If I had to pick a toy that’s gotten the most use from a variety of ages, it’d have to be the toy kitchen. Fun pots and pans and realistic toy foods make it a hit. Toddlers run to it, and even first-graders occasionally like to prepare us “dinner.” But what if we’d taken a different approach to the kitchen idea?How We Montessori shows us how instead of a toy kitchen, children can learn practical … [Read more...]