Idli Making - Montessori Inspired Practical Life Activity & Importance For Toddlers (VLOG)

Practical Life Activities are of great importance in Montessori philosophy, specially for young children of 2 - 6 years. We love practical life activities in our home. My toddler is always ready to help me in the kitchen & other household chores. Read on to know what is practical life activity & its importance in early life.

What is Practical Life & Practical Life Activities In A Montessori Environment For Toddlers?

Practical : means basic, useful, purposeful

Life : means the way of living

Practical life exercises are exercises for the child to learn how to do daily routine chores & activities in a purposeful way.

Children, specially toddlers & kindergartners are naturally interested in daily chores. Hence, Dr. Montessori began to use practical life exercises to allow the child to do activities of daily life & therefore adjust himself in his culture & society.

All the materials & supplies of practical life activities should be real, familiar to the child, breakable (if applicable) & functional.

Involving you child in the kitchen is a great practical life activity!

Are you trying to find a way to peacefully cook and also engage your toddler constructively without iPads, TV and screens?

Involve your toddler in the kitchen! It's a great fine motor skill and teaches them life skills. This indirectly also helps in preparing those little fingers for writing, a great pre-writing activity.

We are a great fan of practical life activities and my son loves them.

Watch my 32 month old son making idlis out of the batter. 

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Benefits & Importance Of Practical Life Activities In Montessori

The practical life exercises are a beginning point in the Montessori environment. They help the child in his whole development - physical, mental and moral.

• To develop the child's concentration
• To develop fine and gross motor skills
• To help children towards independence
• To establish order
• To develop a good self-esteem
• To appreciate and understand the limits of his environment
• To develop a sense of responsibility
• To aid the child in his construction
• To appreciate culture

Read more about practical life activities in Montessori HERE.

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Preparing Snacks - Montessori Inspired Practical Life Activity & Importance For Toddlers (VLOG)

What is Practical Life & Practical Life Activities In A Montessori Environment For Toddlers?

Practical : means basic, useful, purposeful

Life : means the way of living

Practical life exercises are exercises for the child to learn how to do daily routine chores & activities in a purposeful way. 

Children, specially toddlers & kindergartners are naturally interested in daily chores. Hence, Dr. Montessori began to use practical life exercises to allow the child to do activities of daily life & therefore adjust himself in his culture & society. 

All the materials & supplies of practical life activities should be real, familiar to the child, breakable (if applicable) & functional.

Preparing snacks for yourself is a great practical life activity!

Are you trying to find a way to peacefully cook and also engage your toddler constructively without iPads, TV and screens?

Involve your toddler in the kitchen! It's a great fine motor skill and teaches them life skills. This indirectly also helps in preparing those little fingers for writing, a great pre-writing activity.

We are a great fan of practical life activities and my son loves them.

These days, it has almost become a ritual that my 28 month old son would help me prepare his evening snacks. I asked him if he wanted to eat paneer pakoda (cottage cheese fritters), he gladly said yes & asked me to show him how to make & insisted he makes it completely, including frying. So finally he made his pakodas & I had to force him not to fry it & be away from the gas stove :D

Watch my son in action in the video below!

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Benefits & Importance Of Practical Life Activities In Montessori

The practical life exercises are a beginning point in the Montessori environment. They help the child in his whole development - physical, mental and moral.

• To develop the child's concentration
• To develop fine and gross motor skills
• To help children towards independence
• To establish order
• To develop a good self-esteem
• To appreciate and understand the limits of his environment
• To develop a sense of responsibility
• To aid the child in his construction
• To appreciate culture

Read more about practical life activities in Montessori HERE.

Do not forget to follow us on Facebook page & closed Facebook group, Twitter and Instagram for day to day updates that might not always find a place on this blog. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to know more about our early learning journey, DIY & Montessori-inspired activities for kids, kids books & toys reviews and much more!

Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

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Montessori Inspired Practical Life Activity & Importance For Toddlers - Cutting (VLOG)

What is Practical Life & Practical Life Activities In A Montessori Environment For Toddlers?

Practical : means basic, useful, purposeful

Life : means the way of living

Practical life exercises are exercises for the child to learn how to do daily routine chores & activities in a purposeful way. 

Children, specially toddlers & kindergartners are naturally interested in daily chores. Hence, Dr. Montessori began to use practical life exercises to allow the child to do activities of daily life & therefore adjust himself in his culture & society. 

