January 31, 2017 6 Montessori Trays for Toddlers that Love to Pinch Tagged in: 2-years-old, Fine Motor, Montessori Toddler, Pre-Literacy, The closer Nora gets to 3-years-old, the more I have noticed that she becomes more and more interested in refining and strengthening her ha... Continue reading
January 30, 2017 Talking to Baby -- Montessori Baby Week 9 Tagged in: 2-months-old, Montessori Baby, Montessori Parenting, Newborn, Augustus is now officially 2-months-old! With each passing day, this little bundle of life is unfolding before me. Each discovery he makes ... Continue reading
January 27, 2017 5 Ideas for Toddlers that Love to Squeeze Tagged in: 2-years-old, Montessori Toddler, Practical Life, Pre-Literacy, I have mentioned before that Nora (2.5-years-old) is seeking activities that help to build her hand strength . She must unconsciously know ... Continue reading
January 25, 2017 On Our Library Shelves Tagged in: Montessori Friendly Books, Raising Readers, We are huge readers in our house. It's just one of those things that we spend significant amounts of time doing together. As a result, ... Continue reading
January 24, 2017 Montessori Baby Week 8 - The Octahedron Mobile Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Montessori, Montessori Baby, Montessori Mobiles, Newborn, Oh, my baby Gus is now 8-weeks-old! This past week has marked some new and interesting changes in Augustus and in our Montessori environmen... Continue reading
January 20, 2017 Our Children's Montessori Kitchen Tagged in: Kitchen, Montessori, Montessori Home, If you have been following me on Instagram , then you know that my kids have their own small kitchen work space in our kitchen. I've fr... Continue reading
January 17, 2017 Practical Life for the Winter -- Toddler Nose Blowing Tagged in: 12 Months to Montessori, 2-years-old, Montessori Toddler, Practical Life, Winter is in full swing here in Minnesota. And, sadly, it will be for the next couple of months. With winter comes an endless stream of cou... Continue reading
January 16, 2017 Montessori Newborn Nursery -- Montessori Baby Week 7 Tagged in: Montessori Baby, Montessori Home, Newborn, Room Tour, I cannot believe Augustus is 7-weeks-old this week! Everyday he is becoming more alert and responsive and curious. He's turning his hea... Continue reading
January 11, 2017 Modeling with Beeswax Tagged in: 2-years-old, 2.5-years-old, Art, Fine Motor, Montessori Toddler, Now that Nora is officially 2.5-years-old, I can seen signs that she is moving on from toddlerhood and moving into the so called "cons... Continue reading
January 09, 2017 Montessori Baby Week 6 - First Mobiles Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Montessori, Montessori Baby, Montessori Mobiles, Newborn, I can't believe that Augustus is already 6 weeks old! And, I can't believe that I am just getting around to doing a formal post on... Continue reading
January 04, 2017 Black and White Images -- Montessori Baby Week 5 Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Montessori, Montessori Baby, Montessori Home, Newborn, When babies are born, they are not able to distinguish between colors the same way that older babies, children, or adults can. In fact, it ... Continue reading