I’m sure there will be years of play here!
Katie @ Cup of Tea says
August 15, 2014 at 6:40 pmPinned this! I’m currently turning an empty front room into a playroom, and some of these ideas are great. I was wondering what to do about a reading corner, and love the idea of a crib mattress on the floor! Fun for tumbling as well 🙂
Katie @ Cup of Tea
BlogTanya WS says
July 31, 2014 at 9:45 amSuch a relaxing and inviting space! Love it!
travelingthenarrowroad says
July 31, 2014 at 4:09 amaww, makes me miss having littles. Such a beautiful layout! I especially adore the reading corner with the little mattress! so cool! Love it!!
Vanessa says
July 24, 2014 at 7:37 pmThis is an amazing room to spend time in and learn! I love all the beauty that you have carefully added to this space. Gorgeous! Pinned!
Stacey Jones says
July 24, 2014 at 8:58 amThis room is amazing! Wish we had the space to be able to have a room like this!
Jennifer Palazzo says
July 23, 2014 at 8:56 pmThis room is beautiful, creative, inspiring, and possibly larger than my entire NYC apartment! Love the toys you made. I married into a Waldorf family. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are Waldorf teachers and my husband a Waldorf graduate.
Valley Family Fun says
July 23, 2014 at 8:05 pmWow! Great set up! Wish my kids’ toys were that neat!
Amy says
July 2, 2014 at 3:34 amWhere did you get your barn?! I love it! My daughter LOVES animals lately and I’m looking to purchase or build one just like yours. 🙂 Thanks!
Amy says
July 2, 2014 at 5:18 amOops! I just now figured out it’s from Elves and Angels! 🙂
Anonymous says
January 23, 2014 at 2:57 pmYou are truly blessed to have the kind of money it takes to buy such high end toys and furniture.
Kimberly Huff says
January 28, 2014 at 8:05 pmBelieve me we don’t have a lot of money, we have been collecting quality pieces over the years. Our oldest child is 19 🙂 I believe in saving for what I love instead of buying anything… 🙂
Practical Mama says
January 22, 2014 at 10:34 pmThis room is beautiful. I mean inspiring. I would love to read, write and paint in a room like this with my kids. Your dolls are lovely by the way 🙂
Emma @ P is for Preschooler says
January 20, 2014 at 11:14 pmSuch an inviting place to play and learn! I would be in the comfy seat by the window reading myself. (And Peanut is adorable, if I may add!)
Rachel Brown says
January 20, 2014 at 8:39 pmOh the light and warmth! Such a stunning place, perfect for learning and play! I have pinned! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
anna says
January 20, 2014 at 7:30 pmI love this! It seems so calm and peaceful at the same time as being fun. I really want to work on our children’s playroom – it’s not a school room as we don’t home school, but I would love to bring some of these ideas into our space
David Smalley says
January 19, 2014 at 9:12 pmKimberly, This is lovely. Nice touches everywhere you turn. It is well thought out. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Missy @ Dot-to-Dot Connections says
January 19, 2014 at 8:13 pmWow! I’m still dreaming about having such a school room 🙂 You have done a beautiful job with yours! What a great place to learn! Thank you for sharing!
Christie - Childhood 101 says
January 19, 2014 at 9:18 amWhat a lovely space to play and learn in 🙂 I love how open and bright it feels with the lovely big windows. I was wondering where your animal alphabet was from? Did you make it?
Kimberly Huff says
January 19, 2014 at 6:22 pmThank you so much Christie. I wish I was that good at sewing 🙂 I purchased the alphabet quilt from Pottery Barn Kids.
Anonymous says
January 19, 2014 at 3:39 amI love the room and the alphabet blanket, especially! Did you make this? Thank you so much for sharing this all, just beautiful!
Shecki Grtlyblesd says
January 19, 2014 at 2:58 amIt’s a beautiful room! I clicked on those rainbow blocks. WOW, they’re expensive!
Kimberly Huff says
January 19, 2014 at 6:25 pmThank you, The extra large one is pricey but they have 3 sizes and now that we have them, it’s well worth it. Even my older boys enjoy stacking them in different formations 🙂
The Mrs. says
January 19, 2014 at 12:14 amThis room is so amazing! I love the natural light and the wonderfully creative toys and all the space! AND THE VIEW!!!! To die for. I could spend all day in that room!
Kimberly Huff says
January 19, 2014 at 6:23 pmThanks 🙂 It’s my favorite place to spend the day too, unless we are at the beach 😉