MONTESSORI AT HOME: DIY Montessori Materials (on a Budget!)

MONTESSORI AT HOME: DIY Montessori Materials (on a Budget!) // Discover how to make your own Montessori materials (plus several fun Montessori-inspired activities!) without breaking the bank.

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[julial.b.]

Also a tip as well: when you present or guide your child in an activity, the LESS you say the better. When adults chat too much it distracts from the child's concentration 🙂

[olivesgarden]

I LOVE that wall hanging, "Play is the work of a child" so true!

[MeMe-lncm]

When I was 2 or 3, my mom said I would get my grandpas pieces of scrap wood, put them in a circle and play with them like dolls. When I was older [9ish] I drew faces and names on all of the jenga blocks 😂 my family wasnt montessori, but I think it's a natural thing for kids to want to do to play with the simplest of pieces and create a whole other world.

[bandhagibajaj]

Wow Ashley, this may be my favourite video of yours to date! So many amazing ideas, so well structured and communicated to us. Also love to see the girls breezing through all the activities! They're both amazing, which is a testament to your parenting.

[crisneh]

Thank you Ashley! I was gonna give up because I can't afford natural toys at the moment. Thank you for reminding me what's truly important. I'm so excited! One of my fav episode ❤ Sharing all your videos and Montessori view in Nicaragua (where I'm from) Thank you!! ❤❤

[fairyjackalope]

I just watched all of the DIY videos you listed in this video and I can't thank you enough for your emphasis on the concept of an activity over the materials used! We have an incredibly limited budget, but we also desire to encourage our child's development. I really appreciate that your suggestions make Montessori seem much more in reach for us!

[Daymickey]

Your videos make me look forward to parenthood even more than I do now! I can’t wait to watch my child develop these skills and guide them along the way!

[lilym]

I made the shaker and stick activity for my 13 month old this afternoon and she was really into it. Thanks for all the ideas! 😊

[wendywendy]

oh my goodness. love your channel. i have a SMALL budget. i have gotten A LOT of ideas from your channel for my kid's materials.

[wednesday]

I'm 38 but I kinda want to play these games too. The colored water mixing game with the ravioli tray looks like fun!

[LissaxKristine]

An old plastic cup and straw (like from a trip to get iced coffee) also makes a great free toddler activity. Or you can recycle a coffee or oatmeal canister- especially if you have multiple lids. You can do smaller holes for something like straws or cake pop sticks, a slit to make a "coin box" (using old cardboard boxes to make "coins"), or larger holes for pom-poms. You could even make "shape sorter lids." (And with using one container with multiple lids, you can easily swap out the activities without worrying about taking up too much space.)

You can also take the spout from the baby food pouches and make a cap twist-off board. Depending on the child, this could easily become a color-matching activity. You could also arrange it to work on another skill- like counting, letter recognition, or more. (I've even seen people make little 3-pouch-lid cards for work on cvc words).

And you can also use paint chips and clothes-pins to do a color matching activity. Whether it's a simple one like matching pink to pink and blue to blue OR a more advanced one where you're using the paint strips and the child has to discern between lighter and darker shades. Same concept as the color box activities listed here, but with the added element of fine motor work.

[longyan]

Thanks for sharing. As a montessori guide myself during the lockdown, this video is such a great helpful for me to share with the parents to help them transition.

[christawolfe]

Thank you, my daughter has waaay to much screen time each and every day... I have been a new stay at home mom (my daughter is 3) but I have been having a hard time playing and engaging with her aside from taking her to the park or out and about. I cook with her I clean with her every day but I was lacking in the play department or independent play. While watching this video I got out the baby food colored tops I have been saving but didn't know quite what to do with and she has been transferring them for 20 minutes already. Doublefisting a small pair of tongs and a large pair of tongs. Thanks I did the transfer thing before with a spoon and some rice but it was a refresher and a new way to do things together ❤

[aishakamil]

I'm so happy with the way you explain everything making it more doable, something I find lacking in montessori blogs. Thank you!

[Jane-qgjr]

1000 thanks and hugs for all the advice!!! My daughter is 22 months and I got a lot of new ideas ❤❤❤❤

[acpe]

Ashley, Thank you so much for creating such valuable content! You’ve been a key inspiration to me in my Montessori journey. You communicate so clearly and effectively, I feel my time is respected. I appreciate all the time it must take to create and edit your videos. THANK YOU! x PS. Kylie and Mia Claire are beautiful and such great role models.

[geetharadhakrishnan]

Omg... sock matching. Very nice. Simple and easy matching play. Thank you Ashley

[pennydonato]

Something I've never understood is...people keep saying wooden toys etc are better because they last longer. This doesn't make sense to me. I bought a bunch of good quality wooden toys and they have been pretty much destroyed even tho my child is not too harsh with them. Paint comes off, teeth leave indentations, and throwing scratches them. I still like plastic more even if this isn't a popular opinion. Montessory "branded" stuff are also so expensive. 99 euros for the 5 mobiles you only use for three months. Your tips are very useful. Thanks.

[pirateloveification]

This is absolutely a golden video. Thank you so much for sharing this information here. Myself and y children are grateful for your informational resources.

[kyera_here]

My child is almost 3 and I’m feeling a lot of mom guilt for not knowing and exposing these activities to him but I’m about to get started…he knows his numbers, colors, shapes, days of the week, vehicles, animals, months, and alphabet, etc. but better believe we about to get on these! Thank you❤