Our Infant Mobile Collection

We have always used the Montessori Gobi mobile, but with Sarah I decided to DIY my way into exploring some of the other ways that infant guides use mobiles with babies.  You’ve probably seen many of these on Instagram, but here is a one-stop peak at our...

Lap Books for Babies

Board books are great for infants and toddlers, but we recently discovered oversize board books and they are all the heart emoji eyes! I first discovered the Share A Story lap edition board books at Costco.  I purchased two classics (Runaway Bunny &...

Do they see what I see?

A newborn baby’s vision is not fully developed at birth.  Because of this, infants show a preference for high contrast images because they are easier to see.  Babies love the blades of a fan in contrast to the ceiling and the dark trim of a window in...

Infancy Observed and Reimagined

Hey, Heidi has six kids AND a degree … she’s got this parenting/homeschool/teacher thing figured out by now.  Right?!  I think sometimes we need other moms to have it figured out because it gives us hope that we can figure it out too.  Today...

First Montessori Open Close Basket

   I’m still working on a post about the Montessori and GAPS work we are doing with Tomas right now, but it is a long post and keeps getting pushed back.  In the meantime, he gave me a beautiful sample of the amazing things he is capable of today...