In this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven
years. She considers in detail the main festivals throughout the yearaster, Pentecost, St. John, back-to-school,
harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and carnival.

Drawing on many examples, she shows how we can celebrate festivals in a meaningful way with children, both at
home and in kindergarten. Every festival is prefaced with a deeper contemplation for adults before considering
preparations with children. This is followed by the actual organization of the festivalith games, craft activities
and decorations, stories, songs, poems and the seasonal nature table.