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Best Montessori Gifts for Pre-Schoolers
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items As a mom who has watched her kids flourish in a Montessori environment, I have curated this list of the best games, toys and kits to help your kiddo learn and grow while having the most fun. This list is specific for 2-5 year olds, and they don't nee...
These are so cute, and are stackable for easy clean up. They have a great aesthetic and kids LOVE to create different obstacle courses (or at least skipping stones).
Tiny Land 5pcs Non-Slip Toddler Stepping Stones
Every Montessori classroom has some sort of kitchen set up, and this is a great little kitchen supplies - cutting board, safety knife and hand cutters that are perfect for cutting apples or cucumbers. Kiddos love eating fruits and veggies when they a...
13 Pcs Montessori Kitchen Toys for Toddlers
This is the toy for kids to play with in a darkened room just before nap time (or maybe upon wake up time). This light table allows a mess-free way for kids to do art with sand! And if the kiddos don't want it, the mom over 40 definitely will.
Kids Light Table Sand Art Kit 16" (Blue)
This toy is a great option for a desk or table activity for pre-schoolers. This toy is a great way for kids to start learning problem solving skills to build a road for their little car. Its colorful and any kiddo who is into trucks, cars or trains w...
Logical Road Builder STEM Board Game for Kids
An easy way to have your kiddo learn shapes and make up new ones using a peg board and elastic set. The idea for these toys is to have a bunch of them and take them out periodically to watch your kiddo get better and better and build neuro-plasticity...
Panda Brothers Wooden Geoboard - Montessori Toy
All of my kiddos have had these busy books, they are great for any kind of travel. They are super quiet and will definitely help the kiddos with fine motor skills.
Esjay Toddler Busy Board - Blue Dinosaur
This is a great set to add to a kitchen set, but it is matching set game where you take the eggs apart, match the shapes and colors and put the eggs back together. This can quickly become a matching game, or these can be used with kinetic sand or pla...
Coogam 12 pcs Matching Eggs Sorter Puzzle
A great camping set that can be added to a a kiddos room. You can get their favorite color, and comes will all the little accessories like cooking pans and ‘fire’.
Meland Kids Camping Set with Tent - Green
Instead of regular building blocks these polygons will take creativity and problem solving skills to the next level. figuring out how to stack them is exactly what kiddos need to be able to build resiliency when it falls, and feel pride when it works...
BESTAMTOY 36 PCS Wooden Stacking Rocks Toys
This is the gift to give to a niece or nephew! These will bring your child joy, and may bring the adults a headache - but music is so important to a child's development.
Montessori Wooden Music Instruments Set (10 Instruments)
This is a classic that almost every adult had as a kid, and I love seeing how today's littles still enjoy them. I had these on my fridge as my Papa's house and loved playing with them. LIttles these days can make all sorts of creatures, letters, numb...
Wikki Stix® Alphabet Center
I love using maps for little kids - getting them to problem solve, learn geography, and play with puzzles. This would be most appropriate for a 4 or 5 year old, ut a 3 year old will love playing with it too.
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A not so daunting way to introduce addition and subtraction, this tool helps kids to start turning tangible equations into the abstract - relying less and less on their own fingers.
TOP BRIGHT Educational Number Toys for Toddlers
Help kiddos understand life cycles, where plants come from, and how to take care of things outside of themselves. This is the first step to get kiddos to start helping in the garden in real life!
Miracle GRO My First Root Viewer Garden Kit
Another problem solver toy that is perfect for kids who are future engineers and electricians. This will help them understand how to make connections (literally and figuratively), while still be sturdy enough to hold up to frequent use.
Montessori Wooden Switch Board
You can't beat a classic! This is the ultimate Montessori tool used by guides and children everywhere. This is a tool for discovery so kids can figure out the ‘best’ way to build successfully.
Danni Montessori Kids Pink Tower Math Toy
There is a reason why this one has been around for as long as it has. Its simple, sturdy, and kids work with this so much until they get the foundation understanding of how it should work. This is a classic for any kiddo (or any guide growing their r...
Adena Montessori Small Brown Stair 7x7x14cm
While technically from the Waldorf schools, natural sheets of bees wax used to turn beeswax into creatures, people, and buildings helping your child keep their creativity as long as possible. This will also help strengthen their hands which is so imp...
Stockmar Modelling Beeswax - 12 Assorted Sheets