Articles from January 2018

January 31, 2018

Montessori Friendly Toys and Materials 12 to 14 Months

Montessori Friendly Toys and Materials 12 to 14 Months
Shortly after Augustus turned 1-year-old, he started walking in earnest. As he has been perfecting his walking and other gross motor skills...
January 29, 2018

Montessori for Under $10

Montessori for Under $10
Montessori sometimes has a reputation that it is really expensive. Sometimes people think that in order to "be Montessori" you ha...
January 26, 2018

The Need To Throw -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 8

The Need To Throw -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 8
Young toddlers are busy. Busy, busy. They have things to explore, things to do, things to see. They have a drive to move. And, this movemen...
January 24, 2018

Montessori Friendly Juicing Options for Kids

Montessori Friendly Juicing Options for Kids
About four years ago, I was at a thrift store and found the most perfect little juicer. It was a tiny glass pitcher with a matching glass j...
January 23, 2018

Montessori Self-Care Essentials for Winter

Montessori Self-Care Essentials for Winter
We're in the thick of our long, cold, dry winter. Which for the kids means, runny noses, chapped lips, and dry skin. Mostly these are j...
January 22, 2018

Baby Proofing in a Montessori Home

Baby Proofing in a Montessori Home
We seem to live in a culture obsessed with safety, or at least I do. There seems to be a million different rules for how to keep babies and...
January 19, 2018

Entertaining a Sick Toddler -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 7

Entertaining a Sick Toddler -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 7
It's been a long week here, Gus has been super sick with some sort of bad cold/flu-ish symptoms. With a high fever, we have been at hom...
January 17, 2018

Play Kitchens and Montessori Homes

Play Kitchens and Montessori Homes
Practical life is the corner stone to Montessori at home. Giving children the opportunity to independently work at the practical tasks tha...
January 16, 2018

What We're Reading - Library Books End 2017

What We're Reading - Library Books End 2017
You guys know how much we love to read around here! Sorry I haven't done one of these posts in awhile. To be honest, we just haven'...
January 13, 2018

Open and Close Basket - Montessori Young Toddler Week 6

Open and Close Basket - Montessori Young Toddler Week 6
If I could sum toddlers up in a couple of words they would be exploration and movement. Everything young toddlers do includes these two word...
January 11, 2018

Toy Rotation in Our Montessori Home

Toy Rotation in Our Montessori Home
It's that time of year where everyone is trying to figure out what in the world to do with all these new toys they have. Do you put the...
January 09, 2018

Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipe for Kids

Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipe for Kids
My kids love to work in the kitchen! They especially love to work in the kitchen when they are making sweet treats for themselves and for t...
January 08, 2018

Montessori Friendly Materials Under Our Tree in 2017

Montessori Friendly Materials Under Our Tree in 2017
I wasn’t specifically going to write about what my kids got for Christmas this year, because I simply ran out of time before the holiday. B...
January 04, 2018

Making Water Available -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 5

Making Water Available -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 5
I have talked about the importance of water in Montessori environments many times before. Water becomes the gateway to so many independent...
January 03, 2018

What does it mean to "follow the child?"

What does it mean to "follow the child?"
Montessorians are sort of famous for saying "follow the child." It is often the answer to many questions about how adults should ...