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.

seasonal activities

End of year link pack – All the links you need to read, curated by Simone Davies

I’m super happy to share some new links with you. It was hard not to include a few of my festive links, but I’ve done my best to include some others topics to for those of you who are already “December’ed" out (side note: that’s totally a verb isn’t it?!). That’s all my favourite links for this month. I’ll be sure to be back with more Montessori inspiration to help you bring Montessori into your home in the new year! Warmest wishes,Simone … [Read more...] about End of year link pack – All the links you need to read, curated by Simone Davies

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 like to make some festive craft at home, here is what we set up for the workshop: 1. A snowflake mural Using tape to make snowflakes, the kids used natural paints to roller an amazing mural together. 2. … [Read more...] about Festive craft fun

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

5 fun things to do for a memorable summer

Classes are finished for the summer break. It has been a wonderful year – I feel so lucky to have worked with you and your children. And the sun is finally out, so here are my essentials for a memorable summer with children! 1. Wear bare feetI love bare feet – and there is nothing better than bare feet whilst exploring outdoors, at the park or at the beach. Find a safe bit of ground and let the children wake up those senses after wearing shoes all year long. Don’t forget to take off your … [Read more...] about 5 fun things to do for a memorable summer