April 28, 2017 Montessori Puzzle Ball - Montessori Baby Week 21 Tagged in: 5-months-old, Montessori Baby, Tactile Mobiles, Augustus is officially 5-months-old and it's completely blowing my mind. He is still such an easy going, happy, curious little {well, a... Continue reading
April 25, 2017 What We're Reading -- April Tagged in: Montessori Friendly Books, Raising Readers, We're continuing the year of Montessori friendly reading with this month's collection of books. There are so many great books out t... Continue reading
April 21, 2017 Montessori Parenting: How We Tummy Time Tagged in: 4-months-old, Montessori Baby, Tummy time can be one of these challenging areas in the infant Montessori community where everyone sort of has their own way of handling it... Continue reading
April 18, 2017 4 Tips to Encourage Independent Dressing Tagged in: 2-years-old, Montessori Home, Montessori Toddler, Practical Life, There are so many ways for toddlers to exert their independence at home. Whether it is through preparing their own meal, or choosing what t... Continue reading
April 17, 2017 5 Montessori Kitchen Spaces to Love Tagged in: Kitchen, Montessori Home, Roundup, One of the things I love about Montessori spaces is that there is not a one-fits-all approach to designing spaces. Each Montessori space is... Continue reading
April 14, 2017 Montessori Movement Area with a Rolling Baby Tagged in: 4-months-old, Montessori Baby, Montessori Home, Movement Area, I have mentioned this a few times now but Gus is really starting to move around now! He rolls to his belly, he wiggles his way around on hi... Continue reading
April 11, 2017 Introducing Practical Life to Montessori Babies and Toddlers Tagged in: 12 Months to Montessori, Montessori, Montessori Baby, Montessori Toddler, Practical Life, Doing practical activities is such an important part of Montessori -- both at home and in a classroom. An emphasis is placed on practical l... Continue reading
April 07, 2017 Montessori Friendly Baby Toys at 4 Months Tagged in: 4-months-old, Montessori Baby, Montessori Friendly Toys, For the first few months, babies really don't need many extras. They may enjoy a Montessori mobile or some black and white images , but... Continue reading
April 06, 2017 Natural Gross Motor Development -- Montessori Baby Week 18 Tagged in: 4-months-old, Montessori Baby, When you think about Montessori, there are so many different things you can think about -- the beautiful academic work, independent childre... Continue reading
April 05, 2017 Our Montessori Home Kitchen Tools Tagged in: Kitchen, Montessori, Montessori Home, Practical Life, There are so many great ways to get your kids involved in the kitchen. But, they need to have the right tools to really properly get involv... Continue reading
April 04, 2017 In Our Montessori Friendly Easter Baskets Tagged in: Holiday Guide, Montessori Friendly Toys, With Easter right around the corner, I thought I would share what's in our Montessori friendly Easter baskets ! As I have said before w... Continue reading
April 03, 2017 Our Progression of Knives from 1 until 3-years-old Tagged in: 12 to 18 Months, 18 to 24 Months, 2-years-old, 3-years-old, Kitchen, Montessori, Montessori Toddler, One of the hallmarks of a Montessori environment for toddlers is an emphasis on practical activities. Montessori toddlers love practical wo... Continue reading