Sweet Emery loves to wake up before the sun... I'm talking like 5am-6am most days. She is eager to start her day, talking a mile a minute and already bounding around the house. This preggo mama doesn't quite share her enthusiasm at the 5am hour, so we had to come up...
Is there anything better than the smell of fresh evergreen throughout the house during the holiday season? It is part of the reason we get a real Christmas tree for our family room each year! We live in a small-ish town and I have always had trouble finding the...
Gooood morning! It's finally December and I am here for ALLLL the Christmas magic this year! The twinkly Christmas lights adorning nearly every nook and cranny of the house - is there such thing as too many?? Christmas music playing softly in the background, the fire...
Sweet Emery loves to wake up before the sun... I'm talking like 5am-6am most days. She is eager to start her day, talking a mile a minute and already bounding around the house. This preggo mama doesn't quite share her enthusiasm at the 5am hour, so we had to come up...
Is there anything better than the smell of fresh evergreen throughout the house during the holiday season? It is part of the reason we get a real Christmas tree for our family room each year! We live in a small-ish town and I have always had trouble finding the...
Gooood morning! It's finally December and I am here for ALLLL the Christmas magic this year! The twinkly Christmas lights adorning nearly every nook and cranny of the house - is there such thing as too many?? Christmas music playing softly in the background, the fire...
It's finally starting to feel a little bit like fall around here! Some of the leaves have started changing, falling, and the temperature is just a tad bit cooler. And while Thanksgiving is not too far away, we are in full Christmas decorating mode around here. It...
This is such a fun, easy way to introduce color mixing! I think most kiddos love any chance they get to play with water and this is no exception! I used a big tub, glass containers and jars from the kitchen, these fun pipettes, and food coloring. I started out just...
One thing I love about Montessori is that it encourages the development of all five senses - sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch through hands on learning. This is simple, inexpensive, and offers endless opportunities to modify and build upon. Since this was...
I love coming up with fun ways to introduce new foods to Emery! This particular week we were talking about colors and I thought it would be fun if each day for lunch, we focused on one of the colors we had been learning about. For Monday, we did all things red - red...
There is something special about this simple, soothing lavender play dough that helps little ones (and mamas) relax and enjoy this classic toddler activity. It smells wonderful and letting little ones create endless possibilities is sure to keep them engaged for a...
Oh man, my very first post! I have wanted to start a blog as a creative outlet for years and thanks to the pandemic for extra time at home, it is finally coming together. Writing and expressing my ideas, thoughts, and emotions does not come easy for me. I’m hoping...
One of the sweetest activities that incorporates practical life skills such as care of the environment and pouring.
Hello! Welcome to my blog, Mama McClintock. I am a nurse turned stay-at-home mama and this is all about our Montessori-ish inspired home, simple, healthy living and life raising our two girls.Read More…
