Waldorf songbooks use the Pentatonic scale. There are xylophones which can be bought to match this scale. A hands on approach is taken for learning about house building in grade three. The children actually build the framework for a house. Plastic toys are eschewed.
Dolls are simple without fancy faces.
As a result many Waldorf converts get rid of commercial plastic toys and only have homemade or natural toys. Considering how greedy children can become because of peer pressure, television commercials, and advertising leaflets, this approach has a lot of appeal. Children tend not to value possessions that are too easy in coming and a lot of money can be spent on them. There are many excellent easy crafts in Waldorf books that parents can make at home with a child. We read more and we used the computer a lot more.