Thursday tutorial: Make dandelion curls

Today's tutorial is by Waldorf doll-maker Marie from KnechtRuprecht. She also blogs here. With so many dandelions about this time of year, this is a lovely (very kid-friendly) activity.

How to make dandelion curls

I remember when I was a child we made lots of dandelion curls. We used them as little figures and created hairdressing salons for them in the medow or we made beautiful dandelion necklaces using the little curls as pearls.



You will need dandelions and water.



Split the stem with Your fingers.



Put the stem in the water and voila! dandelion curls.



Ringel, Rangel, Löwenzahn,
buttergelbe Scheibe.
Schaust die liebe Sonne an,
dass sie bei dir bleibe.
Pusteblume, blühe auf,
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wehe über unser Haus,
dass dich keiner findet.
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glatzekahles Köpfchen.
Morgen blühen neue auf,
lauter blonde Schöpfchen.



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