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
where to find
Where to find series: front facing bookshelves
A review of Tidy Books Pale Grey Bookshelf I was delighted to receive a Tidy Books bookshelf for our classes. It’s the sweetest pale great and, important to me, the books face forward so the children can easily find their favourite books and it makes it easy for them to put them back too. I have never been asked to review a product before, but I was so impressed with this shelf, that I said “yes!". Be sure to read on as the kind folk at Tidy Books have given me a discount code especially … [Read more...] about Where to find series: front facing bookshelves
Where to find Montessori trays and baskets
Here’s a new series to address that commonly asked question, “where did you get….?" that I often get asked in class. Now let me state up front that I am not actually a big advocate of buying stuff. Even more so since Marie Kondo came on the scene and I love her idea to only have things in your home that are useful and spark joy (well, we can dream right!). But if you are going to have activities in the home, then let’s make them beautiful, let’s make them well designed, from natural … [Read more...] about Where to find Montessori trays and baskets