Infant/Toddler Activities

Preparing for Baby: The Essentials

October 23, 2012
Preparing for Baby: The Essentials

It’s no secret preparing for a baby can be an overwhelming task, especially for first-time moms. Everyone has an opinion and  a list of must-haves and then you walk into the baby section of Target or, worse, Babies R Us and are completely overwhelmed. What do you really need? Here’s my 2 cents from a {almost} 3rd-time mom. [...]

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Preparing for Baby: Infant Activities

October 22, 2012
Preparing for Baby: Infant Activities

Sunday was the start of 39 weeks, we’re officially closing in on the end of this pregnancy. I’ve been seeing my midwife once a week, a month of dinners are waiting in the freezer, and the bag for the birth center is finally packed and ready. I thought as I’m waiting for my body and [...]

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Beginning Sound Activities for Toddlers

September 27, 2012
Language activities for toddlers

Last week on Facebook, I shared a picture of Otto going through our beginning sound books (b, m, t, p, d). He was very interested, had already gone through a few books earlier, and then went through each again 2-3 times in one sitting. The books are designed to help toddlers learn the phonetic sounds [...]

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Sponging & Transferring Water

February 25, 2012
Sponging & Transferring Water

Sponging water is an activity that will appeal to both toddlers and the preschoolers. With a slight variation, you can change the skill level of the activity. For Otto, I used a low, plastic container and a small sponge. The objective was for him to explore the water, soak water with the sponge, and then [...]

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Homemade Imbucare Box & Shape Sorter

February 21, 2012
homemade imabcure & shape sorter box

Otto is in love with putting objects in containers and he also thinks our object permanence box is pretty neat, so I decided to make my own imbucare box rather than purchase a pricey one. I’ve made three so far–a cylinder box, a cube/square box, and a 3-shape sorting box. Materials box shape pencil scissors, craft/x-acto knife [...]

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Montessori Monday: Zippers, Math Memory Game, and Hide & Seek

February 20, 2012
Zipper Dressing Frame Success

Working on the Zipper Dressing Frame He is so proud he can do it! Putting Rings on Napkins Practicing Numbers 7 – 10 Numeral & Quantity Memory Game I tried this “clean painting” activity with the boys this week thinking they’d enjoy it and that it’d keep them entertained for awhile. It lasted all of [...]

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Montessori Monday

February 6, 2012
Montessori Monday

Our first week getting back into routine was pretty well. We managed to do “school” most mornings with a lot of practical life Valentine’s inspired activities.   Counting Conversation Hearts Pin poking has been a favorite activity of Joey’s this week. Transferring with wooden balls. Practicing in and out with a homemade imbucare box. What [...]

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Infant/Toddler Montessori in 2012

January 11, 2012
At The Beach

I hope you had a great holiday. We’ve been enjoying family from coast to coast and are in the middle of a month-long visit in San Diego. It’s a nice mid-winter break from the cold weather and snow, so we’re soaking up the sun and getting outside as much as we can while we’re here. [...]

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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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