Montessori Potty Learning
Noodle is our third child, and also our third baby that I have use cloth diapers with and followed Montessori style potty learning with. For these reasons, all three of my kiddos have been potty trained before 2 years old. I don’t want to say I am an expert, I am far from perfect in…
Quantity Matching Cards for Fall
Most of our math work (and Montessori work in general) comes from our Keys to the World albums. As a supplement, and because I love books, I also pick and choose various supplemental works from Math at Their Own Pace. One of the lessons in that book is quantity matching cards, which recommends having 1…
Easy Economical Recycled Cardboard Montessori Bead Tray
I recently made a ton of Montessori math beads, and I needed a better way to store them. They no longer fit in the extra drawer of our language object cabinet, which wasn’t exactly ideal anyway. I know a lot of people use the divided boxes intended as tackle boxes or for craft storage, but…
The Prepared Environment
As a Montessori parent, one of the most important aspects of Montessori is the Prepared Environment. The prepared environment encompasses a number of things, but at its most essential level it means setting up your environment for the children’s independence and success. This is not only to allow your child(ten) to access and do things…
DIY Red Rod Stand
Earlier this year, I made a cardboard red rod holder for our DIY Montessori Red Rods. Happy to report that after months of use, it has worked very nicely! I was so happy to have our rods contained instead of taking up a whole shelf, or flopping around somewhere. Since it worked so well for…
DIY Montessori Metal Inset Stand
The metal inset stands were one of my first cardboard projects. After making the metal inset tray and a few other small cardboard projects, I knew I had to tackle a project that would improve the use of our current materials, rather than just making something new. This template will work with cardboard, foamboard and…
Shelfie Sunday 07.19.20
It’s Shelfie Sunday again! This our downstairs shelf that is in our open kitchen. This is where our dining table is, so it’s wear most of work is done, and also no one would help me carry this shelf upstairs! I don’t change this shelf out all at once (I rotate the bottom more frequently,…
Shelfie Sunday 07.12.20
Another Sunday, another shelfie. It’s been a nice relaxing day, so I was able to tidy up, do a much needed toy rotation (and rearranging). Our upstairs shelves look fresh and hopefully will be engaging for the kiddos. This shelf is particularly geared toward Noodle, who is 18 months, but honestly they all enjoy playing…
Functional Play Kitchen 2.0
This post contains affiliate links, provided at no extra cost to you. For more information please visit our disclosure. If you’re looking for our original play sink running water hack, you can find it here. We loved our Functional Play Kitchen 1.0, and used it happily. However over time the silicone seals did become weak…
Favorite Board Games for Kids
This post contains affiliate links, provided at no extra cost to you. For more information please visit our disclosure. We love board games around here. They are a great screen-free way to enjoy spending time together as a family. They are also a great teaching tool. This post will continue to be updated as our…