Making Waldorf Dolls shows how to create handcrafted dolls from natural materials. A range of simple, colourful designs will inspire both beginners and experienced doll makers alike. These dolls are old favourite, originating in Waldorf Steiner kindergartens where parents make dolls together for their children. The book covers simple soft, baggy, pouch, angel and sack dolls through to formed limbed dolls. Includes a chapter on dolls hair and a chapter on dolls clothes. Winterwood highly recommends this book. (This is a new revised edition, and was called “Kinderdolls”)

Follow-up book to Magic Wool.

More magic wool projects on how to create figures and pictures from dyed wool fleeces.

With full instructions for making wool animal, wool figures, and wool pictures.

Seasonal nature tables are an invaluable way of making young children aware of the changing cycle of the year. With simple sewing materials, basic knitting skills a series of colourful and effective craft can be made at home or school for depicting the seasons and festivals. Instructions and patterns for Mother Earth, root children, King winter and lots lots more.

Toy making with Children by Freya Jaffke (new expanded edition).

The toys surrounding a child during the first five years of life are of great importance. They awaken imagination and stimulate creativity. This book has great suggestions for making a wide variety of toys, including wooden boats, log trains, doll’s furniture, rag doll, puppets and knitted soft animals. This is a new edition of "Toymaking with children" with plenty of ideas for parents and teachers of young children.

Whether you're a first-time, lifelong or erstwhile knitter, you'll find something here for every baby in your life. There are sixteen patterns for beautiful garments and accessories for babies aged 0-12 months.

Made with love and care, these knitted garments will be treasured by those who receive them, and appreciated for generations to come.

Author: Felicity Dawson, published: Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin Books, 2009 in paperback