Montessori self serve station

Step by step instructions on how I renovated, modified & stocked our kitchen to make it completely functional (& cute) for our little one!

We are not a "cheerfully-cook-a-healthy-homemade-breakfast-every-day" kind of family. My kids like to eat as soon as they wake up, and I need some coffee in me before I'm ready to start the day. So we set up a fully self-serve breakfast area in our kitchen so I don't have to do a thing -- the…

Hi! I am a firm believer that the more independent, the happier and more confident the child is. If you're looking for advice on how to start implementing practical life skills into your child's life, and how to create a self-care and snack stations in a small living space (and on a budget!), I've got you. If you need a weekly dose of ideas for practical life skills activities, please check out my Instagram account. What are practical life skills and why they are crucial for the child's…

It’s been over a year since we first set up D’s functional kitchen. Reading over my original blog post on it, I realized it’s time for an update on how it’s set up, and how she uses it. For details about why we don’t have a play kitchen and how we first converted the IKEA play kitchen to a functio

Today I want to share some Montessori kitchens and snack areas from homes around the world. I want to show you what is possible and perhaps give you some ideas for your own home. Montessori looks different in every home and a Montessori inspired kitchen or snack area is achievable for all. Let's have a closer look! Above is a kitchen/snack area from a very beautiful home, be sure to click through and see some of their other children's spaces. They have utilised the Ikea shelving well…

After hemming and hawing {for the past several months} I finally gave our snack area an upgrade. Check out the before photos here. after... This morning, in addition to the snack, I set out 3 tubs... {one for washing, one for rinsing, and one for drying} The children have always been able to help themselves to a snack during the work period {the numeral cards tell them how much to take} and now, they're able to wash their own dishes, too! {How independent!} Finally! A real purpose for the…

A snack station is a great way to teach kids independence and allow them to control their own eating habits - here is how we put together our snack station.

Living in small spaces mean something different to everyone. Jasmine from Three Minute Montessori lives in Singapore and has a few tips for creating a Montessori environment in a small apartment. She has created one entire room (the nursery) that is baby proof and has little corners throughout the home also for the children, areas where they can participate and work. She has used as much vertical space as possible including hooks in the care of self area in the nursery and for the clean up…