Best Infant Montessori Materials (0-18 months)

There are some montessori toy materials for different age groups and some development considerations according to montessori philosophy.



The are some suggestions with age guidelines for many high-quality toys that may help you choose a suitable toy for your baby, but keep in mind that these are for reference only and you should always check the details around you.



The quality of the material is an effective consideration; Natural wooden toys will be much longer than plastic, but can be a challenge for washing, Lillard and Jessen (2003, from the outset montessori) said: your only purpose is to give a key to your child for discovering his world, toys and materials can serve as the key to find the world, they help to understand the real world and help children to distinguish order and understand their environment this is the real gift to the child



Montessori Materials / Toys for infants

Birth to 6 months-Babies are interested in exploring visual, auditory and tactile.



6-12 months-Development interest in mobility, crawling, learning to walk, safety is very important, but it’s a good time to teach kids to grasp by hand,

12-18 months Children of this age are curious about how things work, and still keep most of the stuff in their mouths, and the coordination and manipulation skills are still evolving.



Montessori toys/materials ideas:

Soft toys

Things with bright contrasting colors

Rattles(wooden or silver)

Mobiles(that catch children’s attention/reflective)

Squeaky toys

Music boxes

Balls(of various sizes and textures)

Knock down toys

Blocks

Bath and pouring toys

Simple wooden musical instruments

Push or pull toys

Spinning top

Drop boxes

Stacking toys

Rings and bases