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I vote "weird," and I do so with extreme malice. I've seen some gory shit in my lifetime, but nothing compares to a placenta.

...we asked a Waldorf school director about the gnome business and whether the kids were taught that gnomes were real, and she proceeded to explain to me how the gnomes were elemental beings and the role they played in the classroom and, well, that was really more than enough for us. We heart Montessori.

ok - that's ridiculous - and of course weird.  Wow, the things people sell online!

But just to be fair - that's totally not Waldorf.  Many people sell things and call them waldorf, when it's obviously has nothing to do with Steiner and/or Waldorf Education.  

Totally funny blog - loving it, and not trying to be a partypooper (did I just type partypooper?)- but I do have to "represent"!  I am way into waldorf education - and I have never seen such a thing, or anything like it.  

And yes, there are weird things with waldorf - but I swear - this is not waldorf.

Being Waldorf educated, and never having seen this (though I DID see a LOT of goats being born), I vote weird. It's close, though...

Totally weird.  Just because it's felted wool doesn't make it Waldorf!

By the way, if faceless Waldorf dolls are creepy, how come my kids love them?

I'm pretty Waldorf, but this is weird.  Lots of mamas own up to having a placenta in the freezer (I think to plant under a tree, maybe?  I dunno.  I never saved one, 'cause, well, ew), but a play version for your kid?  Sorry: Weird.

Wait a sec:  cold, impersonal, wooden toys?  Like plastic is cuddly?  I like the natural materials myself, and hey, a block of wood is way cheaper than a Bratz doll!

As I read the words on the picture, this clearly states that it is a "Childbirth Education" set. This is not a playtoy for children.

As a doula and childbirth educator, I can clearly recognize this is a waldorf-inspired childbirth education tool. Yet, it is not a playtoy and neither is it Waldorf, as real waldorf dolls don't have faces.

I've never seen a baby and uterus so crafty as this, but honestly it's way nicer than the more medical versions that most childbirth educators use that are made out of polyester with hard plastic heads.

Pretty much every childbirth educator has some sort of a doll, placenta, and uterus to demo and teach with in classes. So, with that in mind, I don't think it's weird or waldorf.

Youmama:  Waldorf dolls do have faces.  Barely-there, no-particular expression faces, like in the doll above.  In fact, that doll (sans placenta) looks very much like the "Waldorf" dolls in my house.

Simpler dolls, such as those made from a knotted handkerchief, tend not to have faces, but what you see above is pretty much the accepted modern version of a Waldrof-style doll.

Except for the placenta.

It does look cool for childbirth education, though.  In fact, this doll is available from a midwifery supply online store for about $150.  So you've solved that mystery!

You, guys, are freaks :-)!  Wood is "cold" and "impersonal"?!!!!  If you want to worry about the things your babes put in their mouths, check out the effects of Bisphenol-A found in plastic.  Personally, I'd rather have them suck on a natural fibre placenta - however weird, and I agree with Karen, I'm sure it's meant for childbirth ed - than most plastics.

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