Like Lovevery, they use Baltic birch wood (don't know if Etsy's is FSC-certified). It was all the feels, all the Montessori magic. Variations in color, knots, texture and grain may occur. One of my favourites, The Butterfly House at the Botanical Gardens of Copenhagen. Otto using his digging hands (salad servers) in the sand water table (this is blue kinetic sand). The hidden compartment is great for stuffed animals and other large toys. Pictures of Friends We received Christmas cards from friends with their littles and K LOVED them. Today I want to talk all about Montessori Shelves. These were just in our front yard. I forgot how much I love museums! Above is the outdoor xylophone, I wish we had one of these at home. Markets present so many wonderful learning opportuniites for children! He knows how to use it but often puts it down and uses his hands, who can blame him? This area is well known for Fossil hunting. I am not familiar with this company but thought we would try out these waterproof pants made from recycled materials. (10% off), Sale Price $439.20 The modelling beeswax takes a lot of warming up in the hands. It was absolutely freezing!! Routine, rhythm and home are so important for toddlers. They taste so different from supermarket carrots. Next week my two older children Caspar and Otis will go back to school full time. Bloom & Bud flowers also come with a useful guide to help you arrange and take care of your flowers!! Otis has been doing some more leaf dye printing Hapa Zome, these are all leaves, mostly geranium leaves, they are nice and thick so perfect for printing! We always love exploring in rockpools! I'm teaching him to use slow and deliberate movements. Loving the mud kitchen at Forest School. It's so so beautiful and 100% child friendly. It's so cute! Wouldn't it be useful if our display shelves also doubled as storage?? Scooters and bikes offer the child a feeling of freedom and are also fantastic for developing gross motor skills, coordination and balance. Today was so sunny and so beautiful! Monti Kids Level 2 Review: Worth It? The classroom is stunning! It's a bit old for Otto, best for toddlers an preschoolers but I'm glad we have it for later! Hey Beth, I will email you the link to it! I will feature this class in more detail soon. So Otis has been at home being very helpful with Otto, here he is supervising Otto using his nature discovery basket. These two train so hard often five days a week. We hope eggs will appear again this year. This was such a lovely walk and the kids took in so much. The Lovevery Montessori play shelf was released in 2021. This children's wooden fruit and vegetable cutter arrived today! This little guy has been travelling like a champion. "Surround the child in beauty". Update weve recently switched our playroom shelf to a Sprout Montessori shelf (Use discount code OMJ for 10% OFF!). Their catalogue is lovely with so many gorgeous pictures, perfect for little ones learning to cut and paste. So it was chicken stir-fry! Their Ragu and Bolognese are fantastic. Third, the storage is quite deep so even if she wanted to take everything out, I don't think she'll be able to reach the bottom for a few years. He doesn't always put away his tools but at least the playdough always gets packed away. Snotty Grotty Room Spray (c/o Milk Baby) in everyone's bedrooms. Or what it is called to find online? It's a snow day. Yesterday the boys Grandad passed away. Shop the Lovevery montessori shelf before it sells out again! Trying to find cute, but cheaper, planters for Otto and Otis' rooms, handmade if possible it's fun looking! Monti Kids Review: Is The Montessori Baby Toy Subscription Worth The Cost? The balls are really bouncy and perfect to give as little gifts (for best friends only!). This a great way to reinforce geography knowledge. A few new instruments for our music basket. Pocupines. But I allow him to climb here and I stay really close. Caspar (13yrs) made Otto a volcano (out of clay) for his 4th birthday!! I like to pick out a book for him first so he has a book to read and hold while I look at the other books, it keeps his hands busy! Star Seller. We only had two and a half days in London. We are loving these jumbo building blocks from our toy library. I encourage the kids to water sprouts or seedlings with droppers or pipettes, it's a gentle way of watering and great for their fine motor skills. Original Price $539.00 They were for Otis but I think Otto will like them too. We stayed in these lovely holiday units with roof gardens. LARGE 41" HANDCRAFTED MONTESSORI TOYSHELF WITH HIDDEN STORAGE COMPARTMENT! We have been able to maintain a sense or normalcy and rhythm for Otto even while travelling. (by Otto at 27 months). Snack time! This is the site of the Dawn Service. There was a problem calculating your shipping. Another creation at the Little Ginger Art Studio, preschool class. This took Otto 20-25 minutes so almost long enough for me to prepare the rest of the meal. Because of the damage to his teeth he couldn't eat, have breastmilk or even suck his fingers which is what he does when he is tired. In November 2020, they joined theClimate Collaborativeto help scale solutions to reverse the impacts of climate change. Now we are surrounded by snow! This is from The Problem Solver Play Kit (for months 43, 44, 45). So much time at the beach. Visiting The White Horse at Westbury. New