All the materials & supplies of practical life activities should be real, familiar to the child, breakable (if applicable) & functional.

Cutting is a great practical life activity!

Are you trying to find a way to peacefully cook and also engage your toddler constructively without iPads, TV and screens?

Involve your toddler in the kitchen! It's a great fine motor skill and teaches them life skills. This indirectly also helps in preparing those little fingers for writing, a great pre-writing activity.

We are a great fan of practical life activities and my son loves them.

Watch my 28 month old son cutting real potatoes and making imaginary French fries in his toy kitchen set, while I made real French fries for him!

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Toddler making Omelette
Baking with toddlers
Doing laundry with toddlers

Benefits & Importance Of Practical Life Activities In Montessori

The practical life exercises are a beginning point in the Montessori environment. They help the child in his whole development - physical, mental and moral.

• To develop the child's concentration
• To develop fine and gross motor skills
• To help children towards independence
• To establish order
• To develop a good self-esteem
• To appreciate and understand the limits of his environment
• To develop a sense of responsibility
• To aid the child in his construction
• To appreciate culture

Read more about practical life activities in Montessori HERE.

Do not forget to follow us on Facebook page & closed Facebook group, Twitter and Instagram for day to day updates that might not always find a place on this blog. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to know more about our early learning journey, DIY & Montessori-inspired activities for kids, kids books & toys reviews and much more!

Hope to see you around. Happy Parenting!

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Toddler Making Omelette - Montessori Inspired Practical Life Activity & Benefits (VLOG)

My 27 month old son helped me prepare an omelette :) Here is a quick video of this Montessori Inspired Practical Life activity !

DISCLAIMER - please take the necessary safety measures while working with kids.



Benefits Of Practical Life Activities

The practical life exercises are a beginning point in the Montessori environment. They help the child in his whole development - physical, mental and moral.

• To develop the child's concentration
• To develop fine and gross motor skills
• To help children towards independence
• To establish order
• To develop a good self-esteem
• To appreciate and understand the limits of his environment
• To develop a sense of responsibility
• To aid the child in his construction
• To appreciate culture

Read more about practical life activities in Montessori HERE.

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Montessori Inspired Practical Life Activity & Importance - Baking With Toddlers (VLOG)

What is Practical Life & Practical Life Activities In A Montessori Environment For Toddlers?

Practical : means basic, useful, purposeful

Life : means the way of living

Practical life exercises are exercises for the child to learn how to do daily routine chores & activities in a purposeful way. 

Children, specially toddlers & kindergartners are naturally interested in daily chores. Hence, Dr. Montessori began to use practical life exercises to allow the child to do activities of daily life & therefore adjust himself in his culture & society. 

All the materials & supplies of practical life activities should be real, familiar to the child, breakable (if applicable) & functional. 

My 2.4 year old son baked a brownie for his dad to celebrate Father's day :) Why should girls have all the fun in the kitchen! Here is my son baking a brownie! It is such a pleasure to see such young kids working in the kitchen. Watch the video to experience it :)

Benefits & Importance Of Practical Life Activities In Montessori

The practical life exercises are a beginning point in the Montessori environment. They help the child in his whole development - physical, mental and moral.

• To develop the child's concentration
• To develop fine and gross motor skills
• To help children towards independence
• To establish order
• To develop a good self-esteem
• To appreciate and understand the limits of his environment
• To develop a sense of responsibility
• To aid the child in his construction
• To appreciate culture

Read more about practical life activities in Montessori HERE.

If you loved this post, you might also want to check out more such posts & videos on my Blog & YouTube channel. Do not forget to subscribe to both of them for regular updates! 

If you are a Facebook person then I would love to see you on my Facebook Page and closed Facebook Group where I share my daily mini stories/updates that do not always find a place on the blog & YouTube. You can also follow my updates on Twitter & Instagram (@kuhoogupta) 

Hope to see you around :)

Happy Parenting!

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Toddler In The Kitchen - Montessori In Action - 23 Months (VLOG)

Involving your toddler in the kitchen has so many benefits such as

• Fine Motor activity
• Practical Life skills & independence
• Indirect math skills
• Better eating habits
• And much more

Watch this video to understand more & see my 23 months old son in action :)
PS : No, the image above is not of my son ;)

How do you involve your child in the kitchen? Do share :)

Happy Parenting!

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