When pregnant with E and planning her nursery, the idea of a floor bed was one we were back and forth on. After doing our research, we decided to go ahead with it because we loved that it would provide her freedom of movement in her space and foster independence from a young age. I hadn’t initially thought about how convenient it would make nursing through the night, laying beside her and slipping away as she stayed sound asleep. A bonus is that we won’t have to transition her out of a crib down the road. To see how K’s transition from the crib to floor bed went, check out our blog post – “Tra ..read more

The bathroom can get overlooked when talking about Montessori at home. And that makes sense because it’s not as exciting as other spaces like the playroom or kitchen. But the bathroom is a big part of the daily routine, and it should be in the Montessori at home conversation — and you might be surprised at how a few simple changes can make your bathroom Montessori friendly. So in this blog post, I’m going to talk about what we’ve done with our bathrooms to make them Montessori friendly and hopefully provide you with some ideas or inspiration for your own. Why Should We “Montessori” Our Bathroo ..read more

After sharing a few pictures and videos on Instagram of the Lovevery toys we were gifted from the company we’ve had some messages asking us if it was worth getting them. So, in this post, I wanted to share our experience with the Lovevery Montessori style toys. What Is Lovevery? If you are unfamiliar, Lovevery is a company that sells “play kits” for toddlers marketed as a “Montessori-Based Toy Subscription Boxes.” These are delivered as boxes for specific age ranges (a 2 or 3 month range depending on the age) and is subscription-based so you will be delivered new toys as your child grows. Lov ..read more

With K heading closer to her 2nd birthday I figured it would be a good time to look back at some of her favorite Montessori toys and activities as a 1 year old. Of course, a lot of changes happen during the 12-24 month period so the toys she played with and worked on throughout the year have been changing as well. To give you an idea of when she started with each Montessori toy listed I will make the list in the order that we introduced each activity to K. Our “Best Montessori Toys For A 1 Year Old” List Vertical Stackers The vertical stacker toys come in all different sha ..read more