Thursday, December 9

Holiday Sale

Our astounding holiday sale continues with everything in the store 20% - 50% off. We will be open through Saturday, December 18 and we have Christmas presents for everyone on your list. Come see us and tell your friends and family about us too.

Wednesday, December 8


Bariani olive oil is a California treasure. Located in Sacramento, the Bariani family creates small-scale, truly raw, truly delicious, cold-pressed olive oil. The Wishing Well also carries their fantastic balsamic vinegar.
Olive oil, 33.8 fluid ounces, $32, Balsamic Vinegar, 17 ounces, $17

This heavenly smelling pomegranate line from Weleda includes Firming Night Cream, Firming Serum, Firming Day Cream, and Firming Eye Cream. These pure treatments are a miracle for dry, challenged skin and would make perfect stocking stuffers for the special lady in your life.
Available exclusively at the Wishing Well.
PWS parent Lys Wilcox will be at the Wishing Well on Tuesday, December 14, selling her beautiful cards. She will be accompanied by Kathleen Van Dusen of Petal Holistic Skin Care, who will be also be here from 10am on to answer your questions about skin care and give complimentary foot baths and massages. Who doesn't need one of those?

Thursday, December 2

Holiday Sale

Everything in the Wishing Wells is 20% to 50% off from now through December 18th. Come stock up on the beautiful toys, minerals, felt animals, art supplies, books, gifts, jewelry and other special treasures for the holidays.





Shelly Berman will be at the Wishing Well, tomorrow, December 4, from 12-4. She will be bringing a dazzling collection of minerals and jewelry. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the energetic properties of minerals.
Holiday Store Hours

The Wishing Well will be open

Saturday December 5,
Saturday December 12,
and Saturday, December 19

in addition to regular store hours.

Monday, November 15

King Winter and the Faerie Queen await your presence at The Elves Faire, a truly magical festival put on each year by the Pasadena Waldorf School. Join us for old fashioned games and crafts, wonderful music throughout the campus, tea in the tea garden, puppet shows, the Jack Frost bake shop, the Doll Room, Angel Room, and King Arthur's Court, and so much more. We look forward to this special event all year and hope you will come enjoy it with us!

Saturday, November 20, 10 - 4pm
Pasadena Waldorf School
Free Admission

Wishing Well Store Hours

November 15 through November 29
M, T, W, Th: 8:30 - 4
Friday: Closed for Elves Faire Set Up
Saturday: Open during the Elves Faire 10-4
M, T, November 22 and 23: 8:30-4
W-S: Closed for Thanksgiving Break

Will reopen Monday, November 29

Thursday, November 11

Friday Special

In honor of Saint Martin, all candles will be 20% off at the Wishing Well, this Friday, November 12.

Tuesday, November 9

"Once upon a time there was a Roman general. He had a son, Martin, and he expected him to become the commander of an army as well. But Martin had other ideas. 'Why should I kill people with swords or spears,' he thought. 'I want them to live, not die.' When the father heard that Martin did not wish to join the army, he was very angry. He had soldiers come to fetch him. They tied his hands and feet, placed him on a cart and carried him off to the army. At this time he was fifteen years old and had to serve as a soldier for three years. Then he would be free. One winter's day, Martin came to the city of Amiens. By the city gates he saw a poor beggar who was shivering with cold because he had no clothes to put on. But Martin had only the clothes he was wearing because he had given away all his other clothes. He looked at the beggar and saw the inhabitants of the town and the soldiers walking past him, leaving him standing in the icy cold. Then he took his own cloak and cut it in two with his sword. He gave one half to the beggar and put the other half around his shoulders. When he rode on, there were people who laughed at him because he did not look very chivalrous wearing half a cloak; but others admired him for what he had done."
The opening from the chapter on Saint Martin in the book, Stories of the Saints, retold by Siegwart Knijpenga.


Inspiring stories of over forty saints through the ages. Written for children between the ages of 7 and 11. $20

Tuesday, November 2

Handmade dolls from Uzbekistan $38
Friday Special:

All the amazing books at the Wishing Well will be 20 percent off this Friday, November 5! This is a great opportunity to squirrel away some special books for the holidays.
Smokey Quartz $8 - $16 Wooden Mushrooms $50
Forrest Fairies $26

Thursday, October 28

Friday Special:

In the spirit of looking up rather than down, all mobiles and dangling objets will be 20% off, Friday, October 29.

