Spielen mit Wasser und Luft – Christoph Kraul

Spielen mit Wasser und Luft (playing with water and air) by Christoph Kraul is a crafting and activity workbook (in German) filled with inspiration for children, parents and educators!

This workbook offers a wealth of ideas to parents and educators to encourage children’s imaginative play with the elements of water and air.

From water wheels to a windmill, from the running wheel to the boomerang, young and old hobbyists alike will find simple instructions on how to build their own.

Experienced Waldorf teacher and toy maker Walter Kraul shows how to encourage children’s natural enthusiasm for the elements of water and air and how to awaken their interest in nature with simple craft suggestions.

This fantastic resource engages the entire family in outdoor and indoor crafting of devices and constructions, as well as elementary experiences. The workbook includes projects to create:

Water wheels
Scoop wheels
Ships
Water rockets
Balloon
Mobiles
Aeroplane
Windmill
Running wheel
Boomerang
Weather vanes

Water and air and the fascination they exert have always been at the centre of play, and the Spielen mit Wasser und Luft crafting projects result in toys made of wood, cardboard or paper. The building instructions provided in the workbook can be realised with relatively little effort, resulting in a functional toy. At the same time, children also learn about the history of the development of technology.

Spielen mit Wasser und Luft by Christoph Kraul is published by Freies Geistesleben.

Contents:

1 paperback book in English, 78 pages.

About Walter Kraul

Walter Kraul (1926 – 2016) studied mathematics and physicsScientific work at the Wendelstein Solar Observatory. From 1953, he taught for a long time at the Rudolf Steiner School in Munich.

He also founded and owned a toy company for which he designed, manufactured and sold handmade Waldorf toys and teaching aids.