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Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Sweet Pea loves a good tea party, however, I partly posted about this activity so I could give away a bag of vanilla tea. 🙂 Material: A tea set (real, toy or imaginary). Procedure: Help your tot set the table (or floor) for their tea […]  
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: This activity was inspired by Deborah’s description of an “oldie but goodie” on her excellent Teach Preschool blog. Material: Paper. Jelly roll tray. Kid’s craft paint Small toy cars. Smock or bib for your tot (optional). Procedure: Place a piece of paper on the jelly […] 
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: 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: 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: When Sweet Pea began to tire of the Tape Maze, I extended it with this activity. Material: Masking Tape. A handful of pom-poms or cotton balls Small bucket or bowl. Procedure: Set up a tape maze as I described in the Tape Maze activity. Have […] |
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