The experience of festivals is an important element in Steiner education. A much loved School tradition, standing as beacons across the changing year, they are a wonderful way to come together as a community holding our children’s education in our hands. In our Kindergarten Spring Festival the children, teachers and families build a giant nest of sticks, twigs, leaves and Spring flowers, hoping to entice a visit from the Easter Hare. We share joyful songs, hot cross buns and a puppet show before the children go outside to see if the Easter Hare has left any beautiful painted eggs for them. If you’d like to have a go at creating your own family Spring Festival then take a look at how to naturally dye and paint eggs below…