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    Order Now: Kids in the Kitchen Cookbook

    July 16, 2012 / 2 Comments
    It’s here! It’s finally here! 
    I am thrilled to announce that Kids in the Kitchen: Simple Recipes That Build Independence and Confidence the Montessori Way is now available for purchase.
    As a former Montessori teacher and the founder of Montessori For All, I partnered with Kylie D’Alton–the brainchild behind the popular parenting blog: How We Montessori–to create the book we couldn’t find in stores.
    As I’ve mentioned before, it can be difficult to get your hands on specific and detailed resources that explain how to implement Montessori in the home, especially for young children. This book helps to fill that gap. It includes step-by-step directions (with checklists!)
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    Dream It, Do It

    June 1, 2012 / 10 Comments

    Publishing books has been a long-time dream of mine. The content of my character and the contours of my life have been shaped by books. I still remember some of the books I read in high school and college that shifted my paradigm and my life choices.   

    After Matt and I planned the perfect wedding for us without losing our savings or sanity, I wanted to share our story (and the similar stories of others) with the wider world. I counted my lucky stars when I found an agent and later a publisher (the book is due out this December via Voyageur Press). It took a ton of work (and … Read More

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    Henry Helping in the Kitchen

    March 15, 2012 / 6 Comments
    I just had to share this video of Henry helping with lunch (on his Learning Tower). Editor’s Note: Please ignore my annoying high-pitched baby voice. I try hard not to use that voice, but apparently it still sneaks in.

    Of course I also need to say that the rest of the process was not this smooth. I tried to teach him how to smear pizza sauce with a spatula, but he wanted to do it with his hands (which was fine except then he grabbed a big chunk of the dough and stuffed it in his mouth).

    Henry’s new school offers parent education classes (hooray for learning more

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Make yourself at home! I’m Sara Cotner, a reader, blogger, author, mother of two, founder of Montessori For All, and sea foam green pottery collector living with a home base in Austin, TX, with Matt Bradford, going on adventures any chance we get. 

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