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Ten Indoor Gross Motor Activities for Toddlers
I mentioned recently, I’ve been looking for more indoor gross motor options for James. I am a big believer that giving toddlers enough opportunities for big movement helps immeasurably with their...
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Signs my baby is turning into a toddler
In addition to the obvious fact that he now toddles everywhere, I have seen so many sign that James is no longer a baby and has officially reached toddlerhood. I used to think this would make me sad,...
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Montessori Weaning Table Update
I wrote a little bit about our Montessori weaning table here, but realized I hadn’t given an update in quite some time. We have both a high chair and a little child sized table and chair for James,...
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Stocking Stuffers – 10 Kitchen Tools for 3-5 year olds
Are you buying gifts for any littles this year? My little guy isn’t quite old enough to help much in the kitchen, but cooking projects and food preparation work were some of my favorite things to...
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The Best Christmas Gift I ever Received (and surviving the holidays as a new...
Good morning! Do you have any fun plans for Thanksgiving this week? We are spending the holiday with my husband’s family and I could not be more excited. I’m looking forward to cold weather, spending...
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Thanksgiving Week Snapshots
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of family time and delicious food! I’ve been enjoying lots of time away from the computer, but wanted to pop in to share some photos from our week, which...
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7 Easy DIY Montessori Baby Toys (10-15 Months)
Good morning! I wanted to share a few really easy DIY baby toys today. Readiness of course depends on the individual child, but I would say these would generally be good for a 10-15 month old. I am...
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December Goals and NaNoWriMo Recap
Good morning and happy Friday! I didn’t mean to disappear lately, but things have been very busy! We just got back from Wisconsin on Wednesday and now it seems like all the things need to happen to...
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Traveling with Littles – Balancing Routine with Excitement
Good morning! How is your December so far? Mine is busy, but happy! I am by no means an expert on traveling with a baby, but we’ve had a few very successful trips recently. With holiday travel...
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Life Lately
Good morning and happy Friday! This is our last weekend at home until New Years (yikes!), so we’re planning to soak up lots of relaxing family time and do a few of our favorite holiday things around...
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A few of my favorite things – holiday edition
Good morning and happy new year! I had no intention of disappearing for almost a month, but I knew December would be a whirlwind, so I’m not altogether surprised. I am back though, and have several...
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A Special Interview – Jessica Rolph of Happy Family and LOVEEVERY
I am so excited for today’s post because I got the chance to interview the founder of one of my very favorite companies, Happy Baby! My love for Happy Baby (or Happy Family Brands, the broader company)...
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Thoughts on Going back to work
Earlier this month, I went back to work at the Montessori school where I taught before James was born. I actually wrote out a whole post on my thoughts on going back to work a couple of days before I...
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Three things that changed my perspective
Good morning and happy Friday! Two posts in one week…who am I? I am super excited for this weekend because my little brother is flying in from Chicago tomorrow to visit! I saw him briefly at...
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Loving Lately
Good morning and happy almost Friday! So many little things have been making me happy lately so I wanted to take a minute to share a few. I’d love to hear about what you’re loving lately in the...
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3 Ways my one year old helps around the house
One thing I love about Montessori is that it encourages even very young children to help care for the classroom / home. This is called “Practical Life” in Montessori classrooms, and is considered just...
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Montessori Kitchens I’m Loving
I was hoping to post about our own Montessori kitchen, but alas, we’re not done setting it up yet. We have a low drawer with James’s things (bowls, glasses, spoons and forks, a sponge, small dish...
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Where I’ve Been (and my hope for this space)
Good morning! It’s been a whole month since my last blog post. Whoops. That definitely wasn’t intentional. Thank you so much to everyone who is still reading! There are three main reasons I’ve...
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Motherhood – on being an introvert
I am a total introvert. It’s not that I don’t like people, but I definitely need lots of time to myself. I actually really enjoy socializing in certain situations, but I do tend to feel exhausted...
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James at 19 Months
Eating James continues to eat all the things. He REALLY likes food and some afternoons it seems like he’s asking for a snack every ten minutes. I try to limit the snacks and to make sure they’re...
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