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Screen Free/Montessori Life - from babies to older kids

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Screen free toys with a focus on helping develop and encourage milestones, Montessori style toys, educational toys, etc.
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Toddlers and children under 5

Montessori or screen free toys/activities for younger children and toddlers
 
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A must have! Perfect for teaching your child practical life skills, allowing them to help in the kitchen, brush their own teeth, etc. This will also keep your toddler busy for the longest time. Put them in this, hand them a banana and a child safe kn...
Learning Tower for toddlers and kids
 
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Technically for ages 3+, but my 2 year old toddler loves using this book. Of course, some lessons are out of his age range, but he is able to do the simpler pages like the coloring pages, animal identification pages, etc.
Montessori Preschool Busy Book for Toddlers 3+

Toddler Screen Free Toys

Montessori toys for older baby/toddler age
 
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Montessori toy that’s also aesthetic and adorable
Mushroom Sorting Toy Set
 
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For the musical Montessori baby. So adorable and practical!
Montessori Musical Instruments
 
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Different sizes to choose from, some of these are huge with so many busy activities on one board!
Busy boards - multiple sizes
 
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Technically for 1+, but some babies younger than 1 can absolutely be entertained by this. My toddler and his cousins love this board.
Bear Busy Board
 
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Maybe this doesn’t exactly count as “Montessori” depending on who you ask, but it’s educational and screen free. My toddler is actually obsessed with his audible flash card reader.
Lapare Spanish & English Bilingual Flash Cards

Montessori kitchen toys + play sets

Educational, practical, functional real life
 
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A perfect set to include toddlers or children in the kitchen and get them used to helping with food prep, cooking, baking, measuring, and more.
Kids Cooking and Baking Set with Case
 
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My toddler loves to help in the kitchen and this set is safe enough to not cut skin but sturdy enough to cut fruit and bread and things like that. Perfect for developing coordination and encouraging independence and willingness to help around the hou...
Montessori Knife Set
 
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Such a great toy to teach them independence and self confidence. Includes them in chores and makes chores fun!
Wooden Play Kitchen with Lights & Sounds
 
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A larger kitchen set - teaches them independence and self confidence and encourages help with chores but makes chores fun!
Play Kitchen for Kids with Storage System
 
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The cutest addition to a play kitchen set
Wooden Toy Fridge with Storage & Magnets
 
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A full kitchen set + laundry machines. So cute and practical for teaching life skills.
Play Kitchen & Laundry 4-in-1 Set

Babies - screen free, development led

For baby babies
 
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0-6 months, specifically designed to make tummy time more interesting and the high contrast cards are easier for baby to see.
Montessori Tummy Time Set
 
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Such a great toy set for babies and toddlers alike. This is such an affordable price for a toy set that they can play with and grow with for several years.
6 in 1 Montessori Baby Toys for 1+ Year
 
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Toy set specifically for tummy time, object permanence, high contrast - absolutely perfect for young babies.
Montessori Toys for Babies 0-6 Months, 6 in 1 Set