When you have children, the word Montessori is heard a lot. But what does it actually mean?
Developed in the 20th Century, the Montessori Method was developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. The method is specific to child-led educational activities that encourage independence. Montessori activities are hands on and encourages collaborative play, where children learn through multiple simple activities with fewer and high quality toys.
Prince George, following in his father's footsteps also goes to a Montessori school. If it's good enough for the future king...
Our top Montessori picks:
1. Montessori Sensory Busy Board
One of our faves, this multi-sensory busy board is the definition of Montessori. Through play your child can learn to tell the time, find the weather, tie their shoes, unbutton, unclip and do up a zipper - and much more!
All of these activities in a compact travel friendly bag is perfect for long car trips.
This beautiful sensory ribbon will encourage your little one to learn movement. Get them running around with the ribbons floating behind them, dancing with their hands in different patterns. You can even hang this from the roof for your little one to watch the ribbons float in the wind.
These Silicone Nesting Baby Dolls are perfect for your child to learn the concept of order, symmetry and size. Made out of silicone, these are also perfect for teething.
Encouraging hand-eye coordination skills, and your child's reasoning skills. Teaching them how each block will fit on top of the other. The Montessori Method will encourage your little one to learn how to stack the blocks in a way to avoid falling, and they can create patterns with the different colours.
Parenting tip: these don't hurt to step on, unlike Lego!