Montessori Mom Links of the Day

Montessori Parenting Blogs & Fun

• Super Fun Mama: 3 Part Cards and Nomenclature
  reading ideas, links and directions
  (tags: blog reading parenting)
• Be Not Afraid: Recommended New Blogs
  Be Not Afraid Letting go of fear, celebrating life, marriage, motherhood and all things Catholic.
  (tags: parenting blog ideas support)

Decorating for Kids

• 10 Decorating Ideas for Kids' Rooms : Decorating : Home & Garden Television
  Designer Dan Vickery shares his favorite tips for organizing and designing a playful and creative kid's room.
  (tags: Design ideas children)
• How to Divide a Shared Kids' Room : Decorating : Home & Garden Television
  Use open shelving and a creative paint technique to create an individual space for each kid in a shared room.
  (tags: design kids)
• Kid’s Rooms and Family Spaces by Sixx Design
  If you're new here, you can get new Coochicoos updates via RSS, email, or by following us on Twitter. Thanks for visiting! Cortney and Bob Novogratz is a husband and wife design team behind Sixx Design.  They work and live in
  (tags: Montessori type design children)

Herb Gardening for Children

• Tin Can Herb Pots Earth Day Craft for Kids - Kids' Plants Crafts for Earth Day - Kaboose.com
  This Earth Day tin can herb pot craft creates new plant life in a beautiful handmade container. Kids will love to nurture their own plants and watch them grow.
  (tags: easy tin can herb pots)
• Growing A Pizza Garden: Grow A Kid’s Pizza Herb Garden
  Grow pizza garden directions
  (tags: pizza garden kids)
• Herb Gardens For Children-Pizza Herb Garden
  By: Robin Svedifr Growing herbs is a wonderful way for children to learn about gardening. Most herbs are easy to grow and take little care to flourish. Herbs make terrific first plants for a child. Children love to learn about and explore nature. A child as young as th
  (tags: herb garden kids)
• A Childrens Herb Garden - Planting Tips and Gardening Idea For Kids
  Fun ideas and herbal plant choices for growing a children's herb garden.
  (tags: herb garden)
• Creating an Herb Garden
  Herbs arouse kids' curiosity and interest because they thoroughly engage the senses.
  (tags: herb gardening kids education)
• The Secret of Montessori: Cultural Materials
  Cultural Materials Cultural activities for children 3-6 years old
  (tags: montessori blog)

Children's Gardening Ideas

• How to Build a Raised Vegetable Garden | Step-by-Step | Family Projects | This Old House - Introduction
  If you have a kid who loves helping out in the garden but you're always brushing the dirt off their knees, a raised bed may be the perfect addition to your landscape
  (tags: raised garden beds how to)
• No Dig Gardens are the quickest easiest method to get growing!
  Gardening is sublime. Growing your own vegetables in no dig gardens is organic, low maintenance and deeply satisfying.
  (tags: easy chemical free garden)
• My First Garden Planning Checklist
  My First Garden is a guide to the world of fun and clever gardening.
  (tags: garden planning)
• Easy Children's Vegetable Garden Plan
  Enjoy growing healthy produce while spending time with little gardeners with this easy garden plan.
  (tags: easy garden children)
• Garden Projects For Kids - A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Botany
  For kids to learn to love gardening, it shouldn't be a chore but instead a quality time family project. Links from your Homeschooling Guide.
  (tags: gardening kids activities)
• Gardening Lesson Plan: Introduce Your Child to Growing Plants and Flowers
  Gardening is a fun and rewarding activity. Most children love to help in the garden, so teach them what it's all about with these lesson plan ideas.
  (tags: lesson gardening)
• How to Design a Children's Garden | eHow.com
  How to Design a Children's Garden. It's said that gardens grow children, and this is particularly true when a child's first experiences with gardening are fun and successful. Nurturing plants and the sharing the bounty are great...
  (tags: garden childrens)

Montessori Istanbul Blog

• MUMMY
  Montessori parenting blog from Istanbul
  (tags: Montessori blog)

Recycling in Your Classroom

• recycling in the classroom projects for students and educators
  recycling in the classroom projects for students and educators
  (tags: Recycling Classroom science lessons)
• Clever Ways to Recycle Everyday Items for Classroom Projects | Scholastic.com
  Don't throw out those takeout containers or film canisters too quickly! They might have handy classroom uses. Check out all these possibilities....
  (tags: recycle items classroom use ideas)
• Classroom Activities Grades K-5
  Classroom recycling activities for the classroom
  (tags: earth day recycling lessons)

Homeschool Montessori Blog

• Homeschool @ SG
  . I am homeschooling my son using mostly montessori methods & whatever ideas that drop in my head.
  (tags: Montessori toddler blog)

Free Geography Games

• Geography Games For Kids - By KidsGeo.com
  These fun and educational games were developed by KidsKnow It Network to help students develop and sharpen their geography skills Geography Games For Kids These fun and educational games were developed by the KidsKnowIt Network to help students develop and sharpen their geography skills.
  (tags: geography games education kids interactive)
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
  Clickable Map Quizzes - just click on the map to answer the questions. Great geography practice for students in elementary school, middle school, high school, colleges and universities.
  (tags: geography maps games quiz)
• World Maps - geography online games
  World geography quizzes galore - over 250 fun online map games teach capitals, country locations, and more. Also info on the culture, history, and much more.
  (tags: geography games education maps)

Recycle Blue Jeans Fun

• Blue Jeans Quilts - easy denim quilts made from recycled jeans for frugal quilting
  Blue Jeans Quilts - easy denim quilts made from recycled jeans for frugal quilting
  (tags: jeans denim ideas quilting)
• Recycling Denim: New Uses for Old Denim Blue Jeans
  How to Recycle Denim: New Uses for Old Denim Blue Blue Jeans.
  (tags: sewing recycling denim)
• Twenty-five Things to Do With Old Jeans | Wise Bread
  Twenty-five Things to Do With Old Jeans
  (tags: diy craft recycle sewing design crafts)
• Denim Pocket Quilt - How to Make a Denim Pocket Quilt
  Turn your worn jeans into a beautiful quilt.
  (tags: recycle sewing)

Make Mittens Out of Old Sweaters

• Make Mittens out of An Old Sweater : Planet Green
  You found a sweater in your closet that’s so garish and tacky-looking that you begin to question the judgment of your former self. You’d gladly donate the
  (tags: sweater mittens)
• How to Make Mittens Out of Old Sweaters | eHow.com
  How to Make Mittens Out of Old Sweaters. You will learn how you can recycle your old sweaters and make mittens. This is easier than you think.
  (tags: recycle sweater mittens)
• Recycled Sweater Mittens - DIY Craft Project Instructions
  Recycled Sweater Mittens - free DIY craft project tutorial and instructions for this, and thousands of other handmade projects
  (tags: sweater mittens recycle)
• Make Mittens From an Old Sweater - How to Sew DIY Mittens Video - About.com
  An old wool sweater is a terrible thing to waste. Why not turn it into a pair of mittens you can design any way you want? Find out how to make a cozy pair of mittens in a snap.
  (tags: Earth Day recycle clothing)