Of Queens and Crowns

Now that my daughter has gotten settled into her first grade class her teacher has asked us to create some capes and crowns.

I volunteered to complete a felt crown that had already been cut out.  I used gold lame under some cutouts and used blanket stitch around those cutouts and the outer edge of the crown.  For the blanket stitch I used a gold thread that needed a lot of TLC but the time was worth it for the effect.  Then I decided to use Mother of Pearl beads along with a center blue seed bead to complete the decoration.

One of the nice things about Waldorf Education is the use of Royalty archetypes throughout the stories and class play.  This is not like the "Little Princess" Tiaras that so many little girls wear or the Burger King Crowns.  The use of crowns and capes and Kings and Queens in Waldorf Education is about presenting children with the idea of creating a noble view of their behavior.  Kings and queens and knights behave with honor and take care of the people in their kingdom. 

To behave with honor and a noble nature is what we should all aspire to.