Category: Montessori

Toddler Christmas Activity – DIY Salt Dough Ornaments

December 21, 2016

When it gets cold outside, it is time to bring the fun indoors! For the past 3 years we’ve been making some fun ornaments to add to our

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Play & Learn

November 10, 2016

I am so excited to finally put together a post to share more about a successful 3 months of Play & Learn! This is something that we started last

Hindu Montessori Themed Play & Learn Activity for Toddlers- Sprouting a Bean

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Hindu Montessori Concept & Theme – Nature

November 6, 2016

Play & Learn Theme: NATURE Hindu concept: There is divinity (God) in everything Learning & growing with nature June Topics: • Suraj Dada (Sun) • Paani (Water) • Vruksh, Jaad,

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Play & Learn Montessori themed activities

November 6, 2016

Many of you have been asking about what I have been up to with Toddler S (+ the twins) and it has taken me quite awhile to put

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Montessori Activities – 18 months to 2 year old

May 4, 2016

We’ve gone from newborn, baby to full out toddler! And a growing, active toddler needs to be kept VERY busy otherwise there is way too much room for

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How WE do Montessori, Shah’ntessori?

April 29, 2016

There is a lot of information online about what the Montessori style of teaching is so I won’t bore you with what is already out there. Instead, I’ll

MONTESSORI INSPIRED RAM NAVAMI TODDLER ACTIVITY: LAND FORMATION OF INDIA Things you need: Print out of India’s map or a hand draw it marker or chalk (we used dry erase) some sand or dirt (we used potting soil) a tray or a cardboard box to use as your platform creatively use toys/props from around the house to accessorize How to prepare your activity: Trace the map of India (and Sri Lanka) onto your tray or cardboard Prepare a tray/bowl of the dirt/sand/soil with a scoop Prepare some accessories for landmarking Ayodhya, the jungle and the bridge to Lanka (you can also hunt for these with your toddler if they are old enough, we did this step together) We made a flag for Ayodhya with a toothpick A block for the “bridge” to Lanka Some wooden trees to create a jungle for where Ram was in exile Montessori Inspired Kids Ram Navami Activity Toddler Activity

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MONTESSORI INSPIRED HINDU RAM NAVAMI ACTIVITY – age 2

April 20, 2016

At age 2, Toddler S spent a lot of time playing outdoors and exploring nature. This became harder as I got busy with the twins but we still made

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Montessori Activities – 12 months to 18 months

August 13, 2015

Being a “stay-at-home-mom” means we have to get very creative in keeping our days productive yet fun! After S turned one and he became very mobile we focused a

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Montessori Activities 1 year old

November 28, 2014

In the past few months we’ve made a very conscious effort in exposing Baby S to activities that align with the Montessori philosophy. I’ll try to post the associated