Children live in the here and now. They're not yet at all preoccupied with the past or the future. A concept like a week, with its seven days ticking away and following one another, is difficult to grasp. Grapat Weekly Calendar helps you concretize the rhythm.
The colors of the 7 Nins hidden in their little containers were not chosen at random. Each day of the week is associated with a specific color, according to Waldorf pedagogy . Ancient cultures believed that each day of the week was linked to its own planet, color, smell, and grain. The Waldorf vision has further developed this idea to help children understand the days of the week. The colors associated with the weekdays are: Monday purple, Tuesday red, Wednesday yellow, Thursday orange, Friday green, Saturday blue, Sunday white. The Nins can tell a story together with the containers, and the Nins whose turn it is can sleep in their containers. Every morning you wake up a new Nin together and every evening you wish them good night.
The Grapat weekly calendar consists of
- 7 Wooden Bowls: 6cm
- 1 Round bowl: 18 cm in diameter
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7 Wooden Figures: 7 cm
Durable
The wood comes from sustainably managed Spanish forests. By avoiding acrylic paint, the wood's characteristic properties are preserved. For the rainbow colors of wood, they use a light, opaque, water-based paint. Finally, they apply a layer of beeswax.
