Fire Prevention Week Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Fire Prevention Week is October 9th-16th! We all know it’s important to be prepared for the worst, but how do you do that with very young children? ย I’m joiningย ConsumerSafety.org to share some activities for toddlers and preschoolers that will help young children better understand and feel secure in dangerous situations such as a fire at […]

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Pumpkin Ring Post for Infants and Toddlers

All of the credit for this BRILLIANT pumpkin ring post for toddlers goes to my Instagram friend @momducator (find herย here)! ย Her little girl actually came up with it when presented with a basket full of loose parts, but I immediately saw how it could be used on a Montessori-inspired work tray. I got one of […]

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Activities for Toddlers — Smelling Jars

L is slightly obsessed with Frozen, and her favorite line is when Elsa and Anna sniff and say, “mmm, chocolate!” ย She says it almost every day, and she thinks she’s absolutely hilarious. ย I kind of do, too. ย ๐Ÿ™‚   Anyway, it led me to follow the child and create a smelling work for her so […]

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Fall Crafts for Kids — Nature Painting

Fall is really the best season for creating themed Montessori-inspired works and crafts. ย There is such a variety of materials, and they each provide a different sensorial element. We’ve been experimenting lately with painting using objects other than paintbrushes, so I decided to bring our fall theme into play to see what we could make. […]

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Halloween Activities for Kids — Pumpkin Chalkboard

If you’ve been following along onย Instagram, you know that I have aย slight pumpkin obsession. ย I didn’t realize it until somebody at the farmer’s market pointed out how many I’ve been buying over the weeks. ย My grand total (so far…) — 21. ย But that also includes gourds. ย And most of them are small. So I’m not […]

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