DIY Dinosaur Fossil Playdough Molds

December 12, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

This fun activity from our dinosaur study actually originated by mistake! I was trying to make fossil impressions using our dinosaur fossil figures to match with each figure once they had dried [which I ended up doing later HERE], but most of my first impressions didn’t make it. I ended up with just three that […]

Montessori-Inspired Art: Bleeding Tissue Paper

November 21, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

We are getting fancy with our art trays this year! This is actually something I learned about from one of our Kids Night In boxes, and I knew it would make the perfect work for our art shelves. I cut up some bleeding tissue paper (this will NOT work with regular tissue paper) and put […]

Montessori Botany Study: Learning About Trees

November 14, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

After learning about plants in general, we began diving into a more in-depth botany study with a tree study! We began by taking out our Types of Plants sorting cards by I Believe in Montessori and paying special attention to the trees and their characteristics. We learned about the parts of a tree using these […]

Montessori-Inspired Holidays Around the World Printables

November 7, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

We haven’t yet done any kind of formal study of holidays [even the ones WE celebrate], so I was super excited to get to test out the new holiday materials from Every Star is Different as now I don’t have to plan any of it! These amazing bundles contain printables regarding the history, symbols, and traditions […]