The first days of school are just around the corner for local Waldorf school families.  It is time to gather lunch containers, examine wardrobes, and inventory pencil cases.  Sono-Ma makes it easy for parents to source Waldorf-friendly back to school supplies with this collection of high-quality goods offered by local providers.

Shopping Check List

Sandwich Wraps (Pixie Stix Kids Consignment, Made Local Market Place, A Toy Garden)

Snack bags (Pixie Stix Kids Consignment, Made Local Market Place, A Toy Garden)

Cloth napkins (Pixie Stix Kids Consignment, Made Local Market Place)

Sacks (Circle of Hands)

Lunch baskets (A Toy Garden)

Stainless Steele Food Containers (A Toy Garden)

Water Bottles (A Toy Garden)

Lyra Pencils (Circle of Hands, A Toy Garden)

Pencil Pouch (Circle of Hands)

Crayon Roll (Circle of Hands)

Rain gear (Circle of Hands, A Toy Garden)

Wool socks (Circle of Hands)

Hats (Marali, Circle of Hands)

Wool Longies (Marali)

Hair Accessories (Circle of Hands)

Natural Fiber & Logo Free Clothing (Marali, Circle of Hands, Pixie Stix Kids Consignment)

Lunch Containers

Jana Lombardo, local Waldorf-inspired mom, brings you washable snack bags as the first necessary item for packing an earth-friendly lunch. She crafts a double layer, washable snack bag, with  a cotton outer shell and nylon lining.  To reuse, simply machine wash warm, tumble dry low or just wipe clean with a wet rag and air dry.   Sold in two sizes, large approximately 7in by 7in and small 5.5in by 4.  Jana also offers 100% cotton cloth napkins, which are 6in by 6in.  Prices range from $4 to $6 each.  Jana’s products are available via Pixie Stix Kids Consignment and the Made Local Market Place.

A Toy Garden also offers lunchskin reusable baggies and cloth napkins.  Sono-Ma especially loves the Kid’s Bolga Baskets (similar to photo shown above) featured by A Toy Garden.  While you are surfing this site, check out the Kleen Kanteen stainless water bottles and stainless steel food containers,too!  (Click on links for product descriptions.)

Art & Music Supplies

Circle of Hands, the recently opened Waldorf cooperative (story here), offers a wonderful collection of art supplies.  From handmade pencil pouches by Lpinzo Designs (above) to crayon rolls to crayons and pencils, you can source much of what your child needs from this Sebastopol shop.

A Toy Garden is your source for main lesson books, as well as 72-color Rembrandt Pencil Sets, and Stockmar Stick Crayons in a a tin.

If your child is going to learn Pentatonic Flute this year, you can also find flutes by Choroi via A Toy Garden.

Rain Gear

Waldorf school kids play outdoors no matter the weather!  Dress your child in waterproof rain gear to keep them warm and dry AND to make less laundry for you!

A Toy Garden offers a range of pants, jackets, hats, and mittens made out of rain-proof material by the “Puddle Pants” brand.

Circle of Hands also stocks “mud pants.”

Clothing & Accessories

While it is hard to think of warm clothing during the peak of summer, soon it will be the season for wool layers!  Order your “Wool Longies” today from our talented local Mom Elvi di Doni of Marali. (Product descriptions here – note she can make larger sizes using multi-colored banding.)

Marali offers up-cylced wool pants as well as gorgeous hats, clothing, and “soakers” for young babes.  See the lovely collection via Marali’s Etsy site and/or the Circle of Hands shop where Elvi is a cooperative member.

You’ll also need to round up a few pairs of thick socks.  Christine Schreier of Puppenstube is not just famous for her dolls – she is renowned for her wool socks!  Find her socks and hats at Circle of Hands, too.

Circle of Hands also stocks imported (from Germany) wool undergarments.  A Toy Garden offers woolen undergarments via Australia and Denmark.

Shop Re-cap

Marali is offering a 10% discount and free shipping in USA for Sono-Ma friends!  Offers good via Marali’s Etsy shop, which features Sebastopol-made crafts.

Circle of Hands – local Sebastopol-based shop; 707.829.1274 – call for hours and days

Pixie Stix Kids Consignment – local Sebastopol-based shop

Share Exchange’s Made Local Market Place – local Santa Rosa-based shop

A Toy Garden – online, Sacramento-based retailer

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