Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Montessori style must-haves for early toddlerhood! All on Amazon!
37
items Montessori play and learning is so beneficial for children! These are some of our favorite toys, tools, and decor that have encouraged independent play and Montessori-style learning!
We got this for our daughter’s first birthday and she loves it! This is great for teaching life skills and involving your children in your daily tasks!
13-Piece Montessori Kids Kitchen Toy Set
A toddler tower is a MUST have. This allows children to safely interact and participate in tasks all over the house, but especially the kitchen! We love this one!
COSYLAND Toddler Standing Tower - Adjustable Height Kitchen Stool
Blocks! This one goes without much explanation.
Melissa & Doug 100-Piece Wooden Blocks Set
Another great building toy! Magna-tiles are amazing!
MAGNA-TILES Classic 100-Piece Magnetic Set
Is this not the cutest play kitchen ever? Great for open ended play!
Best Choice Wooden Farmhouse Kitchen Set Kids
Some fun accessories for the play kitchen! We also just give empty containers and other safe kitchen items from our (actual) kitchen for play!
Fisher-Price Wood Kitchen 19-Piece Playset
Nostalgic and amazing for open-ended play! We love playing with these almost more than our toddler does! Lol!
Lincoln Logs 100th Anniversary Tin
Great for creative, open-ended play! This occupies our girl for hours! Also fun for parents to participate in!
Tiny Land 55PCS Wooden Train Set for Kids
Nuggets truly are great. Let your kids be creative! Great for getting cozy with a book, building, or using as a platform to play with other toys!
Nugget Original Modular Foam Kids Sofa
Music is so important for early childhood development! Introduce instruments early and watch them flourish!
LOOIKOOS Montessori Wooden Musical Set
Busy boards are amazing! Bring this on carrides, to restaurants, appointments, etc., and it’ll keep them entertained for hours!
Teefrye Toddler Busy Board Montessori Toy
Practical decor!!! This is a must have for your child’s Montessori playroom, bedroom, or bathroom.
Montessori Wooden & Acrylic Wall Mirror with Hooks
Our 1 year old daughter exclusively chooses to eat and play at her little table every day! She’s learned to get her food/craft, carry it over to the table, sit down, and clean up after. This is great for teaching life skills!
Delta Children MySize Kids Wood Table & Chairs Set
This is great for teaching cleaning skills! Highly recommend! Our girl loves to help clean up messes.
Toddler Spray Mop Montessori Mini Toy
This creates space for all the imaginative play! It also adds practical whimsy to a room, which I love!
Monobeach Princess Tent Girls Celadon Playhouse
You can really turn this into a little house for your children! We add twinkle lights, outdoor rugs, a wreath for the holidays, etc. It’s so much fun and they truly adopt it as a mini “house” to take care of!
Backyard Discovery Aspen Cedar Kids Playhouse
This is a great play dough set! You can also just get Play Dough, which I’ll link below!
Melissa & Doug Shape & Mold Clay Set
Good ol’ Play Doh!
Play Doh Modeling Compound 10-Pack Assorted Colors, 2 oz Cans, Non-Toxic, Ages 2+
A classic! We keep this outside as an “outdoor only” toy, and she plays with this nonstop!
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe
Non-toxic crayons for the win! These are great, and a must-have for your Montessori playroom!
Honeysticks Jumbo Crayons 24 Pack - Non Toxic Beeswax
This is a great side! It’s affordable, durable, and fun for toddlers and slightly older kids! Surprisingly good for open ended play.
Little Tikes First Slide for Toddlers 18mo-6yr
These sensory swings are amazing. Seriously. Amazing. For all ages- toddlers, big kids, even adults! Great for play, quiet reading, decompression, even naps (only supervised or if they’re older!)!
Harkla Sensory Swing for Kids & Adults 300lbs
These stacking cups are great! They’re easy to clean, easy to stack, and have numbers and fun patterns on them. We love them!
Moonkie Stacking Cups Toy, Silicone Teether
Another great multi-purpose toy! Your children can practice stacking, building, spelling, walking (pulling the cart), or more open-ended play with the wagon!
Melissa & Doug ABC Wooden Block Cart Toy
Doodle pads are amazing! Portable, no mess, and will occupy your toddler for hours on end!
Doodle Pads 12 Inch Yellow
This is an amazing easel for young toddlers! It has a black board, a white board, and a (locking) roll down paper roll! It also has compartments for paintbrushes, markers, erasers, etc. We love it so much and the kids I nannied for used this as well!
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Kids Art Easel
This is for the easel linked above. :)
Melissa & Doug Easel Accessory Set - Paint & More
Some additional paper roll refills for the easel!
Melissa & Doug Easel Paper Roll 3-Pack
YOTO all day!!! You can add your own music or audiobooks to the cards, and it’s way more storage friendly than a TonieBox. I said what I said.
YOTO Player 3rd Gen + Make Your Own Card - Kids Bluetooth Audio Speaker
Blank cards for the Yoto!
Yoto Make Your Own Cards - 5 Blank Audio Cards for Player & Mini
Disney Pixar storybook cards! Love these so much!
Yoto Disney Pixar Storybook Audio Card 3+
We loooooveeee Winnie the Pooh in this house, so the storybook collection for the Yoto was a must have.
Yoto Disney Winnie The Pooh Storybook Audio Card
In my opinion, a quality babydoll is one of the best toy investments for open ended play. This was our daughter’s first birthday gift. She now takes her babydoll everywhere. I love this Madame Alexander because the head, arms, and calves are hard, bu...
Madame Alexander 14" Baby Cuddles Doll Pink
A good push car is a necessity, and this one is everything. There is so much you can do with this car! It has a storage compartment, fun sensory activities, a little horn, a wheel, and it’s light enough for young kids to yank and turn corners.
Radio Flyer Creativity Car 3-in-1 Toddler Ride
A great storage setup for your montessori toys!
OOOK Montessori 2-Tier Bookshelf & Toy Organizer
Small/medium sized storage baskets!
NaturalCozy 5-Piece Cotton Rope Storage Set
Larger storage baskets! Great for magnatiles, lincoln logs, duplos, etc!
R RUNKA 3 Pack Storage Baskets 13x9.8x8.7 White