Montessori Christmas Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers

November 26, 2012

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Last year I shared 12 Montessori-inspired Christmas activities for toddlers and preschoolers. I’ve yet to bring out our Christmas activities, but I’m sure many of these will be returning to our shelves. As I was scanning through these I noticed there were a few toddler activities I didn’t have pictures for because Otto wasn’t quite old enough for the activity. If I get a chance, I’ll take pictures to share those activities in December.

Montessori Christmas Activities for Toddlers

Montessori Christmas Activities for Preschoolers

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