Are you thinking of adding a painting easel in your home? Or are you frustrated with the amount of space the easel takes up in your house? Many of the easels designed for children are bright, garish colors, plastic, and oversized. Who wants that as a centerpiece in you family space? Today we want to share an alternative to an art easel in your home. Children love to paint and draw, and giving them a

My career as an educator started many years ago in a toddler classroom.  I had yet to get my Montessori training, but I was doing my best to understand what I was to do and why the children were doing what they were doing.  I remember the lead teacher explaining to me that I was to get each child to sit down by themselves and work with one activity at a time. In a class