Winter Forest Animals and Footprints
I have always loved the footprint units I have seen on other homeschooling blogs because it looked like fun for both the parent and the child! A couple of my favorite blog posts are “Investigating...
View ArticleMontessori Inspired Music for Young Children
Ever since Little Bee was a baby, I involved him in “Music Together” classes and exposed him to classical music at home. Unfortunately, I can not play an instrument and that saddens me. However, I was...
View ArticleSensory Play Ocean Art for Kids
This summer we took an amazing vacation to the ocean to enjoy the sand and the crashing waves. Several weeks before we left for our trip, Little Bee and I created this fun sensory play ocean art for...
View ArticleFun Color Learning Activities for Toddlers
I’m excited to have Corinne Jacob as a guest blogger on Mama’s Happy Hive blog. She believes that learning should be fun and has some awesome ideas to share about color learning activities for...
View Article3 DIY Montessori Inspired Sensory Habitats
12 Months of Montessori Learning is focusing on geography this week. If you missed what the 12 Months of Montessori Learning is all about, it’s a total of 10 amazing Montessori bloggers who have all...
View ArticleMontessori Inspired Five Senses Activities
The topic for the 12 Months of Montessori Learning series this month is sensorial activities. This is one of my favorite Montessori topics and I went all out on this post! This post has it all and was...
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Build a Bird Nest
I have dreamed of setting up a build a bird nest sensory activity for Little Bee since last year. Over the year, I saved fun items for our Montessori Inspired Bird Unit and building a nest activity....
View ArticleAutumn Sensory Play
Toddler Autumn Sensory Play Little Bee and I had fun with this beautiful Autumn sensory bowl full of corn kernels, acorns, and small pumpkins. As soon as Little Bee spotted this bowl full of...
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DIY Textured Play Dough
DIY Textured Play Dough One day last week, I got overzealous and decided to make three DIY Textured Play Dough recipes at home for the first time! I was inspired by all the amazing mamas out there who...
View ArticlePumpkin Play Dough Provocation
Last week, Little Bee enjoyed playing with our DIY Textured Play Dough creations that we made at home and this week I decided to put together a Pumpkin Play Dough Provocation with the left over play...
View ArticleMontessori Fall Fun – Scrub the Pumpkin
Little Bee and I totally immersed ourselves in pumpkin activities this past month. We enjoyed pumpkin play dough, Autumn sensory play, and this week Montessori Fall Fun by scrubbing the pumpkin clean....
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Pumpkin Sensory Play: 15 Ways to Use the Whole Pumpkin
Everywhere you look at the super markets and country convenience stores there are pumpkins for purchase. Most of the pumpkins are now on sale, sitting prettily on display stands and waiting for someone...
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Winter Sensory Sticky Play
It has been a pleasure to take part in the 31 Day Sensory Play Challenge Blog Hop hosted by the Adventures of Adam blog. Taking part in this series has helped me step out of my usual blog posts and...
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Learning about Emotions and Feelings
This unit study is a wonderful way to explore learning about emotions and feelings. During the time that we completed this study, I was pregnant with our baby girl - Sweet Bee. Little Bee was...
View ArticleReading Rainbow Closet Fort
This super cool reading rainbow closet fort was inspired by the Fort Building Challenge! Every day until the end of February, a different blogger is bringing you a fantastic themed fort. There’s...
View ArticleMontessori Inspired Toddler Rainbow Unit
I have been gathering materials for our Montessori Inspired Toddler Rainbow shelves for awhile and waiting for the right opportunity to introduce all these gorgeous color activities to Little Bee....
View ArticleSensory Play for Earth Day
I am excited for Earth Day (April 22) because I think it is a fabulous time to celebrate the beauty of our Earth and preserve it. I have observed that Little Bee, at his young age, is already a...
View ArticleMontessori Flower Arranging: Practical Life Skills
Young children LOVE practical life skills. They love working with their hands and creating. Here's a great lesson on Montessori flower arranging and how you can add this lesson to your Christian...
View ArticleList of Montessori Sensorial Materials
If you are familiar with the Montessori philosophy and the materials that are used in the classroom, then this list of sensorial materials will be "old hat." However, if you are new to Montessori and...
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Montessori Freebie Week: Air, Land, and Water
Montessori Freebie Week: Air, Land, and Water Are you looking for engaging, educational activities to spark your child's curiosity about the world around them? Look no further than My Little Hands...
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