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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: 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: 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 47 months old. From: This is another activity suggested in John Bowman’s new book Montessori at Home (I am giving away a copy here.) Material: Tweezers (I used rounded-tip beading tweezers). A bowl of pony beads in 4 different colors 4 Small bowls. Procedure: Sit near your tot […] 
Sweet Pea is 46 months old. From: This activity was in John Bowman’s book Montessori at Home. Material: Ruler. Table knife. 1 can of Play-Doh (You can also make your own, but a Play-Doh is very cheap so I don’t think it is worth the trouble.) Procedure: Start by explaining to […] 
Sweet Pea is 45 months old. From: I found this cute little cinnamon and sugar grinder at the grocery store and thought it would be a great practical life activity for Sweet Pea. Material: Spice grinder. Thinly sliced apples. Procedure: Show your tot how to hold the grinder upside down over the […] 
Sweet Pea is 43 months old. From: I am sure I’m not the first one to do this, but I don’t remember where I have seen it before. It is an oldie, but goodie. Material: 4-5 Drinking straws. (We used clear ones because we had them on hand, but I think colored ones would […] 
Sweet Pea is 43 months old. From: I observed Sweet Pea doing this activity in her preschool class. Prerequisite: If your tot hasn’t worked with scissors before, I suggest you try the Introduction to Scissors – Cutting Play-doh activity first. Material: Feather Cutting worksheet (This file is a .pdf files and requires […] 
Sweet Pea is 41 months old. From: I saw this quick Pegging Pom-Poms activity on All Join In. Material: Clothespins. Ice cube tray. Pom-Poms or cotton balls. (You will need as many pom-poms as there are spaces in your ice cube tray.) Bowl or basket for the pom-poms. Procedure: Put the […] 
Sweet Pea is 40 months old. From: I was inspired by these homemade lacing cards on Sorta Crunchy. Material: Craft Foam. (We bought ours at Micheal’s.) Scissors. Plastic tipped beading laces. (We found these at Micheal’s, but you might be able to use an old shoelace.) Double stick tape or loops of regular […] |
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