Waldorf FAQ: 
Resources for "Waldorfian Stuff"

This section is a listing of mail/internet order companies whose catalogs contain more-or-less Waldorf-like materials, supplies and products. The selection is subjective, and is guaranteed not to be comprehensive. Please e-mail us with any updates to this info, and any problems with companies listed herein.

 

Hearthsong In CA: Berkeley, San Francisco, Sebastopol, & Burlingame	Phone:    800-325-2502 FAX:    309-691-0591	Originally started by some Waldorf parents, Hearthsong continues to sell a good variety of non-plastic toys, art and craft supplies, etc.
Music for Little People P.O. Box 1460  Redway, CA 95560-1460	Phone    800-346-4445	Music for Little People is a good source for simple percussion and pentatonic instruments, as well as cassettes and CDs.
Choroi Musical Instruments (Moved? Please let us know if you find them!)   Choroi@aol.com		Choroi Musical Instruments is the United States distributor for Choroi flutes, the beautifully made wooden instruments used in most early Waldorf classes.
Chinaberry Books Suite B 2780 Via Orange Way, Spring Valley, CA 91978	Phone  800 776-2242 619-670-5200 FAX    619-670-5203	Chinaberry has an excellent selection of "Waldorf-friendly" children's fiction and parenting books, with detailed descriptions, broken down by reading level.
The Natural Baby Catalog 7835 Freedom Avenue NW North Canton, Ohio 44720	Phone:    888-373-4044	The Natural Baby Catalog has natural-fiber children's clothes as well as "dress-up" clothes for kids, wooden toys, and other useful supplies for infants and toddlers.
Mercurius 7426 Sunset Av, Suite C Fair Oaks, CA 95628 mercusa@calweb.com	Phone:   916-863-0411 Fax: 916-863-5309	Mercurius is a distributor for schools and retailers, carrying the full line of stockmar crayons, waxes & paints, main lesson books, paper, painting accessories, writing & drawing materials, blackboard supplies, handwork materials, musical instruments, and other special items. They have a minimum order requirement; orders under the minimum are sold at full retail. All orders are subject to delivery fees.
Nova Natural Toys and Crafts 817 Chestnut Ridge Road  Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 novanatural@novanatural.com	Phone:    914-426-3757 Fax: 914-356-2304	Nova carries a wide variety of the toys and supplies used in Waldorf kindergartens and upper-grade classes.
The Ark  3845 - 24th Street  San Francisco, CA 94114	Phone    415-821-1257	Carries a select line of wooden toys and Waldorf related art supplies. As Innerchild Toys, they distribute the Kersa line of puppets from Germany.
Heartwood Arts  P.O. Box 1469  Lower Lake, CA 95457  bill@heartwoodarts.com	Phone/FAX    707-995-3688	Heartwood Arts sells carved wooden gnomes, handmade wooden gnome houses, and other sculpted wooden toys developed from Waldorf pedagogy.
Waldorf Toys www.waldorf-toys.com	FAX (international) 011-31-78631 6884	A variety of Waldorfiana, from a home/internet-based, anthroposophic doll and toyshop. This family-run business is located in the Netherlands.
For Keeps Friends  353 Hudnutt  Ft. Sill, OK 73503	Phone    405-357-8012    800-892-9403	For Keeps Friends, a home-based business, offers "Waldorf-style" dolls and clothes, as well as a "doll hospital" service.