LEARNING THROUGH PLAY! 25 MONTESSORI ACTIVITY IDEAS for Toddlers 12-13 Months Old

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY! 25 MONTESSORI ACTIVITY IDEAS for Toddlers 12-13 Months Old | MONTESSORI AT HOME | Maria and Montessori
Our babies have entered toddlerhood and they've hit the ground running (literally)! So what can we do to keep our little toddlers engaged, curious, learning, and playing independently? What materials and activities can we share with them to make sure they're still developing properly at a time when all they want to do is GO GO GO? I've got 25 Montessori activity ideas that will feed your child's natural desire to play and move, while also helping them continue to develop those important language skills, math skills, motor skills, balancing skills and more!
Discover some of the Montessori materials and Montessori activities that have been a staple for us in the 12-13 month period! Not looking to buy more toys? No problem! Some of these activities can be created with items around your house or nothing at all! Stick around to find out how! Remember, Montessori does not have to be expensive!
As I've mentioned in similar videos, remember that your child's journey will be different from ours. These activities may be just right or too easy or too hard for them at this age range. The beauty of Montessori is following the child, and presenting the material when they're ready! Materials we used in the 11-12 age range are still going to be useful here, and we will continue to work on some of these activities beyond the 13 month age mark as well!
If you're hungry for more Montessori activity ideas for your little toddler, check out these recent videos I have on practical life ideas, the functional kitchen, and DIY Montessori materials!
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Links to Materials:
Colored Rings on a Dowel: Amazon - tinyurl.com/6rb4t4mz
Discs on a Horizontal Dowel: Alison's Montessori - tinyurl.com/w2zrsdna
Carrot Posting Activity: Amazon - tinyurl.com/3khdm5c9
Building Blocks: Amazon - tinyurl.com/4956799w
Shape Sorter: Ours is passed down, available on Amazon: tinyurl.com/yz3efute This is a wooden version from Amazon: tinyurl.com/8hey2zmr
We also love this combination shape sorting and pounding activity from Target: tinyurl.com/cup4hx8s
Geometric Puzzle: Amazon - tinyurl.com/2j839atx
Pom Poms for Transferring: Amazon - tinyurl.com/4vy85kxs
Walking Wagon (now for pulling): tinyurl.com/58phmmtc
Musical Instrument Set: Melissa and Doug on Amazon tinyurl.com/ez3hstuv
Cleaning Set: www.melissaanddoug.com/dust-s... (cheapest at Target and Amazon).
Watering Can: Amazon - tinyurl.com/3hpnn569
The Nugget - nuggetcomfort.com/products/th...
Language Basket Animals tinyurl.com/j6b2bkdn
Animal Magnets: Amazon - tinyurl.com/hyyvvfy5
Trays: Amazon tinyurl.com/ymv3bjxh
Baskets: Montessori Services tinyurl.com/4hupe55r
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If you're interested in learning more about the Montessori method, baby basics, or motherhood tips, check out my playlists below.
See how to Make Your Own Montessori Inspired Playkits: vsit.site/gbiwk
Baby Basics series on my channel: vsit.site/4cjn8
Motherhood Tips series on my channel: tinyurl.com/47n76pak
See Stella's Playroom Tour here: • Realistic Montessori I...
and her Nursery Tour here: • The Only Nursery Tour ...
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📸Follow me on TikTok and Instagram @MariaAndMontessori to see daily tidbits of our life as I transition to being a stay at home mom in 2021 and introduce Montessori to Stella!
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[@MariaandMontessori]

Links to all the materials and the other 3 videos in description box! 🤗

[@hopeayikoru6617]

I have f

[@mirelaboicu]

Hiding and finding animals around the house just became our favorite game! 😍 thank you for sharing this wonderful ideas

[@MariaandMontessori]

Aw I'm so happy to hear that!! Thank you for letting me know!

[@alenkab2007]

Wow! Stella, are you sure you're 1 year old? What a confident baby! Mom is so amazing in creating such a beautiful, encouraging learning environment for Stella. I'm really amazed by your video! 💖💖💖

[@MariaandMontessori]

Thank you! It's amazing what our kids can do if we provide them with the proper, PREPARED environment! 😉

[@chantalyt]

Oh my gosh she is so capable!! I love how genuinely happy and excited she seems!! Amazing mama!!

