Our family is unapologetic Halloween, Renaissance and costume party people. If there's a reason to dress-up, preferably as a historic figure (hello, Queen Elizabeth I), we are all about it.…
Category: Activities
DIY WOODEN RING AND PIN COLOUR SORTING
I've planned to do put this DIY together for forever! However, slightly different. I wanted to use dowels, but after putting this DIY together for the girls and having wooden…
TODDLER COUNTING: TEN FRAME AND 1:1 CORRESPONDENCE CARDS–FREE PRINTABLES
The girls have started to show an interest in counting; E has been going around saying, "two" to everything--two has been popular around her because two eyes, two ears, and…
TODDLER PUMPKIN PLANTERS: SENSORY, REPURPOSING AND PINCER
The small pumpkins that the girls enjoy washing are becoming a little, ummm, sad, haha. They are enjoying washing the pumpkins less and just plain water play for more, so…
TODDLER FALL WINDOW ACTIVITY
Following the girls interest in peeling, I thought it would be fun to put this little window activity together. It came to me when on the phone with a dear…
TODDLER FALL LEAF ACTIVITIES
During one of our nature walks the girls and I collected a little bucket of fallen leaves. There were a few activities that I had a mind, after observing E…
DIY FALL OUTDOOR COLOUR BOARD
Lately the girls have started to show interest in colours. We have a few colour sorting activities, but I thought it would be fun to combine colour sorting with our…
DIY WOODEN PIN COLOUR MATCHING
I was walking through the store to pickup some photos I had printed, when I saw these wooden doll pins and stands and was reminded of a material that Nicole…
FALL PUMPKIN ACTIVITES: SENSORY EXPLORATION AND MORE
"He does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence." --Dr. Montessori Do you carve pumpkins, make…
FOLLOWING THE CHILD’S LEAD: THE MOVEMENT ROOM
"Mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea." - Maria Montessori. Our…
