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Montessori christmas gifts

For Kids 3 to 4 Years

Magnetic Dress Up Santa. Santa's Sleigh Wooden Chunky Puzzle (9 pieces). An extremely pleasant puzzle featuring Santa and his Reindeers.

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Christmas Puzzles to Love - 2 to 5 Years

Here are some of the very stunning and Montessori family friendly Christmas puzzles! It's all about stacking, sorting, sequencing, patterns, and finding order! All these puzzles would work superbly in a tray or on a kid 's work ledges. I really love the natural timber puzzles. Don't forget about nesting dolls, they make wonderful decorations and children love to stack, sort and put them away.

For Children 5 Years

Christmas Tree Triangle Puzzle. Gingerbread Houses Family Puzzle. This puzzle is made to be used by a group of people with different ability levels as it's three different sized bits. I love at Christmas to really have a puzzle going on the table for everyone to contribute to and this puzzle would be ideal! It has 400 pieces. I have ordered Otis two Christmas puzzles by Ravensburger, which is one of my favourite puzzle brands, their age ideas are often spot on!

For Kids 2 to 3 Years

Wooden Christmas Tree Puzzle. The attractiveness of the puzzle is in it's simplicity. Chunky Wooden Christmas Puzzle. Christmas Blocks. A puzzle that doubles as ornamentation! Perfect for the child's sense of order. I adore these very simple two, three and four piece puzzles.

Present Ideas for the Montessori Kid - Christmas

When looking for Christmas gift ideas it's easy to think all the great toys come from abroad. These present ideas don't include Montessori stuff but they're appropriate for the Montessori kid and they are all made by Australian businesses. I've really tried to include as many small businesses and handmade goods as possible while also highlighting some of our favourite Australian products! A number of these stores ship overseas also. Little back packs perfect for independent Montessori kids by Bagbini (international shipping accessible). Playdough and accessories at Happy Hands Joyful Heart (we love this playdough, the texture and fragrances are exceptional). Gentle skin care from Sukin. Natural toothpaste (we've used this brand for years) and compostable toothbrushes from Jack N' Jill (also obtainable in the US here). Reindeer Costume at StitchandWillow (Etsy) (my five year old would love this!!). Wholesome Flash Cards (great for all sorts of learning) at Teepee Learning (international transport accessible). I also love these Pregnancy and Birth Affirmation Cards. There are very few Montessori material makers in Australia but Wood Puzzles has a good array of language stuff and Australian made wooden trays. I suggest the Magnetic Movable Alphabet as well as the pictured Alphabet Boards. Kid size, real, Tool Set and Gardening Set with Gloves at Me2Me2. The Happy Architect and Alphabet Duplicate Pairs at The Freckled Frog. Infant Morris board books at Little Children Matters. DIY Coloured Beeswax Kit by Luxmi (this is the small kit for making birthday candles, would be lovely for a younger kid, the larger coloured kit is listed here). Star Garland at KirraKai (Etsy), perfect child and environmentally friendly decorations. I hope you enjoyed this small snippet of what Australian stores have to offer!

Labyrinth and Maze Toys for Children!

I came across this wonderful junior labyrinth (for Otis 5yrs) and it got me thinking about other, similar toys. I'm certain these are ideal for building concentration, developing hand-eye coordination, and visual perception. They'd additionally be interesting to utilize with family or friends. Many of these would be well satisfied to a Montessori environment, gross motor area or toddle place! I love this quote from MontessoriReStore. "The labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle along with the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. It symbolizes a journey to our own center and back out again into the whole world . The simplicity engages the right side of the brain allowing intuition, imagination and vision to form a meditative activity to reconnect you with your facility. It's been found to enhance wellness, express emotions and create a sense of well being for centuries. Utilize a private maze to center a youngster between jobs or only when the kid needs a moment of reflection." Wooden Finger Labyrinth - MontessoriReStore on Etsy Handheld Wooden Marble Mazes - FromJennier on Etsy Magnetic Maze Racing Game - Lakeshore Learning Magnet Express - Anatex Junior Labyrinth - Child.com.au (Australia) Labyrinth - BRIO