children's pottery. Obsessed with the OHP. Some times the newborn days just feel like it's about survival, making sure the kids are fed, clean and the big ones get to school on time! Is there anything better than reading a good book, while listening to your favourite podcast, while snuggling with your dinosaur? It's hard to see but the images are all stickers. He had damage to his teeth and needed to wait overnight for surgery. We had done photo baskets like this before with family but thought it would be fun to switch it up with pictures of her friends. I'm keeping the house super tidy. It's lovely, I actually really, really like it. For the little one who is so blocke. These are a few pictures I took for Instagram. Today we did a little practice in the flour while making bread. Otis above is looking for fossils on the beach. Super simple to do and it's a cute little colour matching activity. We now live in a busy city, but we have the beach. I'm going to try making these myself at Christmas! Danielle was so sweet and Otto was excited and proud to show me his artwork afterwards. Can you help? First, I typically keep stuff on top of the shelf that really limits access to the storage panel. When friends help you discover new Sydney parks and walking trails. It's a winner for sure. But I couldn't wait and gave them to him as soon as he got home from schoool!! This post is brought to you by Mother + Lovevery. We all need dental clearance for our overseas move, Otto included. Thank you! With my toddler, I'll use worksheet activities with 3D hands on materials sometimes. This has small parts and Otto is still putting everything in his mouth, so I sit with him while he uses this basket. He is also sleeping on his tummy, which I don't like, but I turn him onto his back and he just rolls over on his tummy again. Otto unpacks while I wash/chop/prepare and put away all of the fruit and vegetables. This is picture perfect, can you believe it was taken by me, on my iPhone? So much love for this little red wheelbarrow!! My conclusion after today's walk is that Otto is snug as a bug, but I need thermal gloves, if such things exist (I wore leather gloves and my fingers still ache). He looks different in every photo. I am loving all the homemade Christmas deocrations on our shelves! Sweet Otto. I'll get the kids to contribute but I need a plan Is there anyone else starting their Street Library journey?? This is aFirst 100 Cristmas Words Board Book. Before going into hospital to give birth to Otto I wrote a post about what I packed in my hospital and labor bag. Every few weeks we need to help pack boxes. Its a legend which has brought pilgrims, monks and people of faith to the island ever since, to pray, to praise and to celebrate. I was feeling so inspired I bought a mini Bundt pan. Otto needs to be supervised with this, as you can see, he put absolutely everything in his mouth. Otto's spider! Holiday reading for Otto. And that makes sense. When I make Otto a sandwich I will often ask him if he wants it cut in halves or quarters. The best seafood!! Love!! So much sunshine on our walk to our local nature reserve. This one is gorgeous and an old favourite - Coming to Tea. It's also 25C and a long weekend! -This product is made with Baltic Birch Plywood- a decorative hardwood plywood with veneer core. Look at all of those pilea babies - that really need to be repotted! Magnetic Let's Play Diggers! He couldn't wait to show me, a 100% child-made pinch pot. We recently bought Otto a little dust buster and he loves it!! When the children gather at the fire they are taught to kneel so they are less likely to bump each other or fall or get off balance and hurt themselves. It's always such a treat! We're using a fabulous, all included Flowers Growing Kit (c/o Manine Montessori). I've found it difficult to find real child-sized woodworking tools here in Australia. It was so super busy! So beautiful, I love air plants, they are so unusual. This is such a good idea as visitors will know what to look for! Such lovely tall trees and filtered light. I've pressed them hoping to do some art with them, but we'll see what the boys want to do! Includes a free Digital Play Guide and access to expert content with purchase. And we've moved Otto's mirror into our living area. Otis loves Denmark for obvious reasons!! United States | English (US) | $ (USD). I love how natural and interesting all of these instruments are. He is refusing to wear an apron, it's tricky isn't it, to respect their wishes while also protecting their clothes, at this young age it's difficult for them to understand and I feel they are too young to learn from consequences (youcan't bake until you have your apron on). The Roman Baths are amazing too. An Air plant display at the Bath and West Show. Otto loves it and today I made him his own shopping list. Myriad (UK) have the most lovely toy catalogues!! (c/o Lovevery). It's amazing to tour real castles. lots of storage) at the back. Above Otto is printing with dried lotus pods. These are all bPeaceab! Lovely play dough mess. This is so simple, easy to do and the children can learn so much. Getting ideas from our local community gardens. The picture below is the long version, and weve got the short version for our currently 2-month-old daughter. A little life update! -Wood is a natural material. KiwiCo Panda Crate vs Lovevery: Which baby