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The Play Shelf is a Montessori-inspired toy store offering thoughtfully curated new and preloved items for babies 0-3 years.

We nurture your baby's natural curiosity and love of learning through intentional, sustainable play!

23/02/2024

🎉 General tips when presenting activities to the child:

✨ Observe the child
✨ Present activities that spark intrinsic interest
✨ SHOW the child the activity. This can be casual or more formal. Sit / stand on your child's dominant side. Use slow hands and omit words so they can focus on what you are doing. Follow the left to right sequence.
✨ Invite the child to try the activity
✨ Avoid correcting- simply take note and present the activity again at a neutral time; as long as they aren’t hurting themself, others or the environment.
✨ Once done, model putting the activity away- in the child’s work space.
✨ Allow space to explore and practice the activity as they wish.

🎉 These are general techniques that you can use when presenting any type of activity, especially in the first plane of development (0-6 years).

Give this a try and let me know how it goes!

📖 Information sourced from "The Montessori Toddler" Book by Simone Davies

14/02/2024

💁🏻‍♀️ Here are 5 Montessori activity categories that focus on developing the whole child.

1️⃣ Hand-eye coordination
2️⃣ Music and movement
3️⃣ Language
4️⃣ Arts and crafts
5️⃣ Practical life activities

"The environment must be rich in motives which lends interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences."- Maria Montessori

🙋🏻‍♀️Follow along as I explore these activity categories!

12/12/2023

💁🏻‍♀️ When I first started learning about the Montessori method of education, I noticed a preference towards natural materials.

👉🏼Babies and toddlers are sensorial learners and they need hands-on experience. Natural materials provide a number of sensorial benefits that help them learn about their world. For instance, natural materials may offer a different smell, texture, and weight compared to non-natural material.

👉🏼 When I first started looking for these types of toys, I had a hard time finding them. I searched for second-hand items across the city, Etsy, and different online stores. I eventually ordered a few wooden toys that were well loved... but not easily accessible.

💁🏻‍♀️ As a Montessori-inspired mom of two, I want to improve accessibility and affordability to high-quality materials within our community.

👉🏼Do you recognize these toys?

13/10/2023

♥️ Join a community where we can learn and grow alongside our children!

05/10/2023

🏠The Prepared Environment is one of the most important principles of Montessori, especially from birth to 6 years.

👶🏼During these sensitive periods, babies and toddlers will absorb information unconscious. It's through these interactions that they learn about their world and who they are to the world.

👉🏼A prepared environment can be any space!

♥️ Follow along and to learn how to implement Montessori principles at home!

🌟 Receive 50% off your first rental Play Kit to reduce clutter and maximize learning in your prepared environment!

14/09/2023

👶🏼 Support learning with our Montessori Visual Mobiles!

🌟 A Montessori Visual Mobile is a carefully designed and beautifully crafted infant mobile that hangs above a baby's movement mat.

🌟The purpose of the Montessori Visual Mobile is to capture the baby's attention and encourage visual tracking, depth perception, and concentration.

🌟 As the baby observes the mobile's gentle movements and focuses on the shapes and colors, they are not only entertained but also provided with an opportunity for early sensory exploration and cognitive development.

🌟 Montessori Visual Mobiles are designed with the principles of simplicity and beauty in mind, fostering an environment of calm and wonder for the youngest learners.

🎉 Join The Play Shelf and get 50% your first Play Kit! This would make a great baby shower gift for any new parent!

16/08/2023

🌟 A child-centred approach to education with the support of the adult and the environment.

"The education of even a very small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life." - Maria Montessori

❤️ Let's learn and grow together!

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11/08/2023

🔥 Did you know most forms of plastic are not biodegradable? Instead of turning into dust, they pile up, turn into microplastics, and pollute countless ecosystems across the planet. The few types of plastic that do break down end up reverting back into toxic petrochemicals.

💁🏻‍♀️Here's what we CAN do:

🎉 Shift our mindset
🎉 Re-evaluate our own consumer patterns.
🎉 Break the cycle of over-consumption, pollution, and unnecessary waste.
🎉 Normalize reusing toys and maximizing their lifespan.
🎉 Support a circular economy.
🎉 Promote a sense of community.
🎉 Help raise a generation of environmental stewards.
🎉 Invest in quality versus quantity.
🎉 Focus on the process of learning.

🌍 Together, we can take small steps and create big changes.

👉🏼 Do you want to be part of a global movement? Get 50% off your first Rental Play Kit! Currently serving Edmonton and the surrounding area.

02/08/2023

👶🏼👦🏽👧🏾The most important period of life is not the age of university studies...

💁🏻‍♀️During these sensitive periods ( birth to 6 years- known as the first plane of development), our children absorb information ( tangible and intangible) with little effort. These experiences help shape their perspective and of the world around them.

💁🏻‍♀️ Investing in the early years and strengthening core values around mutual respect, acceptance, trust, unconditional love and intrinsic motivation will serve them well in the future.

👉🏼What are your thoughts on this?
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11/07/2023

✨Safety is our top priority!

👶🏻👶🏽👶🏿Babies and toddlers are sensorial learners and often put items in their mouth. We understand that this is a way they learn about the world around them!

👉🏼 We want to ensure that every child is able to explore and enjoy our toys in a safe manner. Here are some ways we are making this happen:

👉🏼 First, we source toys that are made with natural materials and finished with non-toxic water based paint and beeswax.

👉🏼 Second, each item is thoroughly inspected, maintained and cleaned with:

1️⃣ Soap and water ( or laundered with detergent - if needed)
2️⃣ Rinsed with clean water
3️⃣ Sanitized and disinfected with Benefect Decon 30.
4️⃣ Air dried
5️⃣ Quarantined for at least one week

👉🏼 Third, items that do not meet our safety standard are removed from our library.

🎉 Join our pilot program and receive a FREE wooden teething toy with your first Play Kit (while supplies last).

✨ Our toys are your toys!

07/07/2023

✨ Customize your Play Kit!

💁🏻‍♀️ Meet your child's unique interests, way of learning and pace. Select toys that provide the right amount of challenge at the right time.

Need help choosing toys? No problem! We can help with that ☺️.

👉🏼 Here are a few sample Play Kit you can curate for your little ones!

🙋🏻‍♀️ Are you interested in trying out these toys? Comment FREE for a free one month trial!

04/07/2023

💁🏻‍♀️ The Play Shelf helps YOU overcome YOUR challenges!

🙋🏻‍♀️We help busy parents and carers feel less overwhelmed by:

1️⃣ Saving you time and money searching for toys.
2️⃣ Reducing clutter and the need for toy storage
3️⃣ Decreasing plastic waste and package in our environment 🌍.
4️⃣ Promoting a sense of community

Together, we can inspire intentional sustainable play and create an educational experience that lasts a lifetime!

🎉 Try out service for FREE! DM for more details.

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