…But Sometimes I Mess Up

May 15, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I think that because I am a former teacher and current mommy blogger, people tend to think that I know what I’m doing. That I always make the right choice and react the right way to whatever my kids throw at me. That I always feel completely confident in how I handle any situation. I […]

4 Sensory Bin Ideas for Infants and Toddlers

May 14, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

You can find really elaborate ideas for Sensory Bins ALL over Pinterest and Instagram… but seriously, who has time to put those together? Cutesy bins with rice in every color of the rainbow and themed figurines are nice, but your infant and toddler would be just fine (and probably even happier) with some simple things from […]

Video — Maria Montessori’s Pink Tower

May 11, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My husband made this GORGEOUS natural wood “pink” tower. [We can still call it the Pink Tower because the stand is pink. :P] The pink tower is one of Maria Montessori’s original works. I’ll be writing a post about it soon. For now, watch L at 2 years old complete the Pink Tower — […]

Stamping

May 11, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Before I set up L’s art shelf, basically the only art supplies she had used were crayons, markers, and paint (on the few occasions that I forced myself to let her make a mess with paint!). L loves getting her weekly stamp at Kindermusik, so I decided to set up a stamping work for her. I […]

DIY Chalk Paint

May 9, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I found this awesome activity on Instagram, and I immediately realized that it would be a great practical life work for L! I gathered some of the materials and waited for the weather to warm up a bit. When we finally had a nice day outside, I set up this work for L as soon […]