Articles from July 2017

July 31, 2017

Montessori Weaning Cup -- Montessori Baby Week 34

Montessori Weaning Cup -- Montessori Baby Week 34
One way that Montessori is different from mainstream parenting is that we insist on giving children -- even the youngest children -- real e...
July 26, 2017

Home from Montessori Children's House

Home from Montessori Children's House
A little over a month ago, Henry finished his kindergarten year at the public Montessori school he attends. He had a wonderful year and gre...
July 22, 2017

Moving, Moving -- Montessori Baby Week 33

Moving, Moving -- Montessori Baby Week 33
Augustus has been sick all week with a high fever, but that hasn't stopped him from doing the one thing he really wants to do -- move. ...
July 19, 2017

Montessori Toddler in the Kitchen at 3-years-old

Montessori Toddler in the Kitchen at 3-years-old
With Nora being 3-years-old now, we are starting to leave the toddler years behind. This fall she will enter Children's House and a who...
July 18, 2017

Observing through Art with a Buddha Zen Scroll

Observing through Art with a Buddha Zen Scroll
Observation is such a critical skill for a Montessori parent. Yet, the ability to sit back and watch, really watch, your child is not an e...
July 17, 2017

10 Montessori Inspired Trays from Instagram

10 Montessori Inspired Trays from Instagram
My love affair with all things Instagram and Montessori is showing a little bit with this post! There are just so much great Montessori in...
July 14, 2017

Spinning Top Toys

Spinning Top Toys
At Christmas, I needed a little something to put in Henry's stocking so I picked up a little top {number 8} to include. And, a love af...
July 13, 2017

Baby Proofing with a Montessori Floor Bed

Baby Proofing with a Montessori Floor Bed
Using a Montessori floor bed with an infant is so incredible. Like I mentioned in my previous post , there are big differences between usin...
July 12, 2017

Realities of a Montessori Floor Bed from Birth

Realities of a Montessori Floor Bed from Birth
Augustus has been our first baby that has used a floor bed from birth. Nora and Henry both moved to floor beds as toddlers -- Henry at 2-ye...
July 07, 2017

Montessori Baby - Introducing Family Meals

Montessori Baby - Introducing Family Meals
Introducing solid food to your baby can be such an exciting time! But, weaning -- as we call it in Montessori -- can also be nerve wracking...
July 06, 2017

Insect Materials for 3-year-olds

Insect Materials for 3-year-olds
Nora is obsessed with dead bugs right now. No joke! We literally have a discovery box full of dead beetles sitting at our children's t...
July 03, 2017

What We're Reading -- June

What We're Reading -- June
Now that it is officially summer break here, we've been so busy. But, that hasn't stopped us from reading! It has influenced our ch...