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Montessori Toddler in the Kitchen

Montessori Toddler in the Kitchen Little Bee is a very capable toddler who enjoys helping Mama cook in the kitchen.  According to him, it is another fun developmental task that is enjoyable. For Mama, this process is prepping Little Bee to be a helpful and important part of our family. This last week Little Bee and I were ill with…
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in Montessori at Home

Fall Harvest Recipes: Montessori Style

 It’s that time of year for creative fall harvest recipes, especially when the garden has exploded with fresh herbs like basil, parsley, and chives. And if one has a green tomato thumb… there may even be a bushel of tomatoes. This garden fresh bruschetta was inspired by Robin and her bountiful garden. To make this lovely garden recipe, Little Bee…
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in Montessori at Home· Toddler (1- 3 years)

Montessori Tot Self Care

This post was inspired by Jennifer’s 30 Day Montessori Challenge, featured on her blog at Study-at-Home Mama. Today’s challenge was to set up a self care station at home for your child. This challenge motivated me to share our self care stations I put together for Little Bee over the past month. My hope is that these fun Montessori spaces, in our…
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in Toddler (1- 3 years)

Toddler Montessori Shape Lessons

Toddler Montessori Shape Lessons This was a fun unit to put together for Little Bee. There are over 10 Montessori shape lessons in this unit to explore and enjoy with your little one. The first thing I did was find objects around the house that represented the shapes of round, square, and triangle. It was a challenge for me to…
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in Montessori at Home· Sensory play

DIY Montessori Inspired Scent Jars

DIY Montessori Inspired Scent Jars This was a delightful activity I put together for Little Bee which was inspired by the famous Montessori smelling jars/bottles. It’s important to help your child develop all of their five senses of taste, sight, touch, hearing, and smell. The scent jars help to develop the sense of smell, which facilitates memory learning. It’s a…
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in Sensory play· Toddler (1- 3 years)

20 Edible Colors & Painting with Nature Activities

Welcome to Mama’s Happy Hive with another fabulous round-up of “20 Edible Colors and Painting with Nature” activities shared with you from the following incredible Mama bloggers! See the list below and click on the picture to visit their blog post activity. The first five activities are focused on painting with nature or actually painting right onto nature. And then…
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in Toddler (1- 3 years)

Montessori Shelves – Things That Go

I’m excited to share a new theme on our Montessori shelves this week. I found these shelves at IKEA to serve as a play space in our living room for Little Bee. He has been fascinated with trucks and can’t get enough of talking about, looking at, and touching trucks. So I set up a theme on our Montessori shelves…
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in Sensory play· Toddler (1- 3 years)

Montessori Toddler Study of Yellow

The last couple of weeks, Little Bee and I have enjoyed our creative Montessori shelves with an emphasis on the color yellow.  We have fun finding simple Montessori activities found in our home that engage Little Bee with developing his fine motor skills.  I am introducing Little Bee to this bright color and with each activity we talk about yellow!…
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