The Montessori Notebook

The place to learn everything about Montessori at home in easy-to-follow, simple steps for busy parents and caregivers. Whether you are new to Montessori or have been using Montessori for a while, you will come away with practical ideas you can try today and use in your daily life.

Montessori at Christmas

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 Let’s start with some non-Montessori toys that, whilst I wouldn’t include them necessarily in my classroom, they can be super fun for some open-ended play at home. Best Montessori gifts for any age Best … [Read more...] about A Montessori gift guide for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers

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 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

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

Lots of fun at the festive craft extravaganza

We had a wonderful day yesterday with 20 families busy crafting, knutseling, baking and getting into the festive spirit with a song or two. Thank you everyone who came along. It was such a nice atmosphere with you all. A big thank you to Monika from Popolop for creating a storm :: beautiful slingers, glitter madness, and other fun paper crafts. For those wanting to eat more of those delicious cookies, here is the recipe:2 cups plain flour1 tsp baking powder1 tsp ginger1 tsp cinnamon100g … [Read more...] about Lots of fun at the festive craft extravaganza