Waldorfaire 2012

Saturday was the Honolulu Waldorf School's annual fair, celebrating "A day of fun for everyone!"

It was great being back at the lower school's campus after having graduated. I was able to enjoy the fair without the stress of having to act a certain way, or be anything for anyone (teachers, parents, political reasons.) I took my sister and four of her friends and stayed there for nearly eight hours! The first part of the day was occupied by the May Day celebration; hula and hawaiian chant performances done by the students. It's so sweet to see all the little kids in their lei and hula outfits. Around 12, the fair started, complete with pony rides, rock climbing, dunking booth, tons of food and drinks, talent and puppet shows, live performances by local acrobats and bagpipers, and the HWS circus club. It was so nice to relive some of my own childhood memories, stroll through classrooms with art and main lesson books on display.... takes me back down memory lane.

At the very end, some teachers and students were making biodynamic preparations in buckets. I was so excited that I immediately jumped in and started harnessing the powers of... (energy?) and walked around the grounds, flinging energized horn-silica water to the plants... Best part of the fair for me. 

The Royal Court

The Queen

Kids digging in the kindergarten

Going fishing

Boy's Day flags

cute wooden shoes

homemade sweets 

My favorite booth!! Fresh local produce!

Dunno what this is, but I bought it and it was delicous

clearly ecstatic at the amazing arugula

Looking at 5th grader's main lesson books of botany :)

I painted her face 

7th grade chalkboard... I totally remember this block

Bagpipers of Honolulu

The real royal court (seniors)

Turkey legs for sale!

pony rides

petting zoo with black-brown sheep

Farmer Phil blacksmithing with some kids, making metal hooks

Dunking booth and girly tattoos

Amazing acrobatics on silk ropes hung from the money-pod trees

Princess

Princess hat-making

HWS circus club 

Ta-daaa!