If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that for me Montessori is not just about the activities or spaces. It’s about how we live with our families. Often this means living slow, allowing children time to explore, discover and be curious, and to just be. So today I am excited to start a new series following families around the globe showing how they put Montessori into practice in their daily lives. And what better way than to get to peek inside their homes for a day. I love … [Read more...] about A day in the life of a Montessori family in Canada
Home inspiration
SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #6 – a peek inside the beautiful Montessori home of Trina (aka DIY Corporate Mom) in The Philippines
The Montessori community over on Instagram is huge. Everyone is so supportive and inspires each other. One account you have to follow is Trina from DIY Corporate Mom, self-described as “Discovering hands-on parenting while climbing the corporate ladder. Making it all work with play, Montessori, and lessons from my job." I am so happy to be able to take a look around Trina’s home in The Philippines for the last of our Montessori home tours in our summer series. Not only is her home set up so … [Read more...] about SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #6 – a peek inside the beautiful Montessori home of Trina (aka DIY Corporate Mom) in The Philippines
SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #5 – a peek inside Susan, Emil and Oskar’s home in Germany
Our summer series of Montessori home tour is nearly at an end. For our penultimate home, we visit Susan and her family in Germany. They have great spaces which show how simple it can be, whilst being super attractive to the children, clear and inviting. And again seeing how spaces can work for two different aged children. Susan writes a blog called Emil und Mathilda where you’ll find lots of lovely, often handmade, activities that Susan has put together for her children. I think that’s one of my … [Read more...] about SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #5 – a peek inside Susan, Emil and Oskar’s home in Germany
SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #4 – a peek inside Kylie, Aaron, Caspar and Otis’ home in Australia
Thank you everyone for the lovely feedback on these Montessori home tours. It’s not all about having the perfect spaces. We know that real kids live here and many times there are going to be messes. But we can dream and get a little inspired, right?! We are moving towards making our homes more accessible for our children, making them a little more beautiful, a little less cluttered, and with fewer but better selected activities that they are working to master. Today the summer series … [Read more...] about SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #4 – a peek inside Kylie, Aaron, Caspar and Otis’ home in Australia