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Planning for Summer

May 2, 2012
Summer Montessori Goals

Summer is getting closer and closer and for our little family I really want to use the summer as a chance to slowly get back into a school routine. We’re very hit and miss when it comes to homeschooling these days and Joey is still reluctant most days. Yesterday I sat down and made a [...]

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Family Traditions for Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2012
Valentine's Day Traditions

Do you have a fun tradition for Valentine’s Day?  Growing up I always looked forward to Valentine’s Day. It wasn’t the school parties or exchanging Valentine cards with friends. My mom made the day special. Each of us would get a card with a small present and in the evening we’d have a fancy dinner [...]

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Valentine’s Inspired Montessori Activities

February 1, 2012
Counting Candy Hearts

We’re finally home and getting back into the swing of things. It’s crazy to think we were gone for nearly 8 weeks. Eight weeks! Whew. That was a long time away from home, but we had a lot of fun visiting family. I’m still catching up on e-mails and working on the infant/toddler posts—so hold [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Making Ornaments {day 12}

December 10, 2011
Apple Cinnamon Ornaments

We’ve come to the end of 12 Days of Montessori Christmas. It’s been fun and I hope you’ve been inspired by a few ideas to do in your home. Today I’m combining activities for infant/toddler and preschoolers with apple-cinnamon ornaments. Making Cinnamon-Applesauce Ornaments Ingredients: 3/4 cup applesauce 4oz cinnamon Directions: 1. Mix ingredients together. 2. [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Matching Object to Picture & Tweezing Pom Poms {day 11}

December 9, 2011
Tweezing Pom Poms

Matching Christmas Object to Picture This is a work I didn’t have time to make, but think it could be fun for a toddler. Make a set of 5 or 6 pictures (could be clip art or actually pictures) and have the corresponding items in a basket for the child to match. An extension you [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Christmas Toss & Counting Ornaments {day 10}

December 9, 2011
Montessori Christmas Counting

Oh, I’m the feeling the pressure of holidays closing in…so much to do! How are you faring under it all? Baking, packing, and wrapping to finish…my husband keeps reminding me we have a week until we leave for my parents house for Christmas. Which isn’t all that bad until I realize when we get back [...]

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Little Sapling Toys Giveaway Winner!

December 9, 2011

We have a winner! Commenter #35 – The Bargain Babe Congrats! I’ll be sending you an e-mail for your address. If you didn’t win, you can still use the coupon code HOME10 for 10% off your purchase at the Little Sapling Toys Esty shop. The code is good until December 22nd.   

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Montessori Christmas: Rhythm & Songs {day 9}

December 8, 2011
Stringing Beads

Rhythm & Songs A fun activity to help teach young ones beginning rhythm is singing with  a simple instrument. This could be done with rhythm sticks or even a wooden spoon and pot. Since it’s Christmas, I made homemade jingle bells (just several bells on a chenille stick wrapped together). The activity is simple, really, [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Pegs on a Rim & Sorting Ornaments {day 7}

December 6, 2011
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Cold season has hit our Montessori home. Both boys haven’t been feeling well, one with a fever and the other with a fever and cold. We’ve been taking things slow, playing here and there and watching Christmas movies. Luckily, the weather has matched the activity level in our house. It’s been raining going on 3 [...]

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Christmas Craft Linky Party

December 3, 2011
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Have a Christmas craft you’ve made? It could be something you did on your own or with your kids, if so link-up below and join the party! ****** We made a hand-print wreath. My original idea was to put the kids hands in green paint on paper in the shape of a wreath, but that [...]

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Montessori Christmas: Sensory Books & Cracking Nuts {day 6}

December 3, 2011
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Touch & Feel Sensory Books We borrowed a small collection of Christmas board books from our local library and they’re all new and in good condition, which is rare for library board books. This isn’t as “Montessori” as most of the other activities in this series, but it’s reading and it’s fun for Otto to [...]

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