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An Infant Montessori Environment
When I was pregnant with Henry, I started getting his Montessori nursery ready several months in advance. This time around, we didn’t create a nursery for Tate at all. In this particular instance, it’s not a case of busy-second-time-momness. Really, it was simply a function of the fact that our move-in date for our new house was two weeks after his birth. And then the builders tacked on a few more weeks until they were going to finish our house. Two weeks at our rental house with baby Tate started to turn into a month or more. He still didn’t need a full-blown nursery for a single month (since he … Read More
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First Montessori Mobile: The Munari
Image courtesy of bella’s casa on Etsy My dear friend Karla let me borrow her daughter’s Munari Montessori mobile for baby Tate. I am extremely grateful. I was incredibly daunted by the thought of following these directions and making one myself. Now that I’ve seen it in person: a) I promise you can make one, if you’re interested! and b) it’s worth it–it’s so beautiful!
My First Experience with Montessori
I remember the first time I ever walked into a Montessori classroom full of productive and focused 3-6 year-olds. It looked like magic. The children were contentedly working all around the classroom on different things. However, all of them were … Read More
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A High Chair for Independence
I’m so glad that Matt and I invested in the Tripp Trapp high chair for Henry. It’s recommended within the Montessori community because it facilitates and supports a child’s independence. From a young age, they can begin climbing in and out of it independently. It also slides right up to the table to help the child feel like part of the family. The chair grows with the child and can be used for many years (since children are too short to sit comfortably in a regular chair for quite a while).
As we prepare to welcome a new baby into our family, I’ve been thinking about the high chair situation.… Read More
