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Montessori Home Tour
I had the great fortune of taking a Montessori parenting class with Sarah Moudry (the mom featured within my all-time favorite Montessori video, Edison’s Day). We started when Henry was five weeks-old, and it was amazing to have her as a resource to answer my questions and provide guidance. Although I haven’t read it yet, I bet there’s some useful information in her book about toilet learning.
She’s presenting at an upcoming conference and she asked me to make a video about how her class impacted how we do Montessori in our home. In case you’re interested, here’s a little tour of what some of our Montessori spaces… Read More -
Recommended Montessori Toys for a One Year-Old
A friend of mine asked for Recommended Montessori Toys for a One Year-Old, and I immediately went to Kylie’s post. Sadly, I misread it and thought many of the links were only available in Australia, so I decided to recreate a similar list for my friend (and later realized the Australian links were in addition to the U.S. links!–how long can I blame the post-partum hormones?). There’s some overlap, as well as some different items. Henry has enjoyed most of these toys for the past year and a half. Here are the basic guidelines for choosing Montessori toys for one year-olds:
Basic Guidelines for Selecting Toys
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Wooden Toys from IKEA
Before Tate’s arrival, Henry and I took a trip to IKEA to purchase some fabric to make a new bed for Hoss. His old one finally bit the dust after five years.I struggle to walk through stores like IKEA and Target without finding things that I suddenly “need,” even though they weren’t on my original list. That’s why I try to avoid shopping as much as possible!However, I love the two toys we bought and wanted to share them with you.First, I bought Henry a train set. There were four different boxes with various pieces (for about $10 each), so we bought all… Read More
