Today has been wet and cold. Usually we have outdoor playgroup on a Monday morning, but lots of the group currently have poorly children and Frida woke up a lot last night, so I opted instead for a slow day of pottering and playing and baking. I hadn’t made scones with Frida before, and they…
Read MoreMontessori challenge: the bathroom
I have joined in with Carine from the Montessori Family blog, who is doing a Montessori challenge for every month this year. Each month I will be posting about a space in our home and talking about the challenges we face with it, and how we have improved it or plan to improve it. This…
Read MoreMontessori toddler wardrobe
Now that the rest of Frida’s room is working well for her, I thought it was high time that I finally organised her closet space into something more Montessori-inspired. Because we don’t have the space in our home for a dedicated playroom, Frida’s room doubles as her main play-space (well, actually it is only a…
Read MorePractical life: cleaning for the new year
Happy 2017! A new year always makes me want to clear and sort and clean and tidy, especially after the festive period. I know it is a cliche to talk about starting the year as you mean to go on, but I think there’s something positive and important about trying to set positive intentions for…
Read MoreIntroducing knobbed cylinders
For Christmas, my mum bought Frida a set of mini knobbed cylinders. I’m not sure exactly which ones they are as I didn’t choose them, but this set looks the same. Knobbed cylinders are a traditional Montessori material, used to develop a child’s sensory awareness as well as problem solving skills and fine motor skills.…
Read MoreWater transfer using a pipette
Today Frida spent some time working to transfer water using a pipette. This is a really nice activity for toddlers as it helps develop their fine motor skills and concentration, as well as being a water activity (most toddlers love water). To set this up I used: Tray Two glass ramekins, the one on the…
Read MorePractical life: baking chocolate and banana cake
Frida and I did some baking this morning. I’ve got yet another virus, and so wanted to do something which would allow us to stay indoors and keep Frida engaged (and, um, satisfy my craving for something with chocolate). Frida was involved in every step of the baking process, and it made me realise how…
Read MoreImpromptu colour learning
I wanted to share a little story from a few days ago, when Frida was painting in the afternoon. We do a lot of painting and drawing at the moment, art is definitely one of Frida’s favourite activities. (You’ll have to excuse the quality of the photos accompanying this post – in London it gets…
Read MoreToddler craft: sparkly Christmas trees
With December fully in swing, I thought it was time to do some seasonal crafting with Frida. We have put our tree up (we have a tiny, fake tree this year, as I had read lots of things suggesting that was the safest thing with a kitten in the home. It turns out we can’t…
Read MorePractical life: pouring milk
Frida asked me for a drink of oat milk this evening, so I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to set up a pouring practical life activity. I tried to take a photo of how I set it up, but Frida was so impatient to get pouring that I couldn’t take one! I just…
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