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Nursery Update
We’ve made significant progress on the nursery, primarily because we had a friend come to visit, and we needed to clean up the baby’s room for him (which is also our guest room and our office).… Read MoreWe somehow managed to scatter everything from our old office/craft room throughout the rest of the house (while trying not to let the rest of the house feel cluttered). Matt also put together the IKEA bookcase we recently bought. I would have preferred to buy a vintage shelf, but the EXPEDIT shelf from IKEA honestly seems like the perfect shelf for a Montessori room. It’s low to the ground for easy access, and it’s
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Setting Up a Library in a Montessori Nursery
I’m trying to learn as much as I can about how to create a Montessori environment for an infant. Of course I’m not going to implement Montessori dogmatically or religiously, but I will try to apply the principles and practices that resonate with me.… Read MoreI applied a couple different principles as I was organizing “Coconut’s” library. First, I purchased only three baskets for all of his books. As the months and years progress, his collection will surely outgrow these three baskets, but we will store the excess books in his closet and rotate them out as needed. This practice of minimizing the materials on the shelf balances simplicity and orderliness
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My Beloved’s Birthday
Matt’s birthday is today, so I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do for him. I was going to get really creative and crafty and make him a personalized version of SET, a game we both really like. The three shapes that repeat throughout the cards were going to be a bloodhound, a chicken, and a baby.… Read MoreHowever, the thought of trying to work with a graphics program to execute my vision started to overwhelm me. I’m trying to simplify my life these days…
So I opted for books instead. Since our dream is to move to Austin someday, I bought him two Austin-related