montessori at home

12 art activities for kids that encourage creativity at home

These easy art projects you can do at home build serious creative skills.

10 fun Montessori-inspired ways to introduce cooking to your child

4. Put them in charge of snacks.

What to do when a child bites: 7 tips from a Montessori teacher

1. Focus on the child who was bitten.

How to make reading fun: 5 tips for reading to babies

Break out of that board book rut and make storytime more engaging—for you and your baby.

Montessori at home: 5 reading games to play with your child

Get young learners excited about reading with these early reading games. (Spoiler: They're so fun!)

49 Montessori-inspired ideas for indoor activities with your kids

From carrot cutting to art card matching, we've got you covered, mama.

Montessori at home: Choosing holiday gifts that encourage independent play

Plus, our favorite picks to add to your cart.

27 last-minute Montessori gifts on Amazon under $50

Whether you have a child in a Montessori school or you are…

Here’s what to do if your kid doesn’t like school, according to a Montessori teacher

1. Don't panic!

6 phrases to help save your sanity when your child constantly asks, ‘Why?’

1. "Let's revisit his questions when we're eating dinner together."

10 Montessori-inspired ways to promote your child’s fine motor skills through art

Try these activities before summer ends, mama.

5 Montessori-inspired ways to cut down your child’s screen time

They work crazy-well.

How Montessori teachers get kids to clean up their toys

They tried it. And it works.

Why Montessori teachers don’t use time-outs

Is it punishment or consequences that get children to behave? Not necessarily.

8 simple tips for setting up a Montessori-style space in your home

We break it down room by room.

10 Montessori-inspired phrases to use when your child is being ‘mean’

7. "You look frustrated."

34 Montessori-inspired books for newborns to 6-year-olds

Montessori bookshelves for young children focus on nature, messages of peace and diversity, and things going on in a child's world like life in a city, the changing seasons and family life.

How to use Montessori principles with your baby, too

4. Allow time for independence.

10 Montessori-inspired ways your toddler can help around the house

Even if they're only helping in a tiny way, young children love feeling included.

Montessori at home: How to help your firstborn prepare for a new baby

As the final weeks go by and we near the arrival of our newest family member, I'm growing less anxious and more excited about how my toddler will react to being a big brother.