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

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 your Montessori living room that can be used for toddlers through early elementary; includes ideas for keeping toddlers safe from choking