Raising Elise

Hi.

Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures of raising my daughter and give ideas for learning through play. Hope you enjoy your visit!

Sep 5

Sep 5 Concert in the Woods

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Small World Play, Open Ended Toys

Sep 3

Sep 3 Colour and Shape Matching Eggs

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Developmental Toys

Aug 31

Aug 31 Popsicle Stick Sorting

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Activities

Aug 29

Aug 29 Colour sorting

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Developmental Toys, Open Ended Toys, Activities

Aug 28

Aug 28 Wild Animals - My First Search and Find Book

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Books

Aug 24

Aug 24 Wooden Picture Sorting

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Developmental Toys

Aug 23
Aug 23 "It is important that we discover and educational method where people learn to learn and go on learning their whole lives." Rudolf Steiner

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Quotes

Aug 19

Aug 19 Colour Matching Nins

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Activities, Open Ended Toys

Aug 12

Aug 12 Animal Rescue: Heatwave Edition

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Activities

Aug 11

Aug 11 Tunnels and more tunnels

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Small World Play, Open Ended Toys

Aug 1

Aug 1 Dot Markers

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Activities

Jul 24

Jul 24 Grimm’s Large Stepped Pyramid

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Open Ended Toys

Jul 21

Jul 21 Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

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Books

Jul 20
Jul 20 "Play is the Work of the Child" Maria Montessori

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Quotes

Jul 16

Jul 16 Magic Painting

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Activities

As far as mess and art goes, this is at the lower end of the spectrum.

Jul 14

Jul 14 Making Faces

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Books

Jul 10

Jul 10 Straw Extraction

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Activities

Jul 9

Jul 9 Assembly in the Woods

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Small World Play, Open Ended Toys

Jul 2

Jul 2 House on the Hill

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Small World Play, Open Ended Toys

We have recently spent more time on imaginative play, and these small worlds have been a great introduction for both of us.