The Kavanaugh Report

I spend a lot of time thinking about our environment here at home. I think about why we need to put something in a low spot, or why we need...

There's just something about being able to dig in the dirt, to feel the roots of another living thing and know that you can care for it...

Augustus is getting bigger and bigger every day. As he inches his way toward 1.5 years old, his independent levels are soaring. Suddenly he...

This past spring I realized we really didn't have a great selection of books about gardening here at home. If I wanted to get serious a...

One of the things that makes Montessori baby spaces a bit different than traditional baby areas is the focus on simplicity and beauty. A Mo...

First, I want to apologize for missing a couple weeks on this series. A surprise bout of the stomach flu got to me last week, and before tha...

You guys know how much I love Instagram , right? The Montessori community there is just amazing and there are so many brilliant ideas to use...

Augustus is only a few short days away from being 18 months old! I can't believe that we are solidly in toddler territory now! Over the...

At almost 4, Nora likes so many different things! And often, I can tell she is attracted to work that helps her strengthen and practice han...

We're at a place right now where life feels really really busy. Even when we aren't going anywhere or doing anything, there's a...

As the weather gets nicer, we are spending more time outside. Some of that time includes water play! This past week, it got so hot that I b...

Being outside is an important part of our life. In the warm months, our backyard becomes an extension of the spaces we have inside our home...

One of the first areas where we started to incorporate Montessori into our lives was in our play. For me, it was the most natural and easie...

I don't know about your children, but my children aren't always the happiest, calmest, and perfect human beings. They are children ...