Timberdoodle sent us a Crazy Aaron’s Mixed By Me “Glow” Thinking Putty kit to review. We have actually reviewed a similar set in the past, so I was happy to get our hands on this one. To summarize my personal stance on messy activities, I am typically a fan. You will find us painting our…
We are trying something new. Will is 22 months old today, and we’ve been doing a little formal Montessori work here and there: practicing unrolling (and remembering) our work mat, sensitizing fingertips in warm water, grasping, spooning and pouring transfer work between bowls. He’s still really young for too much primary work, but I’m anxious,…
Life’s gotten crazy lately; I know I don’t have to tell you that. With everyone stuck at home lately corona-quarantining, how about we take a virtual field trip together? Recently, we were very privileged to meet a local artist who keeps sheep for wool and weaves beautiful textiles. What a fantastic opportunity to learn about…
I had a few requests to see inside our animal classification boxes since we recently revisited them for our “2nd Great Lesson” science shelves. I made these boxes a while back to help drive home the key characteristics of animal classes. We have a box for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and one general invertebrates…
To be blunt, as I generally am, I’m not a touchy-feely type of person. I’d consider myself stoic, and I’m happy with that assessment. Call me out of touch with my feelings, but I’d rather say, “Suck it up Buttercup” than emote warm fuzzies. I like to think this serves my family really well though….
Tour of our science shelves here I posted a tour of our science shelves for the 2nd Great lesson on IGTV today. I had some requests for our materials used, so I have the sources here. Some are affiliate links (at no cost to you). Hope this is helpful! Montessori Services: Timeline of Life. I…
Looking for a cool game to test your spatial and fine motor skill — and steady hands? We received Ice Tumble in exchange for our honest review, and honestly we loved this game. We played this together as a family at least a dozen times since the box arrived. The gameplay is simple to understand,…
Colorku, the color Sudoku puzzle, is great in theory. Terrible in execution. Timberdoodle sends us a ton of great items to review, and we’ve loved nearly everything, but this was a total miss for our family. My candid review follows. If you’ve played Sudoku, where numbers 1-9 must be contained in each row, column and…
I’ve got globes coming out of my ears. Well not really. Could you imagine? Sometimes I can get a big head, but not 12-inch-globes-out-of-her-ear-holes big. Why do we have more than one globe? I have spent a lot of time scouting the web for the perfect globes — or at least decent quality ones that…
Before we got our hands on The Adventures of Robin Hood (as retold by Russell Punter and illustrated by Matteo Pincelli) from Timberdoodle to review, I had never pursued graphic readers for my kids. Now we are a house obsessed with them. In a matter of months. So let this be your fair warning: this…
