Seasonal ideas Archives

A Montessori gift guide for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers

Today I have something fun for you. I am all about living with less, but I still find it fun to do a little bit of thoughtful gift giving in the holiday season. Here is my Montessori gift guide for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Enjoy the giving! Best non-Montessori toys…

The advent of calm Montessori style – a 1 minute video a day to help you stay calm over the holiday period

Join me for the advent of calm Montessori style. 24 days of tips from a Montessori teacher to help you stay calm over the holiday season. #adventofcalm Day 1, let’s talk about marshmallow evenness Ever heard of equanimity? You may like to try it. Just imagine yourself in a marshmallow.…

Getting ready for the holiday season Montessori-style

I have lots of fun news for you today! It must be because it’s my favourite season of the year. Rather than heading into the season filled with dread or already feeling overwhelmed, let’s add some calm back into your festive days. From the classroom Here in the Netherlands, the…

The last of the advent calendar fun! – Week 4

Well I hope you have enjoyed the advent calendar as much as I have. As we sit here on Christmas eve having enjoyed the festive month of December, here are the last of our advent tips for you. Day 21 Observing before reacting is a skill to keep practising for…

Montessori advent calendar countdown – Week 3

Let’s continue with the advent fun. Here is Week 3 of the Montessori advent calendar to help y0u bring Montessori into your home. Day 15 The brilliance of this advice is its simplicity. Today’s tip is from Seemi of Trillium Montessori. You can’t find a sweeter person out there –…

Festive craft fun

I’ve been running a festive craft workshop at Jacaranda Tree Montessori in Amsterdam for 5 years now. They are always super fun and this was no exception. I was joined this year by three creative ladies: Kyoko of Kyoko Kinder Kunst Klas, Soona and Emi of Flatto81. In case you’d…

Montessori advent calendar countdown – week 2

It’s Week 2 of our advent calendar that I’ve been sharing over on the Facebook page. Day 8 And a reminder today to include children in daily life. Sometimes we think we need to keep them busy while we cook, clean, or do the washing. Instead invite a young child…

An advent calendar with a twist

If you have been following along for a while, you will know that I am rather fond of this time of year. So I have made you an advent calendar with a difference. A 25-day countdown with some of my favourite tips to bring Montessori into your home. Day 1…

Creating holiday rituals with your children

I love this time of year. It’s cool outside, it’s getting dark earlier and earlier, the festive lights are going up along the streets — such a lovely time of year to get cosy inside and a great time of year to establish rituals in your family. (Apologies to those…

A warm and cosy December

December already! Bring on the cold weather so we can enjoy snuggling up inside with hot drinks, baking and crafting with the kids, and enjoying some twinkling lights on these long dark evenings. News from the classroom We’ve been celebrating Sinterklaas in class these last weeks. We baked pepernoten together…

a Montessori Christmas

Some fellow Montessori bloggers are putting together some posts on their Christmas ideas for this year and am super happy to join them. Below my post you’ll find links to their great ideas too. Getting ahead on the Christmas shopping I was reading a blog post last week (sadly I…

Getting ready for Sint Maarten

On 11 November each year there is a beautiful lantern parade in the Vondelpark to celebrate Sint Maarten. The parade starts promptly at 6pm from the Emmastraat entrance. So be prompt! We’ve been making some lanterns in preparation for Sint Maarten. Buy your lampstokje from Blokker, Hema or Action and…