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Spooning Work Part 1
Toddlers and preschooler age children enjoy spooning dry material. Set up this simple material for sensory and practical life work.
Summer Learning with Dominoes
Use Dominoes this Summer to help your children with all sorts of Math work. From toddlers to lower elementary dominoes can be used for a cheap and easy math manipulative.
Art Access for Toddlers
Feeling guilty about not giving my youngest access to art supplies…find out why.
Stacking and Sensory Work
Simple materials can be used to create a sensory rich environment for your toddler. These simple modeling dough containers invited her to stack and knock them down, which is pure joy for a toddler.
Gardening Book Rotation for Toddlers
April is here and it’s time to get into the garden. Kick start those garden dreams by reading these books with your toddler.
Our Weaning Table
How we’re using our dining room table bench as a Montessori weaning table.
IKEA Kura Reversible Bed Review
After using the IKEA Kura reversible bed for the last 2 months, let me tell you my thoughts on how it’s working for our family.
Floor bed Update 15 months
Here is an update on the floor bed situation. We officially transitioned from a mattress on the floor to the bed frame. He sleeps through the night and enjoys the freedom of being able to get up whenever he likes.
The toddler years and why I love them.
How many times have you heard the term “terrible twos”? This negative wording made me terrified to enter this stage of toddlerhood. To my delight the toddler years were full of laughs, movement and yes challenges BUT there is so much more to the 2s and 3s than “terrible”. What is your favorite part of toddlerhood?
Toddlers need to move
Does your toddler move constantly? Running, climbing, swinging, pushing, pulling, rolling over and yelling? Well congratulations, you have a normal toddler. He’s learning about physical limitations and the natural world through exploration.
Balance Bike
This balance bike was one of the best investments we made for our toddler. He rode it everywhere and it was amazing how quickly he mastered balancing and steering. His confidence soared as he rode away to his heart’s content.
Practical Life: getting dressed for Winter
Montessori Practical Life work for the Winter months. I needed practical ideas for my toddler because he was struggling to get dressed during the winter months which led to frustration. The more he was able to practice the more independent he became.