Surround your child with
beautiful, natural, simple toys & materials.
Dressing up is tremendous fun for children of all ages and there are endless possibilities for imaginative play with a selection of crowns, cloaks, fairy wings and play cloths. Play is often stimulated by external circumstances and while children tend to imitate what they see first hand, they also use their imagination to stretch what they have already absorbed.
The serious side of life, with all its demands in daily work, is re-enacted in deep earnestness by the child in its play.
The Child's Changing Consciousness and Waldorf Education
REVERSIBLE SILK CAPES
Two layers of contrasting colors of silk with ties and an elastic neck band. Leave it tied and slip over head for easy on/off. A staple for dress-up and dramatic play, kids become princesses, pirates, magicians, superheroes, fairies and anything else your child can dream up! Coordinate with our fairy skirts, garlands and crowns. Fits 3-8 year-olds. 32" long, Available in 4 color combinations.
REVERSIBLE SILK Crowns
Jaquard silk, elastic back, adorned with jewels. Fits most children. Available in 5 color combinations.
Fairy Dress
Magical dress for any fairy! Made of soft, heavyweight silk and silk georgette wings in our signature rainbow pattern. Elastic neckline makes the dress so easy for the child to slip on and off all by herself. Fits 3-6 year-olds.
Available in 4 color combinations.
Silk Garlands
Elasticized silk with streaming ribbons finished with a satin rose. Colors match our fairy skirts and capes.
20" garland fits most children.
Rainbow Veils
Soft georgette drapes from a silk garland adorned with matching ribbons. For princesses, genies, little brides and more. Coordinate with our capes, skirts and wings. All ages.
Dress Up Bands
Used on heads and around waists to hold silks in place for dress-up.
20" elastic.
Reversible Fairy Skirts
Double layers of silk that are reversible and overlap to a pointed hem line. Elastic waist for easy on/off. Finished with satin roses on both sides. Light and airy, these feel wonderful next to the skin. Coordinate with our capes, crowns and garlands.
Available in 6 color combinations and 2 sizes.
Silk Wings
Made of light, airy silk and hand-dyed in beautiful color combinations. The broad satin ties make them easy to tie on. Wrist loops for great flying action. Styles are open-ended so children can imagine they are any number of things - a butterfly, dragon, fairy and more!
Fits most children ages 3-8.
Available in 4 styles.
The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.
PlaySilks
Playsilks are a basic ingredient for children's imaginative play. The softness and fluidity
Dyed with non-toxic dyes. Packaged with ideas for play.
Available in 18 vibrant solid colors and 5 gently blended colors.
PlaySilks
Playsilks are a basic ingredient for children's imaginative play. The softness and fluidity
Dyed with non-toxic dyes. Packaged with ideas for play.
Available in 18 vibrant solid colors and 5 gently blended colors.
Play is the road to childhood happiness and adult brilliance.
Cotton Playcloths
Big, sturdy cloths for fort building. Used in kindergartens all over the world. 45"x72". Available in 6 solid colors and softly blended rainbow.
WOODEN PLAYCLIPS
Our wooden playclips make fort building easy! It's a great gift set. With our play clips, no more using heavy books to build play houses or forts! Also great for hanging silks as curtains for a puppet show!
Sarah’s Silks is a family owned company specializing in Waldorf inspired toys for children. They supply their playsilks, capes, fairy dresses, streamers, and other toys to Steiner schools, boutique toy shops and families in the USA, Europe, Australia, Japan and many other countries. Silk is natural, renewable, and eco-friendly, as is the wood, wool, and cotton they also use in their toys. Pretend play is the foundation for a creative, inspired life and we hope their toys will be a part of your children’s memories.
Rainbow Baby Ball
Baby's first ball. Stuffed with wool and a tiny ball that rings when played with.
Streamers & Mini Streamers
Wooden wand with 9 feet of shimmering silk, topped with a decorative wooden bead. Fun for waving in the wind, writing letters in the air, pretend fishing, casting spells and more.
Mini streamers have 3 feet of our beautiful silk on half size wand. Perfect for little arms and great for dancing!
Available in three styles.
Skytails
A fun throwing toy - very easy to toss and catch by the silk tail. Safe for inside or outside play. Recommended for ages 3-9. 35" long.
Available in 2 styles.
String Games
Hand-dyed and made in the USA, these games are a fun, creative way to spend the day.
Ages 5 and up. Packaging with instructions included!
Silk Parachutes
This easy to throw and quick to open parachute won't tangle. Comes with a pouch and bouncy ball. Swap out the ball and give a doll or small toy a ride.
Available in 2 colors.
What a difference there is between...playthings that leave as much as possible to the power of imagination and giving finished toys that leave nothing for the child's own inner activity.
The Roots of Education
Canopies
Delightful ringed canopy of silk gauze to hang over a child's bed or to create a magical play space. Seven feet tall and fits over a twin bed. whimsical and easy way to transform a child's bedroom.
Includes all necessary hardware, instructions sheet and decorations.
Available in three styles.
and together with my husband Gerhard and with a little bit of help from our four children we run Acorns and Twigs in America's heartland on a small acreage in Iowa.
Our dream is to provide other families with the things we have grown to love. The majority of the products you can find at Acorns and Twigs are items that we personally own as well and truly recommend from the bottom of our hearts. Things that our family discovered, on the never-ending journey as parents. Our Motto around here is "Less is More" and strive to provide you with simple, nurturing, imaginative and natural products.
There are no employees here. Just my husband and me running our small family business, between diaper changing, grocery shopping, animal feeding and homeschooling the best we can.
Read our entire story here.