Montessori in living room

Playing, reading, art, exercise, and practical life skills are encouraged in our Montessori-inspired, mid-century modern home!

Living in an apartment doesn't mean you can't have a functional play area for your kids. Using the tips I offer in this post

Last week I published Montessori At Home - Birth to Six Months which included activities to try at home. Today I'm following up with some examples of Montessori style movement areas for children from birth to six months. All of these areas are Montessori style or Montessori-inspired. Most of these are designed by parents not teachers, all of them are in real homes with real budgets and real constraints. There may be some aspects that are not perfectly Montessori, but that is what makes these…

Creating a Family Friendly Living Room (…because your kids live there too!) Well, it only took us several years and a baby, but we finally found the best layout for this living room. If you’ve been following along for a while, you know this living room has seen many transformations. After traveling quite a bit, … Continue reading "How To Decorate Your Living Room with Kids in Mind: Family Friendly Decor"

When designing an environment for the infant, it is designed to help facilitate self-care, and encourage the child to be independent at an early age. Everything in the environment should have a purpose, with the goal to provide opportunities to achieve development and follow the urge of human tenden

Montessori aligned or inspired toy/activity shelf products from IKEA for baby, toddler, and/or child at home. If you want to learn more or share about modern Montessori parenting in a relaxed manner, check out our Facebook group Modern Montessori (link attached) or follow along on TikTok at @modern_montessori!

A Montessori toddler space for 1-year-olds, here is how we transitioned away from our Montessori baby movement area and into a larger play space.

Montessori classrooms with their inviting spaces are my inspiration as I transformed my 500 sqft apartment into an orderly Montessori home with a prepared environment for my toddler to independently learn and explore. A Montessori home does not need big budgets, large spaces or Pinterest worthy; they just need to be set up with the child's needs in mind.

Tips for preparing in your living room that can be adapted for toddlers through early elementary; includes ideas for keeping toddlers safe from choking - Living Montessori Now #Montessori #Montessoriathome #toddlers #toddlersafety #Montessorihomesetup