Creating the Perfect Montessori Nursery: A Guide for Parents
Please enjoy reading this post by Guest Blogger Andrea Gibbs, contributor at Montessori Academy, a blog dedicated to helping parents with the ins and outs of parenting children within the Montessori tradition. Hope you enjoy and please leave some feedback in the comments!
A parents dream is to have their child enjoy preschool and know success in school. This only becomes a reality for many when a child spends time at home in the Montessori nursery.
In creating the environment, you will want to allow your child to feel successful and build confidence. You will want to give a comfortable and consistent structure so that your child feels safe. You will want to help your child be creative and disciplined simultaneously. You will want a home environment that allows your child to play and have fun, but you will also want to instill good habits for later learning, such as personal hygiene, table manners, and self-discipline.
Things to consider before making a nursery for your child
When it comes to nursery design, there are a few things you should take into account before starting to decorate. Will the nursery be for a boy or a girl? What is the baby's gender? What style of nursery do you want to go for? What colors will you use? How much space do you have? Be sure to consider each of these questions before beginning the decorating process.
At the Montessori house, we believe in making a very gender-neutral nursery. You will want to get things in both gender-neutral colors. This way, your baby will not differentiate between what is for girls and what is for boys. However, if you decide to make a more girly or boyish nursery, this is fine as well. You want what your child needs and likes.
5 Tips to Creating the Perfect Montessori Nursery for Your Child
Montessori nurseries provide an environment that helps children learn and grow naturally. Here are five tips for creating the perfect Montessori nursery for your child.
1. Start by creating a comfortable, welcoming space for your child.
Montessori Nursery Room
Ensure your child has everything they need within reach. It is essential that everything your child needs is within reach from the floor but not too close to where the child will be crawling. This is important because everything should be at a level that your child can reach by himself.
Make sure there are plenty of places for them to sit and explore. Also, make sure there are plenty of places to play.
2. Create a variety of learning materials and toys specifically designed for young children.
The toy should be beautiful, simple, and safe. Buy toys and materials that will last.
Keep things kid-oriented and not baby-oriented. This can help your child grow and learn more. The toy should be educational and fun.
3. Then, provide materials that are appealing to your child.
Traditional Montessori materials try to grab children's eyes and senses to learn and grow constantly. Children tend to be visual learners and start learning things the minute they see something new.
You should choose a neutral wall color. Remove pictures and pictures of the same animal repeatedly. Avoid too much TV, music, or flashing lights. It should just be about nature and learning without distraction.
4. When you're ready to add more furniture, stick to simple designs.
Consider adding a few pieces your child can move around as they grow. This is important because a Montessori room will often change so children can keep up with their surroundings by moving things around themselves rather than having adults move everything for them. Offer a wide variety of things to sit on, such as chairs, benches, stools, and simple bamboo mats. You can also add pillows and cushions to help your child make their own space.
5. And finally, keep the colors balanced throughout the nursery.
Keep everything within reach and within eyesight for your child. Watch out for colors that are too dark. Make sure the colors are not cold or too warm. They should be just warm enough to be comfortable with great light but not too hot where it is uncomfortable for your baby's touch.
When choosing colors for the Montessori nursery, think about how you want your child to feel in this space. Then, select colors based on that feeling. In a Montessori nursery, color is used in the following ways:
Choose pink or purple for your color scheme if you have a girl. If you have a boy, choose blue or green. Everything else can be neutral. If your child is very young (less than 18 months old), you can use bright colors such as red and orange but balance them with warm neutrals like brown and cream.
Conclusion:
When children feel safe and comfortable, they learn better. Give your child what they need at the moment, but do not overdo it, or else your child will not be able to grow on their own. In creating the perfect Montessori environment for your baby, you should listen to them. They know what they need every day of their life and will let you know if something is missing from their environment.
Author bio
Andrea Gibbs is the Content Manager at SpringHive Web Agency, where she helps create content for their clients' blogs and websites. She is currently a blog contributor at Montessori Academy, a blog dedicated to helping parents with the ins and outs of parenting children within the Montessori tradition. When she isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and her dog.
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