Grapat wooden weekly calendar, 7 Moons
Each acorn-Nin® represents one day of the week. Their colours allow us to differentiate them and name them. According to the Waldorf pedagogy, each day of the week corresponds to one colour. The proposal that comes from this is that Monday is violet (or purple); Tuesday is red; Wednesday is yellow; Thursday, orange; Friday is green; Saturday, indigo, and Sunday is white.
Conventional calendars are linear and for children, a difficult concept to understand. The week begins and ends in a line, when time in reality does not work like that. When the week ends, it does not finish, time greets and welcomes a new day one by one and the circle goes around. The tactile quality of this beautiful natural material allows children to play and touch time. Each day the child awakens the corresponding Nin and places it on top of it’s upturned receptacle in the centre of the dish. The Nin of the day is offered a leading role, because it is his day and we celebrate it with joy. When night comes, the Nin returns to his receptacle to sleep, and will remain there for six more nights until the wheel returns to his day once again. Almost like a story, like a story that repeats itself, with its consequent pleasure.
The Grapat 7 moons Weekly Calendar helps children to experience the weekly cyclic rhythm. Children will associate each day with a colour, allowing them to touch each day as it comes and goes and helping them to understand the passage of the days.
Shipping and returns.
Such a sweet toy that will grow with my daughter and be played with for years to come. She is 17 months and loves rolling it along our floorboards as well as discovering different little things we have hidden in the back of the truck. It’s so well made and is lovely to the touch.
We had this ball bought as a present for our dog when she was being looked after by friends. It has become her absolute favourite and very popular by lots of other dogs we encounter.
We also live near the beach so it really helps that it floats too. We use it almost daily and have done for the past 6 months. So needless to say we are very satisfied with the product, tempted to buy a second just Incase (god forbid) we lost this precious favourite. It also fits in the ball thrower sticks which has saved me since being heavily pregnant.
It’s not easy to snag these pieces! Slowly adding to my collection. Love browsing Dragonfly Toys and seeing what they on available on my wishlist. Ostheimer is one of most favourite collection!
The main lesson book is of great quality, and it has a bright colour cover the paper and inside is thick and really nice quality and has good texture and I recommend these main lesson books to everybody
I purchased the Grapat Nins Carla for my grand daughters first birthday, its such a beautifully crafted set and so many ways to play, I know she will enjoy for many years to come.
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Not a very organised store, they didn’t gift wrap my item even though I payed for it before checkout
Excellent products as always and really smart delivery. Thanks a million.
