Guest Post on Say-n-Play Columbus: Take a Taste Tuesday

I am over on my friend Signe’s blog atย Say-n-Play Columbusย to share why it’s important to cook with toddlers and how to incorporate learning in the kitchen. ย Go check it outย HERE.

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40+ Montessori-Inspired Practical Life Activities for Infants and Toddlers

“When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ‘I want to do it!’ ย But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs, they say, ‘Help me to do it alone.’ ย And these words reveal their inner needs.” ย ~Maria Montessori Maria Montessori believed that child development emerges in […]

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DIY Montessori-Inspired Activities for Preschoolers — The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

One of our favorite things to do outside is to point out butterflies! ย L has been interested in them ever since we visited the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls last summer, so I knew this was something we should begin to study more formally once we started homeschool preschool. ย I ordered a butterfly kitย so we […]

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