Natural Etsy Finds + Midweek Montessori Reading.
I love buying materials from Etsy. Especially when preparing for a new baby I like to buy local and handmade. This week I've ordered and received playmats, rattles and infant clothing from Etsy, all which have been fantastic quality. Here are a few materials for a Montessori home that I'm loving!
- I've recently ordered some (commercially available) baby clothing and I can't believe how much blue I've (subconsciously) bought, so I'm making an effort to balance this out with some gender neutral and handmade clothing from Etsy. I love this gender neutral dinosaur tee.
- Timber Alphabet Puzzle.
- Natural playdough stamps. This has given me lots of ideas on how we can DIY our own stamps!
- Natural linen futon. I'm loving this idea for a reading corner, with an infant they could lie here while the boys read to them, or it's just a nice way to get boys comfortably on the floor at the infant's level.
- A deluxe nature explorer kit - this would be a wonderful birthday present.
- So many pieces in this nature study box. I love how they have included images and photographs.
How about some midweek Montessori reading? Here are a few articles that I am enjoying!
- OMG I'm An Accidental Montessori Parent and Here's How It Happened at Romper.
- There is so much more to Montessori than shelves and materials at Every Star is Different.
- More home tours from The Montessori Notebook, you can see our home tour here.
- If you are interested in Montessori playgroups you might enjoy this interview, Meet Ananda Montessori at The Prepared Environment.
- Montessori in Small Spaces at Diamond Montessori.
- Guiding the Gratitude Mindset: How Adults Can Shape Children's Capacity for Appreciation at Chesapeake Montessori School. So much good advice.
- Montessori home environments can all looks so, so different, there is lots of ideas and information here at Arc Montessori.