Summer holidays can be a time of anxiety for many parents as we are faced with our kids at home for 6-8 weeks. Read on for my top eight tips on getting through the summer holidays, whether in your own home or while on vacation somewhere.

Process art is more about the journey of exploring with the senses than about the outcome or product. This is the most appropriate form of introducing art in a Montessori environment. Read on to discover what process art entails…

We have invested in many pieces of Montessori-inspired furniture to give our children more independence. Read on for a list of our top five most-used pieces that I highly recommend.

Dayna is eighteen months old and here is a look at the Montessori-friendly toddler activities that are keeping her busy. At eighteen months, Dayna is an active toddler who cannot sit still. It’s no wonder since she is in the…

We have bought many toys for our kids over the years, but some have stood the test of time and continue to be used almost daily. Read on for a list of our top seven most-used toys that are definitely worth investing in.

We recently rearranged our kids’ room to incorporate an accessible Montessori dressing area for both our four-year-old son and one-year-old daughter. Read on to see how we organised the area to encourage independent dressing.

Struggling to balance screen time, learning, and calm routines? Discover how the Yoto Player and Yoto Mini have supported my children’s vocabulary, independence, and love for stories… while giving me moments of peace and parenting joy in our busy, tech-filled world.

For years, I succumbed to straightening my curly hair, here’s why I decided to embrace my natural curls again and how I learnt to maintain and style them. I have always had curly hair, but never knew how to manage it.

In this blog post, you will find a list of Montessori-inspired toys and games which are on sale during Amazon Prime Day in the UK. I will update this list periodically over the next two days so keep checking back!

In this honest review, I’m sharing how the Montessori-aligned Waseca Reading Program fits beautifully with the moveable alphabet, helped both my kids learn to read confidently, and made space for real joy in the process… at their own pace, right at home.

This warm, practical guide walks you through the Montessori approach to language development, from those first baby babbles to confident early reading. You’ll learn how to support each stage at home with simple, meaningful activities that spark curiosity and build a lifelong love of language.

The Montessori movable alphabet is a set of wooden lowercase letters with blue vowels and red consonants, which children use to form words. This post will introduce you to the Montessori moveable alphabet, show you when and how to use it with your child and give you suggestions on where to get it.

Montessori sandpaper letters are traditionally wooden cards with tactile alphabets which allow children to physically trace the shape of each letter as they say its sound. In this post, you will find everything you need to know about sandpaper letters - what they are, when to introduce them, how to present them and where you can get them from.

One of the most natural and effective ways to introduce new vocabulary in Montessori is through the three-period lesson. This simple yet powerful method supports your child’s language development by guiding them through clear, hands-on steps… naming, recognising, and recalling.

We do a lot of reading in our home, so I have compiled a list of our favourite Montessori books for children from birth to age six. Reading is the best way to instil a love for language and knowledge in children. It is also such a great way to bond with the kids, without getting involved in their actual play.

We play a lot of sound and matching games in our home, they’re simple, fun, and such a natural way to support early language development. I’ve put together our favourite Montessori pre-reading activities that gently guide children from listening to sounds to recognizing symbols. These games lay the foundation for reading without any pressure.

We have tried to keep screen usage in our home to a minimum, especially before the age of three. To maintain this, we end up playing lots of games together as a family, especially on the weekends.

Here are some of our favourites, I’ll split them by age into toddler friendly games, and games for preschoolers.

A sensitive period is a phase or window in a child’s development where he has an inner compulsion to master a certain skill.

During these windows, a child seeks and absorbs the particular skill unconsciously and with very little effort. Montessori identified eleven sensitive periods from birth through the age of six, as illustrated in the diagram below.

Children are human beings, just like us. They experience a whole range of emotions, but unlike us, aren’t able to identify their feelings and regulate their responses. Here are some useful strategies to help deal with your child’s big feelings.