Favorite Kitchen Tools for Kids
This post contains affiliate links, provided at no extra cost to you. For more information please visit our disclosure. If you have kids, you’ve probably heard how great and wonderful it is to get them involved in the kitchen. It definitely is! But it’s also easier with the right tools. This post will continue to…
Weekly Rhythm Calendar
This DIY is super simple, requiring nothing other than: Cardboard Straight edge Velcro dots Kids calendar printable Laminator Laminate sheets
Shelfie Sunday 06.21.2020
This post contains affiliate links, provided at no extra cost to you. For more information please visit our disclosure. Our mixed aged Montessori inspired shelf. This shelf is in our living room. We have other activities in their bedrooms, in our kitchen learning area, and we also have a 16 cube shelf that they use…
Homeschool Supplies and Organization
5 pack of mixed wooden trays (make sure to seal these—we like polycrylic best) 2 pack of three tiered acrylic business card holders (for holding 3 part cards) A corner cutter (this one is terrific!)
Butterfly, Bee and Flower Sensory Bin
We rotate sensory bins about once a week right now. I am always trying to stay on top of the seasons and plan a little bit ahead to have some seasonal items. These items are always used for numerous things (like counting and language objects) but they always get thrown in the sensory bin too.…
Favorite Practical Life Tools for Clean Floors
Okay, I confess, floors are a problem here! Let me tell you why. Our current home is on a cement slap. It’s has three doors going to two yards. One yard the chickens run in. The other yard is our gardens. It rains here a lot. When you walk into the house, your immediately in…
DIY Montessori Inset Tray
We needed a tray for our inset materials—my kids enjoy the insets but Mr 3 especially get frustrated with transporting them and keeping the inset from slipping around constantly. Some would suggest that the insets are better without a tray, so that the child can practice keeping the insets still with their free hand. I…
Favorite DIY Materials
DIYing Montessori materials, along with many other kid projects, has saved us a ton of money. Or more correctly, our money has been able to go a lot further. But without the correct tools, DIYing can sometimes feel futile. Here are some of my favorite tools and materials for great DIYS. Dowel Finials for puzzle…
DIY Functional Play Kitchen Sink
We love our kids play kitchen. Even before we added the water dispenser, or took off the microwave door, or replaced the stove with a cutting board, we have loved the kitchen for storing our kids cooking tools and as a work prep area. Recently I was on Instagram and saw @annbehappy’s terrific children’s kitchen…
Easy Fermented Cranberries in Honey
In preparation for Thanksgiving, and as a part of our Cranberry Thanksgiving unit, we’ve decided to ferment cranberries in honey. This recipe is quick and easy, and a fun science experiment too!