December 19, 2019 The Easiest Toddler Christmas Tree Tagged in: 12 to 18 Months, 18 to 24 Months, 2-years-old, Holiday Activities, Montessori Toddler, 'Tis the season for little hand to want to touch your Christmas tree! And, hey, I'm all for exploration of beautiful and real objec... Continue reading
December 18, 2019 Movement Quotes to Consider - Montessori Baby Week 13 Tagged in: 3-months-old, Gross Motor, Montessori Baby, This week something new and exciting has started happening with Teddy - wiggly little movements are starting to make progress. He isn't... Continue reading
December 16, 2019 DIY Book Making Kit Idea Tagged in: 5-years-old, Language, Projects, Writing, Last night Nora says to me, "Mom, I have so many ideas but I don't know how to make a book." This simple statement made me le... Continue reading
December 13, 2019 Week By Week Activities for Newborns - Montessori Baby Week 12 Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, 2-months-old, 3-months-old, Montessori Baby, Newborn, Now that Teddy has hit 12 weeks, I wanted to do a little activity recap from his time as a newborn. Sometimes it can feel like we have to do... Continue reading
December 11, 2019 Preparing Your Environment for Independence with Washi Tape Tagged in: Montessori Home, Let's talk about my new favorite hack for preparing our home environment for independence! Washi tape! A simple little roll of paper ta... Continue reading
December 09, 2019 Developing the Senses - Visual Tagged in: Montessori, Montessori Child, Sensorial, I've said this before, but developing the senses is such an important concept in Montessori that I want to talk about it again (and li... Continue reading
December 06, 2019 2019 Christmas Presents Tagged in: 3-months-old, 3-years-old, 5-years-old, 8-years-old, Holiday Guide, Montessori Friendly Toys, In the past, I've often shared what was on my kids' gift lists, but this year I thought I would actually share a few of the purchas... Continue reading
December 05, 2019 Montessori Baby - Exploring with Feet Tagged in: 2-months-old, Montessori Baby, Tactile Mobiles, Following your baby's interests can seem like sort of a daunting task at times, especially when they can't talk to you or even move... Continue reading
December 04, 2019 5 Ways to Use a Montessori Movable Alphabet at Home Tagged in: 5-years-old, Language, Movable Alphabet, Preschool, The moveable alphabet is one of my favorite Montessori materials for ages 3-6. It really is genius. Dr. Montessori found that children were... Continue reading
November 27, 2019 Introducing a Toy - Montessori Baby Week 10 Tagged in: 2-months-old, Montessori Baby, Newborn, Over the 10 days or so Theodore has really started interacting with the world in a whole new way. He has been much more alert and active du... Continue reading
November 26, 2019 Taking a Pause Tagged in: Montessori Parenting, We have a big bench at our dining room table instead of chairs on one side. While I love the bench, it can also be a bit tricky for toddler... Continue reading
November 20, 2019 What We're Reading - Thankfulness Tagged in: Montessori Friendly Books, With so much talk about Christmas, it can be easy to gloss over Thanksgiving. But, for our family, we really do try to make November a time... Continue reading
November 19, 2019 How to Observe Your Montessori Baby Tagged in: 2-months-old, Montessori Parenting, Newborn, Observation, For any adult in a Montessori environment, observation is super important. It's through observation that we are going to learn exactly ... Continue reading
November 15, 2019 Gifts for Montessori Parents - A Peek at MY Gift List Tagged in: Montessori Parenting, Around this time of year there is always so much talk about what kids would love for holiday gifts but not as much talk about parents. So w... Continue reading
November 13, 2019 An Advent Calendar Idea - A Book a Day Tagged in: Holiday Activities, Montessori Friendly Books, Raising Readers, With Advent quickly approaching, I’m trying to get all of my Christmastime ducks in a row. I’ve spent far too much time during the past few... Continue reading
November 11, 2019 Using a Capsule Wardrobe with a Newborn Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Capsule Wardrobe, Montessori Baby, In a Montessori environment we want to provide a child with the opportunity to participate in practical tasks as much as possible. Dressing... Continue reading
November 05, 2019 Montessori Aprons to Love Tagged in: Kitchen, Practical Life, When you see pictures of Montessori children working on practical life work, they are almost always wearing an apron. For my kids, putting ... Continue reading
November 04, 2019 Transitioning to a Montessori Floor Bed with a Newborn Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Floor Bed, Montessori Baby, One of the most iconic and well known parts of using Montessori at home has to be the floor bed. Maria Montessori was very clear that small... Continue reading
October 29, 2019 Top 5 Montessori Gifts for Every Age Group Tagged in: Elementary, Montessori Baby, Montessori Child, Montessori Friendly Toys, Montessori Toddler, Second Plane, There are so many amazing Montessori and Montessori friendly materials available for children. But, it can be kind of hard to narrow which ... Continue reading
October 28, 2019 Why Use Montessori Baby Mobiles at Home? Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Montessori Baby, Montessori Mobiles, Newborn, Montessori mobiles are some of the first materials that a baby will use in a Montessori home. They are a great way to engage a baby even be... Continue reading
October 25, 2019 What is a Montessori Sensitive Period? 15+ Articles Tagged in: Montessori, Montessori Essentials, sensitive period, One of the most foundational parts of Montessori are sensitive periods. Maria Montessori identified that children pass in and out of sensit... Continue reading
October 23, 2019 IKEA Practical Life -- 4 Ways Tagged in: Montessori Home, Practical Life, I love IKEA! It has so many Montessori friendly items at great prices for families - especially practical life items. But there are so many... Continue reading
October 22, 2019 Inviting Participation in a Montessori Home Tagged in: 2.5-years-old, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Toddler, Practical Life, Since Theodore's birth, a little over a month ago, Augustus has been on a practical life strike. He just isn't interested or is out... Continue reading
October 19, 2019 Montessori Baby Movement Area Essentials Tagged in: 1-Month-Old, Montessori Baby, Movement Area, Newborn, Play and exploration is so important for babies. It is through play that babies will learn and grow. As Maria Montessori made very clear, ... Continue reading
October 16, 2019 Some Montessori Inspiration on Instagram Tagged in: Instagram, Montessori Home, I'm doing a lot of late night nursing lately which means a lot of time on Instagram ! And, that's not a bad thing -- there is a lot ... Continue reading