Fern Montessori

Venture out into the high seas with our Mini Mariner kit!
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This is our final kit, for now, and it is packed full of learning and joy!

• learn the names of different ocean vessels with ship figurines and corresponding vocabulary cards

• pour scoop and fill up the darling lighthouse tray using our gorgeous ocean filler

• make 3 different types of patterns with ocean counters from and our patterning cards

• learn about the ocean with the nonfiction text, Ocean! Waves for All

*We are offering our final kit at our subscriber price. Thank you for supporting our small business 🤍

We have some not-so-fun news to share, and we want to be transparent about some big changes ahead for Fern Montessori. After much thought and many conversations, we’ve decided to put Fern on pause.

Dreaming up Fern and bringing it to life has been such an incredible journey. It has truly been an honor to create Montessori-inspired sensory play for children and to see our kits bring learning and play into so many homes. This venture has always been a labor of love, and as our families grow and change (a huge congratulations to Kate, who is pregnant!!!), we’ve come to the difficult realization that we need to shift our priorities and pour more into our families than our business right now.

This was not an easy decision. We are deeply grateful for every subscriber and customer who chose to support our small business. Your encouragement, purchases, and shared moments of play have meant more to us than we can say. What a fulfilling ride it has been!

While we’re not entirely sure what the future holds, we want to sincerely thank you for being part of our journey.

We will be releasing one final kit (for now!) “Mini Mariners” on March 1st at 10am EST. If you are a current subscriber, your March kit will be your final subscription kit. We will manually cancel all subscriptions, so there is nothing you need to do.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email us directly.

Thank you for supporting Fern and making our small business a reality over the past year and a half! We are pausing with gratitude and so much love for our community. Thank you for growing with us. 🤍
Emily + Kate

Finally getting around to sharing February’s Paw & Play sensory kit! This one sold out before our launch which we are so grateful for 😳.

This kit features kibble sensory filler, dog figurines with matching vocabulary cards, pattern block puzzles, miniature 🦴 counters by our friends , play dough and dog themed cookie cutters, and more! Such a sweet kit featuring man’s best friend 🤎🐶

A small gift from us to you 💌

Download our FREE envelope color sort cards (in English or Spanish) below ⬇️:
https://www.fernmontessori.org/shop/p/montessorienvelopecards

All we ask is that you comment an act of kindness you plan to do to spread love in your community. No act of kindness is too small ♥️.

Our math activity for Arctic Adventure is a ten frame with number cards and beautiful wooden snowflake counters ❄️

The ten frame and snowflakes helps children build early number sense by seeing quantities in an organized, visual way.

To utilize the ten frame:
Place the ten frame in front of your child and invite them to add snowflake counters, one at a time, starting from the top left. Count each snowflake
aloud as it is placed. To extend the learning, cut out the provided numbers and place the number card at the top of the ten frame. Invite your child to match the number with their snowflake counters ❄️.

Let’s embark on an Arctic Adventure this January 1st! This wintery kit also features one of our favorite cold-weather stories, The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett 🐻‍❄️.

Filled with icy fun and sweet polar bears, children will explore Arctic opposites, practice counting with a wintry ten frame, and dive into sensory play using our polar bear tray.

A cozy, hands-on adventure inspired by snow, story, and slow winter learning. You won’t want to miss this one ❄️! Shop our new kit starting this Thursday, Jan 1 at 10am EST.🤍

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season 🤍. May it be filled with peace, hope and love.

emily + kate

Happy winter solstice ☀️

For day 🔟 of our 12 Days of Sensory Play, we wanted to include an activity that invites children to give back to the earth, nourish wildlife through the colder months, and honor the quieter rhythm of winter. Making birdseed ornaments is a beautiful act of kindness, rooted in nature and connection.

Comment below for detailed instructions! ⬇️