For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
I’ve had a few requests recently to share what Frida’s play spaces look like aged 3.5. I haven’t really shared much of what Frida is currently using, because not all that much has changed since I last shared some of our space in the summer. The biggest change I have made since last sharing is…
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I realised that I haven’t done an update on what Frida is working on for ages, and so hopped onto my laptop to draft a post. But when I sat down to write it, the only thing I really felt I could write about was magnetic tiles! These are without doubt our number one most…
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I really enjoy picking out gifts for Frida. She is into so many different things at the moment, choices feel potentially limitless. This year I’ve gone for things which I hope will bring her joy through deep play, just as her other toys do. Our family celebrates both Christmas and Chanukah, so we will be…
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Frida’s most beloved toys are without any doubt her collection of wooden animal figures. These are played with all day, every day, with the rest of her toys mere accessories for her animals, acting as homes or caves or oceans or food, and I have watched as her imaginative play, storytelling skills, and vocabulary have…
Read MoreI don’t claim to be a Montessori expert (yet! One day I hope…) but we are trying to raise and educate Frida in a Montessori way. One of the things you will find in all Montessori environments is low open shelving with developmentally-appropriate materials, objects, and work which children can help themselves to. We have…
Read MoreWith the festive season in full swing – in our home we celebrate both Chanukah and Christmas – there is a lot of focus on gift giving, and now we have a child I feel like that has ramped up a notch. I feel like I can’t look anywhere for adverts for the latest “must…
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