How Crafting Helps Develop Fine Motor Skills in Children When people think about crafting with children, they usually focus on what they’re making. A painted dinosaur. A bracelet. A decorated DIY door hanger. Something colourful to proudly display on the fridge. After more than 17 years teaching Montessori, I tend to look at the same…

Do you remember being in school and feeling like you were bad at a particular subject? Maybe it was maths. Maybe spelling. Maybe science. For me it was maths!!! At some point, many of us decided we simply weren’t good at something. Looking back, I often wonder how much of that had to do with…

Have you ever spent a small fortune on a birthday present, only to discover your child already sitting inside the cardboard box it came in, pretending it’s a rocket ship, a pirate boat, a castle or a secret hideout? Children have an incredible ability to see possibilities where adults see ordinary objects. feeling stuck? What…