Montessori-family

24/07/2026

❤️ Final Week! ❤️
I honestly can't believe I'm writing this, but this is the final week of The Montessori Family.
The shop will be closing very soon, and I'm busy packing the last orders while also working my full-time job.
I've just added a few more topics to the website:
🌊 Seaside
🐶 Pets
🌿 Rainforest
🌸 Flowers
🌈 Colours
There are also still a few of these favourites available:
🍎 Apples
🦋 Butterflies
🍂 Seasons
🦊 Woodland Animals
🚀 Space
⛈️ Weather
🌳 Trees
🐞 Mini-beasts
🧠 Anatomy
❄️ Polar Regions
Some topics now have fewer than 5 boxes left, so if you've been thinking about ordering one, please don't leave it too late. Once they're gone, they're gone forever.
Don't forget our Toddler Activity Card Sets are still available for just £10, and many of the remaining Montessori boxes are 50% off.
I just wanted to say another huge thank you to every single one of you. This community has been such a special part of my journey over the last seven years, and I'm so grateful for all your support, encouragement and kind words.
I'll continue packing and shipping until the end of July, and I'll keep this group going afterwards so we can continue sharing Montessori ideas, activities and advice together.
❤️ Thank you for being part of The Montessori Family.

This is by far our biggest box! And it's one that your child will revisit years after years as they grow. Even a 6 to 8 years old will love this box!

25/06/2026

Now half price and perfect for the Summer! Explore the world of mini- beasts! Mini-beasts 3 part cards, parts of the snail, life cycle of the ladybird, crafts and counting! Grab it while stock lasts! And remember, I will not produce them anymore!!!

25/06/2026

After 7 wonderful years, I've made the difficult decision to close The Montessori Family. 💔

Since 2018, it has been an incredible privilege to create Montessori-inspired activity boxes for families around the world. Thank you for every order, message, photo and recommendation along the way. ❤️

As part of our closing down sale, many boxes are now available at half price, including some of our most popular topics:

⭐ Space
🦖 Dinosaurs
🦋 Butterflies
🌳 Trees
🦊 Woodland Animals
🍂 Seasons
🐝 Bees
🌍 World
❄️ Polar Regions

Plus our Toddler Activity Cards are now just £10.

Our Weather boxes have already sold out, and stock is disappearing quickly. Once a box is gone, it's gone forever as we are no longer producing new stock.

Our boxes are only available for UK shipping

I'll continue shipping orders until the end of July while supplies last.

Thank you for being part of this journey. It has meant the world to me. ❤️

This is by far our biggest box! And it's one that your child will revisit years after years as they grow. Even a 6 to 8 years old will love this box!

16/06/2026

When adults think about childhood, they often associate it with fantasy: Disney stories, fairy tales, Santa Claus. But Maria Montessori had a different opinion.

From birth to 6 years old, the child is a human being in formation. He learns about the world around him. He wants to learn the reality of the world he lives in. The child has an absorbent mind and is not yet capable of abstract thought and the imagination that follows from it. Fantasy and many modern toys are based on abstract thought. Therefore, Montessori advised against the introduction of the child to fantasy too early. By fantasy, we mean animals that pretend to be human beings (in movies and books), fairy tales and other myths and legends.

Avoiding fantasy does not mean a lack of imagination. Maria Montessori encouraged imagination to be based upon reality because until the child is fully formed (brain, body, emotions) everything he learns is part of his reality.

So was Maria Montessori against fantasy and fairy tales?

No, but she wanted parents and educators to move away from only introducing children to fantasy, from preventing children to experience practical activities, from controlling children's behaviour with fearful stories (including the use of Santa Claus to control children's good and bad behaviours). In fact, Mario Montessori Jr, her grandson explained that she was reading them fairy tales but she fulminated against them in her writing to help parents to move away from their "narrow" view of children.
Now that
we have a better understanding of a child's psychology, we can have a more balance's view.

You need to observe your child. Is your child's aware that it is pretend? Is your child very sensitive to the fearful aspects of some stories?

At the end of the day, it's all about your own child. It is also about not imposing your own ideas (any stories that we read to our child might nurture their imagination but at the end of the day, it is a story created by an adult), and it's about following your own child.
(read more on the blog about Fantasy https://themontessorifamily.com/fantasy-or-reality-my-favourite-montessori-childrens-books/

29/03/2026

Montessori- Creativity within Real Life

There's a common misconception where people think Montessori doesn't allow for creativity. The truth will surprise you and make you reevaluate the way you look at imagination in your own life.

27/03/2026

What do you think ?

New government guidance also suggests children under-two should not be watching screens alone.

23/03/2026

Every Flower is a soul blossoming in nature...⁣ Read my tips to encourage your children (and you) to spend time outdoor ⁣

It is so much easier to spend time outside when the weather is nice! ⁣⁣
I love the beginning of every Season. Spring is even a more wonderful time with spring flowers, birds singing and blossoms all around.⁣
⁣But I still have to force myself to go out. And now that my children are older, I have noticed that going out is not as natural in our daily/weekly rhythm.⁣
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So how to help your older children to enjoy outdoor time? (those ideas can be suitable for younger children too)⁣
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- choose after-school activities that are done outdoor such as forest school, football and other sports⁣
- have a goal in mind as random exploratory walks are less interesting for children in the second plane (6+ but probably true from 4 years old)⁣
- the goal could be a nature hunt or take your camera and encourage them to take pictures⁣
- check the cards for 2 amazing games to play in nature⁣
- organise the playdate in nature as older children are definitely social⁣
- go out straight after school without coming back home, so have a picnic or snack ready to enjoy in the park⁣
- walk or cycle back from school⁣
- go litter picker. Since we have 2 litter picker tools, my children enjoy our daily walk more⁣
- choose a new outdoor space to explore for the weekend. We crave novelty!⁣
- Offer them their own vegetable plot and make them responsible for the project from a to z. Let them choose their seeds and taking care of the plot by themselves. Same for a flower patch. ⁣
- offer them outdoor practical life activities such as cleaning the car.⁣
- follow a nature curriculum for inspiration⁣
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21/03/2026