Holidays are more than just fun. They are special occasions important for human, emotional, and spiritual life. They are often connected with our culturally-derived beliefs about what is most important.
Here is a video outlining some Montessori-inspired, Christmas-themed activities for babies and toddlers! Hope you enjoy the video!
Activities in order:
1. Celebrate & Discuss Family Traditions (not through a curriculum but through sharing joyful experiences related to your family’s unique traditions)
2. One-to-one correspondence activity: ice cube tray & jingle bells or pom poms using fingers
3. Holiday pom pom transfer with tongs
4. Christmas tree color matching
5. Big, medium, small work
6. Flower arranging
7. Holiday play-doh & cookie cutters
8. Holiday baking
9. Holiday treasure basket
10. Decorating mini-Christmas tree
11. Window clings
12. Cleaning windows
13. Winter clothes basket
14. Christmas book basket
NOTES:
Here are a few other things to keep in mind:
Lessen stress on children by describing any changes in routine before. Tell them when and where you’re going, who will be there, and what they might expect to see. This is a way of demonstrating grace & courtesy paramount in the Montessori environment.
A prepared adult is one of the most important parts of the child’s environments. Don’t feel pressured to do it all. Stay relaxed and organized with a few things on your plate rather than overwhelming yourself with a lot.
“The adult himself is part of the child’s environment; the adult must adjust himself to meet the child’s needs and not be a hindrance to him.” – Maria Montessori, The Secret of Childhood
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
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6 Comments
Could you share the big medium small present template please?
These are great ideas thank you!!
Are you AMI trained? I love how you show how to set up an activity and take it off the tray โค
I love all the great ideas! I cant wait to try this with our little one. Thanks for making this video. Happy Holidays to you and your family โค
Thanks for share. Good ideas..๐
Thank you for the great ideas!
As innovative as always๐
Merry christmas๐๐ฒ๐๐