Am I a little sad that the only two rooms that are finished in the house are going to get redone? Well maybe a little, but I am so excited to get started on Noah's new room! And then once we find out what baby #2 is, get started on the nursery. The plan is that the office will move into the rec room, Skylar will move to the office, Noah will move to Skylar's room, and the nursery will remain the nursery.

As I shared a week or so ago, I have been really starting to introduce Noah to Montessori learning. I plan to use many of those new learned principles in Noah's new room. I plan to make it where Noah can be as independent as possible. I am having my father-in-law help me build a little platform for Noah's bed, enabling him to get in and out of bed on his own.

I also want to set up all of his stuff at his level so he can play and do activities on his own. This will take some very good baby-proofing, so I plan on only allowing things in his room that he cannot hurt himself on. Nothing that he can fit in his mouth either. I know that would be the first place he would put it. :)

So I just thought I would share a few inspirations that I have found lately. I am trying to make up my mind and then here soon get started. (All of the photos link to the original sources)

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/a-gallery-of-childrens-floor-beds-195779

http://petitandsmall.com/how-to-build-house-bed-kids-room/

http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/2014/07/11/colour-me-happy/

http://www.brit.co/picks/diy-basics-pimp-out-your-walls-with-knotted-garland/

http://www.100layercakelet.com/2014/05/22/moonrise-kingdom-birthday-ideas-and-cake-smash/

Happy Wednesday! xo, Britt

I have been doing a lot of research on Montessori learning. It has been something that I have become pretty serious about and really want to start implementing in our everyday life. I am no pro, in fact I have a ton more reading and learning to do, but I am starting small.

A lot of Montessori ideas are based on the child exploring and learning on their own. Letting every child make their own success. I love the idea of giving Noah tools and toys that help him grow and learn on his own. One way that young ones can learn a lot by listening. So that is why I decided to make Noah these fun shakers. I know he will love them because he loves playing with things that make noise. :)

I bought a set of spice jars from IKEA for only $3.99. Then I came up with 4 different items to put in them. I wanted to come up with 4 different materials that would make different sounds if shaken. I found scrabble pieces, pennies, buttons and rice. To make it a little fun, I decided to use food coloring to dye the rice blue.

The shakers are a great way for Noah to learn that different items make different sounds. Plus he thinks its super fun to grab the jars and shake them around. They are so fun and they don't make too much noise, so it doesn't drive you completely nuts ... ha! :)

I will have a lot more fun Montessori adventures coming up, but I hope we can learn and make fun learning materials together. Happy Wednesday! xo, Britt