Tag: Montessori at home

Today we get to look inside the home and observe the rhythms of a family who I’ve been Insta-crushing on for ages (if that’s a thing). I love following Bruna Masalin on Instagram to follow their slow pace, inviting spaces and fun activities. And her website is also full of…

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If there is one family online who lives and breathes Montessori in their daily life it’s Nicole’s family. Nicole shares her Montessori experience with her three children (and dog!) over at her blog The Kavanaugh Report and is active on Instagram here. Both are full of inspiration for including Montessori…

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Some of the most popular posts on the blog are the Montessori home tours. We know Montessori at home is not just about having pretty Montessori shelfies that we can post on Instagram. However, a home with well-thought out spaces can encourage creativity and curiosity in our children. Today, I…

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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…

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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."…

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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…

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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…

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So it turns out I am not very good at keeping secrets. Or it was time to put something positive out into the world with all the sad news in the world at the moment. Either way, today I decided to spontaneously reveal my secret project. And the secret project…

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The summer of Montessori home tours continues! This time we are off to Canada. “Our absolute favourite thing to do is to be in nature with our boys introducing them to all the natural world has to offer. So much natural learning happens when outside." – Beth Beth is a…

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Before I start today’s Montessori home tour, I would love to open up a conversation. One that was started by a dear friend in the Montessori community Andy Lulka. This is what she wrote: “I wonder if there is a way we can share our ideal spaces without making it…

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It’s summer break here and a good time to get inspired to make our homes more Montessori. I always recommend looking at things from the child’s height, making their things accessible to the children, and helping to set things up so they can manage by themselves. We all know the…

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What is the Montessori approach to pretend play, imagination and fantasy? Dr Montessori has been recorded as preferring reality to pretend play in the classroom. The most commonly referenced is when she introduced traditional toys in her classroom. She found that children gravitated instead to the real thing. For example,…

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