wonder bowl

After reading Meg's post here and here, I quickly took her que and created a wonder bowl (sorry... I didn't have a basket) for Lala. What a wonderful surprise for her!

There was a big spoon, chenille yarn, a fabric swatch, rice pillow and a baby food jar.

It was very interesting to watch her. She sat quietly... very curious at what was in the bowl. Her favorite item? The spoon. Straight to the mouth.

To watch her facial expressions and her hand coordination was just amazing to me. After the spoon, she pulled and petted the yarn, tasted the jar, chucked the brush and dumped out the rice pillow and fabric. And what do you think she did with the empty bowl? Wore it as a hat of course!

This was a great exercise and I intend to do this with her as often as possible. I'm also going to check out the book, How To Raise An Amazing Child The Montessori Way, that Meg recommended.

Yup, my interest has definitely been peaked and I want to learn more about Montessori learning. I'll let you know what I find out...

In the meantime, we're off to our annual pumpkin hunt this weekend. I'm sooo excited! Any plans in your neck of the woods?

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Comments

[angie platten]

Fun idea... but, that chenille yarn scares me.... while it feels wonderful, couldn't that be a hazard if she got it wrapped around her neck? She could choke herself! That would be horrible!

[Venus Perez]

Aaack! Horrible indeed! Yes, I definitely given it thought. I was with her the entire time. Even the glass jar, I was a bit nervous and made sure she was on the carpet. I'm planning on changing it up next time. Thanks!

[shop Pandora Rings]

Those are super cute. I like you on Facebook.