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 in warmer climates – I’m guessing your rituals will involve more sunshine instead!) Rituals are a large part of human history. They have to do with your culture, your time and place in history. So let’s take a look at creating … [Read more...] about Creating holiday rituals with your children
Seasonal ideas
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 (recipe below), I added some Sint gluing activities to the craft area, and we all enjoyed singing lots of Sinterklaas songs at circle time. PepernotenIt’s never too late to bake … [Read more...] about A warm and cosy December
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 don’t remember which one) and the person was sharing that they did all their Christmas shopping – and had it wrapped – by the end of November. I thought this idea was genius. I am so going to try to do this! Anyone … [Read more...] about a Montessori Christmas
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 enjoy. … [Read more...] about Getting ready for Sint Maarten