I’m very excited to take part in co-authoring this special Learn with Play book that has 94 authors from the Kid Blogger Network and over 150 learn with play activities for kids! The activities in this book are fun and easy to put together for babies to kindergarten aged children. It really is an amazing book to have on your…
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Little Bee had a wonderful “turning two” birthday party a few months ago. I enjoyed scanning Pinterest for many of these firetruck party activities and decorations. Some of my favorite creations were the pin the wheels on the firetruck and the blazing bell pepper party snacks. Fire Zone Entrance Decor On the front door I hung red, orange, and yellow…
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I’m excited to share our 8 Montessori patriotic USA flag activities with you! These activities are on our Montessori shelves this week for Little Bee to independently learn and play with. He really enjoys manipulating small objects for pouring and transferring. All of these activities can help a child develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Stars & Stripes…
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I’m proud to live in America and to celebrate the freedoms we still have in our country as a democracy. I love that our flag flies proudly on the doorpost of our home in honor of this beautiful land. To celebrate our American flag this 4th of July, Little Bee and I enjoyed this USA flag kid painted canvas art…
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This past week, Little Bee and I enjoyed hands-on learning about frogs for the zoology theme on the 12 Months of Montessori Learning series. I put together 5 fun Montessori Inspired frog sensory activities for Little Bee to explore. 1. Frog Pond Sensory Play I created a frog pond sensory experience for Little Bee that included the life cycle of…
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Little Bee and I enjoyed creating these toddler hand-made Father’s Day cards. They were fun to put together with simple craft materials and finger paints found around our kid-friendly home. List of Materials Needed: Thick Card Stock Paper – green, blue, brown, white Finger Paints – orange, yellow, white Scissors Magic Marker – Brown Painter’s Tape and Regular Tape Laminating…
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Each year I plan our garden and this year is special because Little Bee is old enough to help with the garden preparation. He always appears very happy when he is working outside in the garden. He loves to get his hands dirty in the soil and wet while watering the vegetable plants. I am sure most all children would…
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The topic for the 12 Months of Montessori Learning series this month is sensorial activities. This is one of my favorite Montessori topics and I went all out on this post! This post has it all and was written to be a resource for using Montessori inspired five senses activities. I hope you will find inspiration within this post for playing…
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My little boy is crazy about these beautiful tallest tree stacking boxes for hands on learning from Montessori Services. These boxes were given the National Park Service Best Product Award. They truly are a wonderful tool for artistic inspiration and forest habitat education. Please join Little Bee and I, as we explore these stacking boxes and the mighty Redwood tree….
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