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Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Long ago, I saw this post about making shamrock prints from empty toilet paper rolls at Pink and Green Mama and I’ve seen this sort of thing several times since then (circles, hearts, raindrops). Material: Toilet paper rolls. Kid’s craft paint. A small bowl. Paper. A jelly […]  
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: One day when I was cleaning the kitchen, Sweet Pea begged to help me. I found a spray bottle and a cloth and showed her how to wipe down the appliances. Material: Cloth. Spray bottle of water. Procedure: Show your tot how to aim the spray […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Sweet Pea wanted to make a card for her grandpa one day and I had the idea to let her use flower shapes from a paper punch. Material: A few different shapes of craft paper punches (We used a multi-flower punch.) Several colors of paper. Glue. […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Given the opportunity, I think I might be able to eat my weight in cherries. They happen to be in season around here right now so when I saw this cherry pitter at the grocery store, I thought cherry pitting would make a great activity for Sweet […]  
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: 3-part cards are another classic Montessori activity. I was excited when I found a free set of frog 3-part cards from the Montessori Print Shop and decided to try them right away. Material: A set of 3-part cards. Our first set was the Frog Nomenclature […] Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: I first read about shoe polishing as a traditional Montessori activity in Maja Pitamic’s excellent book Teach Me To Do It Myself. Material: Uncolored shoe polish (We used beeswax sealer from The Walking Company, Montessori Services sells a natural shoe conditioner, and For Small Hands has a […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: I have finally finished the lowercase Do-A-Dot letters! A long time ago, I created a set of uppercase Do-A-Dot letters and since then, many people have asked me to also make a lowercase version. It took me much longer to make these than I expected, but […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: The Crafty Crow (a wonderful collection of children’s art ideas) featured this fun idea from A Bit of This and A Bit of That. Material: Half-sized sheets of dark colored paper or card stock. Glue. 2-3 Tablespoons of salt in a small bowl. 1 Extra sheet of […]  
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: This is a variation on the traditional Montessori “Walking on the Line” activity. Material: A roll of masking tape. Procedure: Tape a very long piece of masking tape to the floor. Place several other long pieces of masking tape on the floor that cross […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Initially I thought this cute heart picture from I Really Should Be Sleeping was made from fingerprints. I quickly realized that her version was made of out buttons, but decided that a heart made from fingerprints would be fun for Sweet Pea to make. Material: A […] |
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