If you’ve spent five minutes scrolling Pinterest, Instagram, or Montessori blogs, you’ve probably seen the iconic Montessori play shelf: a low, tidy shelf lined with wooden toys, baskets, and trays, all carefully curated to create the perfect calm play environment. And then reality hits. Your living room is messy, your toddler dumped half their toys…
A friendly, no-judgment guide for parents who just want toys that don’t break in five minutes. If you’re a parent (or cool aunt/uncle, grandparent, babysitter, etc.), you’ve probably noticed that the toy world feels split into two camps: wooden toys and plastic toys. One side has the classic, minimal, earthy aesthetic — the kind of…
A super chill guide for parents, caregivers, and anyone who’s tired of scrolling Pinterest boards full of picture-perfect setups. If you’ve ever looked up Montessori ideas online, you’ve probably seen spotless white playrooms, wooden everything, perfectly organized shelves, and toddlers who somehow never spill anything. Real life? Yeah… usually looks a little different. The good…
If you’re shopping for a little one who’s just starting to reach, roll, grab, wiggle, and wobble their way through life, one of the biggest things you can support right now is motor skill development. These early months are when babies are basically upgrading from “tiny potato” to “mini human who can actually do stuff,”…
If you’ve been Googling educational toys even a little, you’ve probably bumped into the word “Montessori” like ten times already. It’s everywhere. Wooden toys, sensory toys, open-ended toys—everything seems to be labeled “Montessori-inspired” these days. But… what actually makes a toy Montessori? Is it just the fact that it’s made of wood? Is it the…