Art for Toddlers — Watercolor Painting

It’s important to have art materials readily available for your child — something that I have always struggled with because I HATE MESS!!! ย However, if you simply accept the fact that mess is going to happen and teach your child to clean it up by herself, it’s a lot less stressful! L loves to paint, […]

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Fall Activities for Kids — Mr. Pumpkin Head

Fall is my favorite season for creating themed Montessori-inspired works!  Pumpkins are especially fun to work with, since you can do so many different things with them.  This Mr. Pumpkin Head activity is something I used to do in the classroom, so I was excited to prepare it at home for L and N this […]

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Fall Crafts for Kids — Leaf Suncatchers

I’m not a huge fan of doing pre-planned “crafts” with kids — they usually include a ton of prep work, and then most of the actual crafting ends up being done by the adult because it’s too difficult for chubby toddler fingers. ย But this is one craft that we have done over and over again […]

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Color Scavenger Hunt for Toddlers and Preschoolers

L’s current obsession is matching colors. ย She isย constantlyย showing me all of the things her food matches or telling me that different objects match my clothes. ย I decided toย follow the child to create the ultimate color matching work for her — a Color Scavenger Hunt. This is a temporary work that I set up on our […]

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