Have you noticed that one of the most popular must-haves for babies is a wooden ring? But WHY? Why is it SO important to have? And what’s with all the crocheting around them? Apart from it being visually very attractive due to the lovely colours of the yarn, it actually has two main reasons. One […]
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Have you noticed that every time you leave the room your 6-month-old (or around there) baby gets distressed and works himself up into almost a panic mode? Has s/he started to ‘accidentally’ drop things from the high chair and watch you putting it back over and over again? Has s/he started putting a smaller item
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In my last post I briefly talked about why Montessori activities are called work. In this one, I invite you to look at play a bit closer. Is it all what we think it is? ‘Only’ playing? Why do children love it so much and what does it do for their development? And most importantly,
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What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘work’? And what do you think of when you hear the word ‘play’? There’s a VERY clear difference between the two, right? There’s a difference between the time we dedicate to each, our attitude, our effort we put into them, we even wear
Why did Maria Montessori call play the ‘work of the child’? Read More »
In my opinion, sensory bean bags are the most underrated learning toys, like, ever! I wonder why? Most probably because they are so simple and obvious that people find it hard to imagine what these little pouches can do to satisfy their small children’s developmental needs. Oh, and did you notice that I used the
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I mean…just look at it! Doesn’t it make you want to touch it? With its bright colours it attracts the eyes of everybody around it, be it an adult or a child. I have observed time and time again that when babies and small children see the Fabric Sensory Ball the first time, they reach
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Did you know that when babies are born, their least developed sense is vision? Mother nature has given newborns everything they need for their survival, they even come with inbuilt reflexes to help them. Shame they don’t come with an instruction manual! What apparently they don’t need as much in their first days on Earth
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One of the most well-known Montessori material for babies is the Montessori Puzzle Ball. It also runs under a variety of names when incognito, such as Takane ball, Amish ball, clutch ball, gripping ball, just to name a few. Just like many other Montessori baby materials, this is also very versatile and ‘grows’ together with
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So far, I have written posts about the Visual Mobile series and we have also looked at the Tactile Mobiles. These all belong to the category of hanging baby mobiles. Which is all great and fun, but we don’t spend all our time at home! What should we do when we’re on the move? Which
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ANOTHER Montessori Tactile Mobile? Well, this is not technically a baby mobile, as it is not for hanging. When babies hit the approximate age of about 2.5-3 months, their interest moves from reaching, batting, catching, pulling to the world of grasping. Another – very often overlooked – huge milestone in your little one’s life! (They
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