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Closets!
We are seriously in the throes of working with the architect to design our house (and by “design,” I really just mean that we are making a few adjustments to a house plan that already exists).
Matt, Henry, and I have lived in two different houses as a family. The first was a 1930s bungalow, 1,000 square feet, two bedrooms, 1 bathroom. We had no garage, so we stored our lawnmower in the kitchen closet with our washer and dryer, and we stored our bikes in our bedroom closet with our spare paint cans. Now we live in a 1960s ranch house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. We have… Read More -
Swimming Lessons!
Henry spent a lot of time in the neighborhood pool last summer, but since he was only about 4-5 months-old, I mainly held him and moved him around (and he willingly kept his hat on!). Now that he’s a toddler, “swimming” is a whole different beast. He clearly wants me to let go of him and be free in the water, but I’m pretty sure that dense kid would sink straight to the bottom if I did let go. I’m reluctant to try any flotational devices because they can give children a false sense of how their bodies work in the water.We decided to enroll Henry in one of… Read More -
Henry’s New Toys
I’ve often mentioned the process of rotating toys in and out of storage in a Montessori environment to keep the space orderly, decluttered, attractive, inviting, and stimulating. Aside from Discovery Baskets, we don’t use big baskets to corral huge piles of toys. Instead, every item has its own spot on the shelf and we rotate the activities/toys out every couple weeks with items that are stored out of sight.The truth is, I haven’t done much rotating. Matt and I don’t buy a lot of stuff, so by the time I put toys on the three shelves in the living room and the shelf in his bedroom, I… Read More
