simple activities

If clementines don’t immediately make you think of the old song, “Oh my darling,” you may at least find yourself gleefully singing the tune after teaching your child how to

As you get ready to prepare a pumpkin pie or bake a batch of snickerdoodle cookies, consider enlisting your child’s help with the important task of grating cinnamon bark into

Teach Your Child to Use Scissors Safely The simple exercise of cutting out paper snippets can be a highly engaging and enjoyable activity for a child, but is often daunting

Brain Exercise with the Imbucare Box Though you may not have necessarily heard of an imbucare box, its appearance is likely a familiar one. This remarkably simple toy has been

Power of Child-Sized Aprons and Sponges Maria Montessori is famous for having said, “To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop

At first glance, a lockbox may appear an ordinary choice for a children’s toy, maybe even something you wouldn’t have considered a toy in the first place. It’s the wonderful

Mashing Avocado by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com Help Your Child Mash, Watch Them Grow! The finished product might be a healthy snack of mashed avocado on toast, or maybe

Slicing An Egg by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com One of Dr. Montessori’s core principles for natural learning is to give your child as many opportunities for hands-on learning as

Phonetic Objects by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com MONTESSORI READING For conventional educators, reading is a skill that must be taught by means of drills, homework, and tests.  Yet, most

One of the groundbreaking discoveries made by Dr. Maria Montessori was that movement with purpose is crucial for brain development. It’s easy to imagine activities for a three-year-old that provide