Low Bookshelf for Kids – Montessori Style

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We made two little bookshelves, which was easier than I thought it would be. Our neighbor was making 7 bookshelves for a school his wife works at. She’s an Uber Montessori Teacher. He gave us the measurements of the bookshelves which we adjusted. We decided to go with 28″ tall by 48″ wide and about [...]

Perfect Toddler Table – Convert an IKEA Table

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Chopping the legs off a table is liberating. We bought a typical IKEA kids table. Like all table sets out there, is was too high for our toddlers. $40 for the table and chairs. Then we went over to Michael Olaf to see what the measurements on the perfect Montessori table ($386) were. Their table was [...]

Natural Wood Blocks Waldorf Style

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This was awesome. Our neighbor was cutting down some massive wood vine and let us grab some of the pieces from him.

Essentials – The first table

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Montessori people believe in certain dimensions for the perfect table.