Our Montessori Bedrooms Tour
Montessori in Real Life
In continuation of our Montessori Home Tour part I, here is part II - the kids’ bedrooms and bathroom! As all of the playing happens in our common areas, their bedrooms are really just for reading together and sleeping. Therefore we try to keep their rooms pretty minimal in terms of toys and distractions, and completely safe for exploring. They have both been sleeping on floor beds since 6 months old, and it’s worked wonderfully for our family. (Scroll to the bottom or read thorugh my previous sleep posts to learn a bit more about our sleep journey.)
D’s Bedroom
D's room mostly stores her many stuffed animals, baby dolls, and their accessories. We keep them in baskets on her cube shelf, though they often all end up on her bed with her! Though she hardly naps these days, she has up to an hour of rest time in her room each afternoon when she “reads” her books and plays with her dolls and animals. Her Sprout floor bed (twin size) has allowed for this freedom since she was crawling, but at night, she’s (almsot) always stayed in bed and just slept. (Now that she isn’t napping, she falls asleep immediately upon lying down and sleeps at least 12 hours straight!) Before bed, we read books together in her teepee. In her closet, we keep her Sprout wardrobe with her clothes. We keep the doors to her closet closed, but she can pick out her own outfit each morning, hang up clean clothes, and put dirty clothes in her hamper. Here are links to her bedding, sheets, fox rug, tassle garland, tassle wall hanging, and animal prints.
S’ Bedroom
S’ room is bigger and we are hoping that once he is a little older and more capable, the two can share a room. He sleeps on a crib-size floor bed my husband made for D when she was his age. At this point he usually has one morning nap on the go, a long afternoon nap here, and sleeps soundly here through the night. Both of them love to curl up in the reading nook together before bed, and D LOVES to come in here and greet him upon wakeup. The cozy floor cushion is made by Nursling, and pillows and art are from Target. Here are links to his crib sheet, woodland prints, woodland quilt, cube shelf, and floating bookshelves. If you’d like to see more of how his room was set up as a younger infant, or for more links, check out this blog post! Once he is crawling, we will remove the changing station, rocking chair, and maybe the pull-up bar, depending on how active he is!
Both kids have a Hatch sound machine/night light, cordless blackout blinds (D’s are open during her rest time), and a video monitor.
Kids’ Bathroom
This is the bathroom where D has a little self-care area. If we had more room, I’d love for it to be at her level, but for now it works to have it at the big sink with this adjustable step stool. For teeth brushing, we take turns, so my husband or I brush and floss her teeth first, and then she gets a turn. She also likes to comb her own hair and put on some lotion after her bath. In this bathroom, we have a toilet insert, but she prefers her small potty. S is very excited to be sitting in the big tub with his sister now! Once he’s standing, we will do stand-up diaper changing in here as well.
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A note about sleep: First off, I want to preface with the fact that I am not a certified sleep coach or sleep expert, so please consult your pediatrician or a sleep consultant if you or your child are really struggling with sleep. Sleep is SO important for happy and healthy children and parents. Neither of our babies were great sleepers from the get-go. We did learn from our sleep journey with D, that we could implement healthy sleep habits at birth, which made sleep much easier the second time around, with S. You can check out a couple of great sleep books in my parenting book list.) With tips from sleep experts, we helped instill good sleep habits early on by following consistent routines (NOT rigid schedules), paying attention to wake windows, helping them gradually shift from falling asleep nursing to falling asleep on their own, and setting up cozy, conducive places for rest. With the floor bed, they never feel “trapped”, and I love that it offers the benefit of extra snuggles at their level when needed. :)
