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Sweet Pea is 37 months old. From: I love these Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds and I bought a huge tub of them from Sam’s Club. However, if I let myself eat them straight out of the jar, I could devour my entire days worth of calories in one sitting. Faced with such a […]  
Sweet Pea is 36 months old. From: I spotted a funnel in my junk drawer and remembered that I had seen “Using a Funnel” on a list of practical life Montessori activities a while ago. Material: Funnel. Sink. A sturdy chair or step stool. Measuring cup or small pitcher. Empty water bottle. Bib (optional […]  
Sweet Pea is 36 months old. From: I saw this really fun contact paper collage at What Do We Do All Day? Material: Contact paper. Scissors. Masking (or other removable) tape. Several bowls or baskets Different types of materials appropriate for sticking on a collage. (We used scraps of paper, pom poms, wooden […] 
Sweet Pea is 36 months old. From: I was browsing through the Montessori Services website when I came across a Grinding Activity Set. I though that Sweet Pea would love something like this and since it was right after Easter, I just happened to have a bunch of dyed, hard-boiled eggs in my […] 
Sweet Pea is 33 months old. From: I found this really fun idea at Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds. I had never seen something like this before and couldn’t wait to try it. Material: Several slices of bread. Milk. Food Coloring (I highly recommend the gel type instead of the liquid drops that […]  Sweet Pea is 35 months old. From: A friend recommended the young-adult book The Lovely Bones. I figured that the young-adult categorization meant it was practically a children’s story so I began listening to the audio-book version of it. In the car. With Sweet Pea strapped into the back seat. 67 seconds later […] 
Sweet Pea is 34 months old. From: I found this activity in MaryAnn Kohl‘s great book, Preschool Art. Material: 1/3 cup sugar. 1 cup water. Whisk or spoon. Chalk (We had a great time with regular white chalk, but colored sidewalk chalk might be even more exciting). Bowl. Dark colored paper (black or […] 
Sweet Pea is 34 months old. From: A lot of our activities are really spontaneous like this one. I had my hand poised above a trash can, about to toss away some scrap paper from one of my own craft projects when Sweet Pea asked if she could look at them. She was […] Shannon’s Note: This is a guest post from my friend Lori, who worked as a preschool teacher for 3 years and now enjoys staying home with her daughter. E.G. is 18 months old. Materials: 2 Sheets Glad Press’n Seal or Contact Paper Tempera Washable Paints Scissors (for the grown-up) Q-Tips (optional) Procedure: Line […]  Sweet Pea is 34 months old. (Oh, I groan every time I have to increment this. How bittersweet.) From: I found this idea on the very useful Confessions of a Homeschooler blog. We originally used the shape tracing template (.pdf file requires Foxit or Adobe Acrobat) from Coloring Castle. Material: My shape outline […] |
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