[@MariaandMontessori]

Aw thank you! I'm glad you could see the excitement even without her facial expressions 😅 She honestly amazes me every day!

[@mixed_and_nerdy]

Great video again, she’s growing so much! The wallet one is definitely a favorite in our playroom (and woohoo an ad played beforehand, KZbin likes your video 😉)

[@MariaandMontessori]

She's growing insanely quick, I can't catch up!!! She definitely prefers mom's real wallet, with all the old receipts to rip apart too 🙃. Also, no idea what an ad would signify really since I'm not monetized still...KZbin is really doing whatever they want these days 🤷‍♀️

[@calahbutterfly]

She's so smart!

[@MariaandMontessori]

Aw thank you! I'm honestly still surprised by what she's able to accomplish every single day!

[@gottfix]

Gracias por grabar todas estas actividades! Me encantan 😊

[@MariaandMontessori]

Gracias!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@lifeisgreatx6722]

Wow this baby is a mini Einstein, amazing 👏💕 Its worth saying if any mama's are watching this and your child can't do these things, please don't worry, this child is very advanced for her age. Dont let this make you feel bad, all children develop at different ages 😊

[@MariaandMontessori]

Yes, as I have listed in the description box, every child's development journey is different and that is the beauty of implementing Montessori at home-it allows each child to develop at their own unique pace. This isn't a developmental milestone checklist-just ideas of activities that children at this age could enjoy. With that said, her development is actually on par with her peers and the general progression of Montessori materials for this age, so these aren't a far reach for most typically developing children, depending on their interests 😊. She had simply been presented with the opportunity to explore concepts that scaffold these skills throughout her first year of life.

[@xiwenwang8515]

Thanks so much for your informative video, super helpful! Stella is super duper advanced, this makes me feel my LO is too behind 😂😂😂

[@MariaandMontessori]

Oh my gosh 😅 I'm glad it's helpful but definitely don't feel like your LO is behind! Everyone develops at such a different pace based on their interests, environment, etc! Since it was during the height of the pandemic, we had nothing to do but stay home and work on these activities! Our progress is surely slower now that we have a chance to explore other ways of developing -parks, museums, etc. And her interests have shifted as well. Take this as a lost of what is possible and see what your LO is interested in 🥰

[@user-oe6vu4ys1u]

شكراً لك = Thanks

[@MariaandMontessori]

My pleasure!

[@doinggreat974]

I don't understand my 15months baby has some sort of issue with stackings. She will never stack cups/ rings ., infact she cannot bear to see when they r stacked. She will simply remove n throw all of them. Is there any specific meaning to this?

[@MariaandMontessori]

They really enjoy seeing how things move through the air, how they fall, and most importantly, how you put them back up at this age! Some kids are interested in stacking it back up again earlier than others, but it seems she's more interested in how things move through space right now instead!

[@user-xf4bz4gm8p]

혼자서도 척척 몬테소리 감사 합니다

[@kaiharmony]

My son is 14 months and he still just tries to put everything in his mouth, so its hard to introduce new things.

[@MariaandMontessori]

As long as it is something that is safe to mouth, you can introduce some of the newer activities. But we also worked quite a bit on redirecting at that point-if she was bringing the broom up to her mouth, I'd gently guide her hands back and show how to imitate the sweeping motion. If she continued, I replaced it with something she CAN mouth. So she slowly started to understand which items can be mouthed & which can't

[@kaiharmony]

@@MariaandMontessori awesome advice thanks

[@kristelagarcia7562]

How old is your little one here?

[@MariaandMontessori]

The ages listed! 12 and 13 months

[@kristelagarcia7562]

@@MariaandMontessori oh goodness- my girl is no where near these skills. Do you have a video on where to start? Thanks for the reply!

[@MariaandMontessori]

I had started with just our playroom tour around 6 months and started showing our activities from 9 months on (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJuYo6WjnK6JmMU) You can also see some other ideas that I showed for earlier ages in the Lovevery comparable playlist too Lovevery Comparables: kzbin.info/aero/PLEBf4xnldSqCK970NeMQRhYJTSGVyKJF-

[@kristelagarcia7562]

@@MariaandMontessori 💕💕💕