How to Set Up a Montessori Infant Bathroom

June 30, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

You may have noticed that we did not have a changing table in L’s bedroom. In fact, we do not have a changing table at all. We do have an area set aside for changing diapers, but it is in the bathroom, not the bedroom — because the bathroom is where toileting activity should occur, […]

Activities for Infants and Toddlers – Painting

June 26, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

I absolutely LOATHE painting with young children. Everything about it drives me nuts: it takes so much time to set up, there is a mess everywhere, L never wants to be finished, and cleaning up might be more of a mess than actually painting is. L, of course, LOVES painting. So I try to force myself to […]

Activities for Toddlers – Montessori in the Kitchen

June 23, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

I am frequently working at the counter in the kitchen throughout the day — doing dishes, preparing snacks and meals, etc. L, of course, wants to be exactly where I am. At all moments of the day. So she used to spend that time hanging onto my legs while whining. She didn’t know what I […]

Activities for Toddlers – Pom-Poms and Dutt-Dutts

June 19, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

L is currently obsessed with putting objects into things. The more objects available, the better, because then she can repeat the process. One evening, when L was being a little crabby and was clearly bored, I ran upstairs for some toilet paper rolls I’ve been saving — is my family the only one that calls those […]

Activities for Infants and Toddlers – Things to do with all of those empty baby wipe containers

June 16, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

When L was about 12 months old, she discovered an unattended tissue box within reach at my mom’s house. She quickly took advantage of the situation, and when we found her she was in the middle of emptying the box tissue by tissue. Needless to say, she was very pleased with herself. I thought it […]