subscription box is best? !6am local time. Otis' (8yrs) focaccia! My toddler (at 26 months) is obsessed with jigsaw puzzles. The idea is also to support British moths! Another day as tourists. This could work in almost any room of the house, for younger children for their artwork or for older children and school forms or photographs! I wouldn't know what to call so many of these vehicles that the labels really help. It was a wonderful experience for all of us. This is a must see if you visit the UK! Materials: wooden bookshelf, baltic birch wood. I loved seeing the evolution of your shelves such a helpful way to think about how to set things out better for my little one. Although we couldn't find the exact sprinkles recommended (the artificially coloured cylinder type) so ours weren't as colourful on the inside. On a positive note, this is our furtherest day trip while being 100% toilet trained/in underwear and he had no accidents. The children's section was wonderful, with lots of variety and lots of books I hadn't seen in-store before. Price: This is plasticine so it's a little harder than play dough. Please. We use some words that Otis (six years) knows and some that he is struggling with. area. A few pictures of our Sunday morning. I just painting the wooden eggs and wooden egg cups with bright liquid water colour paints. Otto was so thrilled, he loved the sheep. He also had to pick out all of the ingredients while we were at the store. Heres a link to our Kit which has the Song Cards I created that you can print: https://kit.co/ourmontessorijourney/free-sing-along-printables enjoy. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO USE YOUR PRODUCT AROUND WATER OR OUTDOORS, we highly recommend sealing the product AFTER its been assembled. We will be taking only a few of our toys and Montessori materials. Today it was in Frome's Hunting Raven Book shop while at the Frome Independent Markets. Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth, Bug Detective: Amazing facts, myths and quirks of nature and A First Book of Nature. Where did you purchase the wooden trays and baskets for the shelf? I think it's called trees of Great Britain. Love the post! As it turns out we now love the Frome markets and rarely miss one! With K heading closer to her 2nd birthday I, We recently transitioned our daughter (at 20 months old) from her crib to a floor bed, and I, Our latest Montessori furniture purchase was a new child-sized Alba Wardrobe from Sprout Kids. It's our half term break and it's been so rainy. If you've never worked with a Cam Lock before they can be a little weird. Watering plants at this age is always best learnt outside! There was an amusement park right on the beach. So thankful for the advice to bring Panadol on board. Great for developing hand strength. Luckily we have lots of resources (books) about the seashore on hand. It feels like our beaches were closed for such a long time! Tomorrow I'm going to turn this little reading corner into a block corner. Otto's first underwear. This is a picture from my Instagram account, of Otto's new snack area. "Don't come into the kitchen, I'm making you a surprise!" Often I feel like I am fitting in, then suddenly I am reminded that we are foreigners and so very far from home. And of course, the large historic buildings. Always propagating! We've given him Otis' wooden barn (one of the few toys that we bought from Australia) and a few old Schleich animals. Otto is spending lots of time rolling and on his tummy, creeping and on all fours rocking, learning to crawl!! Otto is two weeks old today and we took our first walk to the park! I always thought porcupines would be small, the size of echindas, but these were so much bigger. Little Otto at Forest School this morning!! This is quite an unusual drawing for him, it almost looks like a cell. Products that contain small parts may pose a choking hazard and should not be used by children under 3. Because they are so large Otto can use them in ways he can't with other toys. It's excellent in that it helps to limit illnesses that can sometimes feel endless because they keep on going around at school. The other safety feature is the toe kick. Since writing that post, weve also incorporated a few changes in our (always evolving) Montessori inspired home and in particular with the shelf in Ks space. What a lovely day. There were a couple in our Paris apartment and I was so relieved I could give Otto a book and not worry about him destroying it. Today Otis made these cute mini cupcakes and some small star shaped Confetti cakes. Thank you for these helpful tips!! It was so easy to use and Otto made a lot of juice, enough to share, perfect for a toddler who isn't ready for a manual juicer!! We have three books but ALL the instructions are in German!! Laduree macarons - every day. The friend who recommended Weymouth mentioned it was very touristy, she was right! Otis was loving this (Caspar did some planting too), it's really our first time gardening here. Some Christmas themed nature discovery boxes. Original Price $206.00 They can also warm their hands with less risk. Washing, rinsing, squeezing out the water and pegging are all fantastic for the toddler's hand and strength development. They are learning so many skills and playing sports they would not have ordinarily chosen, but enjoy!
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