Thursday, October 21

Friday Special:

The Wishing Well elves will take 20% off your purchase of any thermal tumblers, mugs, and water bottles, tomorrow, October 22. Don't forget to fill up your new vessel with coffee or tea from the 8th grade fundraising booth!

Reminder: Shelly Berman will be outside the Wishing Well tomorrow from 12 - 4 with her luscious array of minerals and jewelry so make sure to stop by.
It's a great time to start working on some sweet holiday gifts for the children in your life, or to finish up (or start!) those Angel Room items. Feltcraft, Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys by Petra Berger is filled with over fifty patterns for making felt animals and people for all year round. This book is a great resource that will see you through years of festive crafting, from flower fairies to Christmas mice. $25
Puppy pattern from the book Feltcraft, Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys by Petra Berger $25

100% wool felt $3.50 per sheet

Thursday, October 14

Friday Special:

For those of you longing for cooler weather, all our beautiful scarves will be 20% off this Friday, October 15.

Monday, October 11

The Apple Cake, by Nienke van Hichtum, is the story of an old woman who craves an apple cake. She has everything she needs to make one, except apples and sets off in search of some, with a basket of plums to trade. This book is one of my kids' favorites as the old woman is rewarded not only for her generosity and compassion, but also for her determination. It's perfect for apple picking season, and includes a luscious, old fashioned recipe for the same apple cake that is the old woman's final reward. For children age 4 and up. Beautiful pastel illustrations by Marjan van Zeyl. $15


Wednesday, October 6

Friday Special:

In honor of all those hard at work on their Elves Faire crafts, our special offering this Friday, October 8th, will be 20 percent off on all yarn and all felt.

Monday, October 4

Don't miss Shelly Berman at the Wishing Well, Friday October 22, from 12 - 4. Shelly will be bringing minerals of all kinds and jewelry. If you are looking for anything in particular please let us know. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the energetic properties of minerals.

crystal points, $12 - $200, wood trivet, $12

Wednesday, September 29

Friday Special:

The King has decreed, in honor of Michaelmas, that Friday, October 1 will be a no-tax shopping day at the Wishing Well!

Sunday, September 26

Come join the knitting circle! Experienced knitters and beginners welcome. If you've never knit before, this is a great way to get started. We will be working on knitted animals for the Elves Faire doll room. Yarn provided. Needles can be checked out or purchased at the Wishing Well. Hope to see you there.

When: every Friday morning after drop-off, 8:30 to 9:30 am, in front of the Wishing Well.


Wednesday, September 22

At the Wishing Well we're celebrating the autumnal equinox and Michaelmas.


Princess $30 Knight $40 Dragon $25


Making dragon bread is a sweet way to celebrate Michaelmas with the little ones. You can find seasonal bread recipes in Baking Bread With Children. $30






Try this delicious soup from our own Rose Kindergarten teacher, Kathy Rinden. From The Waldorf Book of Soups, collected by Marsha Post. $15

Baked Potato Soup
10 T. butter
2/3 cup flour
7 cups milk
6 potatoes baked, peeled, and cubed
4 green onions, chopped
1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
6 strips bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled,
or 1/4 cup imitation bacon bits

Melt the butter in a soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the flour and whisk until completely smooth. Over medium heat, pour in the milk, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add potatoes and onions. Continue to stir constantly until the soup returns to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, stirring until the cheese is melted.



This is a wonderful story by the great Leo Tolstoy that lends depth and significance to a young child's first encounter with the unknown in the world and in himself. My children particularly liked the open-ended, edgy encounters Philipok has with various animals and people along his first journey to school. The beautiful illustrations are psychologically compelling and invite contemplation. Roughly for ages 3 or 4 through 9 and would make an excellent reader for kids on the older end of this spectrum. $13


Monday, June 28

Felted mushroom house $95, gnome $35, amethyst crystals $30-$80

Friday, June 25

Book : The Flower Festival

A lucky little girl is invited by the flower fairies to join them for their Midsummer festival. Gathering around Queen Rose, all the flowers and bumblebees and birds tell their enchanting stories, while Pea-blossom and the Dew-cups serve refreshments. $17.95

Tuesday, June 22

Happy Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice, also known as midsummer’s eve, marks the longest day and thus shortest night of the year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is most inclined towards the Sun, our source of light.