The Kavanaugh Report

As 2018 winds down, I wanted to take some time to thank all of you who have stopped by The Kavanaugh Report this year. I feel so incredibly...

Today, I’m continuing my Montessori friendly play visual timeline project with months 3 to 6.  SEE PART 1: BIRTH TO 3 MONTHS HERE I...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how we approach bedtime with babies and toddlers . Basically our approach can be summed up with the words ...

There are so many amazing Montessori baby toys and play ideas out there. With so many choices, and a brand new baby, it can be difficult to...

Believe it or not, Augustus just turned 2-years-old a couple weeks ago! I don't know how time is flying so fast, but somehow it is. Wit...

With Advent here, our family is focusing our attention as much as possible on preparing for Christmas. For us, this means preparing for Chr...

In this place in my life, as a mom of 3 kids, I find that often self-care is at the bottom of my list of priorities. I find that I often pl...

'Tis the season for thinking about gifts for your children. But, it can be completely overwhelming to think about getting a whole bunch...

Curious little toddlers seem to always be pulling something apart, don't they? Not only are they in the sensitive period for small obje...

With the holidays right around the corner, I always get lots of questions about what is on my kid's actual Christmas lists. While you c...

One of the questions I get the most is, "what does bedtime look like at your house?" And the short answer is that this changes ba...

I've recently been playing around with the materials in our playroom. I've cut way back on the number of things available for both ...

Nora is right in the middle of learning letter sounds at school, but that learning doesn't stop and start at the doors of her classroom...

The Montessori classroom has so many amazing materials for young children. But, its hard to recreate a children's house in your own hom...

I rarely set up specific art projects for my kids instead favoring open ended art supplies and their own creativity. But, there are times w...

Maximum effort has been on my mind a lot lately as Gus has been SUPER into all the heavy work. The need to reach maximum effort is a phenom...

Nora and Henry both attend Montessori schools each week day. Most days, Nora is only in school for one work cycle  (3 hours in Montessori) ...

When you have more than one (or two) kids at home the amount of things you have available for your children can quickly become overwhelming...