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Toy Review: Playmobil Take Along Farm (Playmobile 4897)
The Playmobil Take Along Farm is a new toy in our house. Here's a little bit about how our 2 year old plays with it and how it fits in with our other toys.
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Montessori Baby Shower Gifts
The best Montessori baby shower gifts. Toys a newborn will use and adore in their first months.
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Montessori and Gentleness
How does Montessori facilitate gentleness in children and what can you as a parent do to encourage your child to embrace their gentleness?
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Easy Vegetables to Grow with Children
Any outside space is the ultimate prepared environment, without any effort at all it provides a wealth of learning opportunities in just about every plane of development and to suit nearly every interest. Here's a quick guide on how to get started on the veg patch and how to get your toddler involved too!
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Montessori – A Lesson For Parents In Trusting The Child.
Follow the child is a popular hashtag on instagram, but aside from letting kids pick their own books and toys what does it look like in practice? Sometimes it means trusting them when they tell you “I’m ready.”
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A Waste Free Week
Every month this year I’ll be focussing in reducing the waste produced by my household. Between Blue Planet 2, the Latte Levy and plastic free aisles in supermarkets it feels like everyone in the UK is waking up to waste. I decided to start the year by tackling our food waste. I’d be embarrassed to admit how many half used food items are thrown out in my house at the end of every week. It had become something I felt I couldn’t control and a fairly large source of anxiety and guilt for me. Taking the bull by the horns (as opposed to just shutting the fridge door and Parenting…
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How to Build A Capsule Wardrobe for A Toddler
And easy how to guide for creating a capsule wardrobe for your toddler. What to look for, how to mix and match and what to buy.
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Why There’s No Elf on Our Shelf
Four reasons why we don’t do Elf on the Shelf
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Montessori Materials at 10 months
The Montessori Toys and Materials we have been using with our ten month old son, what worked, what didn't and how you can do Montessori at home with a Baby.
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Treasure Baskets 8-10 Months
An overview of the Montessori Inspired Treasure Baskets that we offered Alfie between 8 and 10 months.