Here’s my version of something that follows the concepts introduced by two different Montessori materials, the Spindle Box, and Counters.                                        All materials are from a local craft store. 10 Paper Mache boxes, one strip of balsa, and glass beads. The boxes were $2 each, the balsa was $2 and the beads were $3, so [...]

So, we haven’t really been using these much. I’m not sure if I don’t get it or they don’t get it, but we’ll work on it. Either way, cheap cheap cheap. These are made from strips of balsa wood found at the local craft store. I think the whole piece cost me less than $2 [...]

No, I probably won’t be doing weekly posts, I know myself , but I thought it important to talk about how the first week has gone, and go over what we’re doing a bit more. As I said before, we’re following Letter of the Week for ‘themes’. This week was the letter A. The focus [...]

So, again, I’m sure I read about this at someone else’s blog, but I’m not sure where, so I can’t give credit. This set is available from Amazon for $55. Yep, *$55*. Yes, it’s wood, but still. Here’s my almost free version (the cost is in the laminating, paper, and ink). They’re those paint things [...]

Yep. For now, we’re homeschooling. Eion misses the cut off for most preschools by a month. That and not being potty trained yet this past fall means that we’ve been doing stuff at home. Well, I’ve taken it one step further and actually set up a school space. He’ll be eligible this fall, but haven’t [...]