Joy and excitement are in the air in this house as we are approaching one of the most welcomed celebration of the year for our family - Christmas. Since our children are still very young, it feels especially significant to build up our family traditions and events around this time. I have noticed that kids at this age have practically no expectations. They are still getting familiar with cultural connotations and are happy to go with a flow. We are going to have a whole set of … [Read more...]
Kid-Made Christmas Star Ornament
Making craft with children creates opportunity for spending this oh, so important and special one-on-one time with them. Creating Christmas ornament inspired by a book is even more fun and meaningful. Our Christmas kid-made ornament was inspired by "The Story of Three Wise Kings" retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. My daughter absolutely fall in love with this book, more so with its absolutely authentic, gorgeous illustrations. His illustrations are very different and unique. Tomie … [Read more...]
Fun, Meaningful & Educational Gift Ideas for Kids ($10 and under).
Usually, when people are looking for a present for a child, they would like to give something special, fun, educational and meaningful. If this is you, I trust you will find one or two ideas in this gift guide. I carefully picked beautiful materials I believe kids will absolutely love. All these amazingly high-quality items are $10 and under. Items included here are found on Amazon and Etsy. If you would like to find out more about the item - click on the title. It will take you to the product … [Read more...]
Christmas Fine Motor Craft
Christmas craft is always loved by kids. It is something they get to make with their own hands and present it to someone special. There is a great choice of different art and craft materials out there, but I like to offer children ones that incorporate learning important skills and help child to develop different fine motor. I picked these two simple, yet beautiful and exciting activities to make handmade Christmas ornaments which can be a sweet present for child to give. Fine motor activities … [Read more...]
Montessori Inspired Handmade Ornaments for Kids
Christmas festive season is a great time to encourage children make space around them beautiful and exciting with things they can create with their own hands. Kid handmade ornaments - quirky, sparkly, cute, will make your home and classroom feel so cosy. I am sharing today with you ornaments my preschooler made to kick start the Holiday Season. This post is a part of a 15 Days of Montessori for the Holidays blog hop. Visit Montessori Bloggers Network for fantastic holiday inspiration and great … [Read more...]
Gift Guide for baby, toddler and preschooler (0 – 5 yo). Educational and Fun.
Christmas festive season is coming up and many are starting to look for beautiful and meaningful gifts to give to their children, nieces, nephews and friends. There are wonderful non-toy gift ideas that kids gonna love, but it is also great to give something that will make their day even more special that IS a toy. Often we, as adults, have a misconception that in order for the toy to be attractive and fun for the child to play with it has to be bright, nosy, seen many times on TV, and made … [Read more...]
Montessori Inspired Winter Play for Kids
Themed Montessori inspired, and fun activities for young kids are great to make important events, like Christmas and Winter Holidays, very memorable and unique. When it comes to entertaining my toddler girl I enjoy preparing activities that help her develop skills that are essential for her learning and growing, such as concentration, fine motor skills {let those little fingers work}, creativity. Sensory activities draw her attention more than anything else at this … [Read more...]
Nativity Crafts for Kids
Nativity crafts are a wonderful way to get back to the true meaning of Christmas. In this post, you will find a creative way to make DIY Manger and Nativity crafts. These are simply gorgeous and fun for children to make with craft materials you most likely already have at home. Stained Glass Nativity by Housing a Forest Nativity Craft For Kids by No Time for Flash Cards Nativity Christmas Craft by Learn Play Imagine Toilet Roll Nativity Set by Happy … [Read more...]
SNOWFLAKE CRAFTS FOR KIDS AND FREE PRINTABLE CUT OUTS
It's coming closer to this magic time of the year - Christmas time - time to create magic with DIY snowflake craft! Remember cutting these when you were a kid!? I sure do! It had a great "wow" factor when you opened your snowflake to see what it turned out to be. This post will help you to prepare your classroom and home for Christmas celebration. These snowflake crafts and patterns with free printables will make easy, fun projects for children. PAPER SNOWFLAKE PATTERNS WITH FREE … [Read more...]
Holiday: Handmade Christmas Cards
This is a guest post I wrote for Mom If forward Blog .. Nothing says Christmas like receiving handmade Christmas cards. For my daughter's second Christmas, I was incredibly excited to create gifts that would melt her grandparents' hearts since none of them lives close by. I came up with something that was messy, sparkly, eye-catching, and exciting for her to get involved in. Making homemade cards also provided some sort of educational experience for my 22 months old artist. Continue reading … [Read more...]
Gifts for Children. {Unique Natural Educational Gorgeous}
I would like to share with you a wonderful collection of handmade beautiful educational, toys that were made with purpose and with love. These are made with natural materials, unique gifts, one-of-a-kind. I personally find a great deal of satisfaction from supporting small businesses run by families. These are Etsy products handpicked by me I found absolutely hard to resist! These will brighten your child's world and bring so much value into their learning time! This post contains affiliate … [Read more...]
Montessori Christmas:Practical Life + FREE PRINTABLE
"A child who has become master of his acts through long and repeated exercises, and who has been encouraged by the pleasant and interesting activities in which he has been engaged, is a child filled with health and joy and remarkable for his calmness and discipline." Maria Montessori We introduced this practical life activity in our Preschool Montessori classroom in the beginning of the year when children were getting to now each other. It served purpose of encouraging children to … [Read more...]
Montessori Christmas Shelves.
Christmas is probably one single most exciting season of the year for many. This is a great time to set up activities that will keep children engaged and create wonderful learning opportunities. Here you will find a variety of exercises. It is lots of fun to use all sorts of materials and ones that are easy to get hold of. Check out these two sensory bins for kids. How fun it is to dye rice together with children. It is a great idea to pop in a couple of cups for scooping. This … [Read more...]