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3 Montessori-Inspired Activities to Improve Toddler Fine Motor Skills

3 Montessori-Inspired Activities to Improve Tod...

Fine motor skills—like grasping, pinching, and twisting—are essential for writing, dressing, and eating. Here are three Montessori-inspired activities to help your toddler strengthen those little muscles:

3 Montessori-Inspired Activities to Improve Tod...

Fine motor skills—like grasping, pinching, and twisting—are essential for writing, dressing, and eating. Here are three Montessori-inspired activities to help your toddler strengthen those little muscles:

5 Fun Montessori-Friendly Sensory Activities for Toddlers

5 Fun Montessori-Friendly Sensory Activities fo...

Sensory play is key to toddler development—it helps children process the world around them and build cognitive and motor skills. In Montessori, sensory activities are purposeful, hands-on, and grounded in...

5 Fun Montessori-Friendly Sensory Activities fo...

Sensory play is key to toddler development—it helps children process the world around them and build cognitive and motor skills. In Montessori, sensory activities are purposeful, hands-on, and grounded in...

What Is Baby-Led Weaning and How It Aligns With Montessori

What Is Baby-Led Weaning and How It Aligns With...

Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solids where babies feed themselves whole, soft foods—no purees, no spoon-feeding. Instead of being fed, they’re in control, choosing what and how...

What Is Baby-Led Weaning and How It Aligns With...

Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solids where babies feed themselves whole, soft foods—no purees, no spoon-feeding. Instead of being fed, they’re in control, choosing what and how...

Five Simple Things You Can Bake With Your Toddler

Five Simple Things You Can Bake With Your Toddler

Baking is a wonderful Montessori-style activity—it’s hands-on, sensory-rich, and rooted in real life. Here are five easy things to bake with your toddler, linked to toddler-friendly recipes:

Five Simple Things You Can Bake With Your Toddler

Baking is a wonderful Montessori-style activity—it’s hands-on, sensory-rich, and rooted in real life. Here are five easy things to bake with your toddler, linked to toddler-friendly recipes:

Montessori vs. Waldorf: What’s the Difference?

Montessori vs. Waldorf: What’s the Difference?

Montessori and Waldorf are two popular educational philosophies that both center the child—but in very different ways. If you're curious about alternative early childhood approaches, here's a quick look at...

Montessori vs. Waldorf: What’s the Difference?

Montessori and Waldorf are two popular educational philosophies that both center the child—but in very different ways. If you're curious about alternative early childhood approaches, here's a quick look at...

Wooden vs. Plastic Toys: What's More Montessori-Aligned?

Wooden vs. Plastic Toys: What's More Montessori...

Walk into any Montessori-inspired home or classroom, and you're likely to see shelves lined with simple, natural materials—especially wood. But does that mean plastic toys are off-limits? Let’s break it...

Wooden vs. Plastic Toys: What's More Montessori...

Walk into any Montessori-inspired home or classroom, and you're likely to see shelves lined with simple, natural materials—especially wood. But does that mean plastic toys are off-limits? Let’s break it...