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Sweet Pea was 46 months old. From: This activity was inspired by a section on sewing in John Bowman’s book Montessori at Home. Prerequisite: Your tot should be very good at lacing before you introduce him to sewing. Material: Shelf Liner. Embroidery Floss Sewing Hoop Dull needle. (We found a package of plastic beading […] Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: I was getting ready to show Sweet Pea a sewing activity (which I will post about next time) when she surprised me by saying she knew how to tie a knot. Her preschool teacher had shown her this very simple method and in delightful reversal, Sweet […]  
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 was inspired by a PostSecret that said something like, “Even though I’m a millionaire, I make my own collar stays out of empty cereal boxes.” Material: A collar stay taken from your shirt or my collar stay template. Empty Kleenex Box or any type of […] 
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 […] |
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