Montessori

Little girl building a tower with Montessori wooden stones.

3 Types of Essential Educational Toys for 2-Year Olds

3 Types of Essential Educational Toys for 2-Year-Olds Are you on the lookout for new educational toys for 2-year-olds? The sheer number of toys calling themselves “educational” or “learnin...

Baby playing with wooden and colorful Montessori toys.

How to Pick the Best Brain Development Toys for 1-Year-Olds

How to Pick the Best Brain Development Toys for 1-Year-Olds So, you’re picking a toy for a 1-year-old, but there are too many options out there? We completely understand you. This first ye...

Little boy sitting on the floor and playing with Montessori puzzles.

How to Pick Your Baby's First Puzzle

How to Pick Your Baby's First Puzzle Not all toys are created equal. Some of them are trendy and feature cartoon characters kids adore. Others are battery-operated and can move, play music,...

Baby holding a piece of the wooden Montessori toy.

14 Activities Your 1-Year-Old Will Love

You now have a one-year-old. What a time to be alive! Your baby is becoming a toddler - they’re learning to walk and talk, and these new skills open up dozens of new fun time oppo...

Little boy leaning over a storage box and picking up his wooden blocks toy.

How to Encourage Independent Play in Montessori Setting

How to Encourage Independent Play in a Montessori Setting Children refusing to engage in solo play or with other kids, and instead constantly expecting their parents to be the source of fu...

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What Makes a Toy Montessori Aligned?

What Makes a Toy Montessori Aligned? Any toy that is designed with the Montessori education method in mind and encourages purposeful play is a Montessori-aligned toy. What does this mean? ...