Montessori Mondays - The Perfect at Home Shelves

Earlier this week I posted about creating a special section for your child to keep his own cleaning supplies and many of you may want to also begin displaying your child's toys and materials on small shelves like you would find in a Montessori environment. Unfortunately, shelves specifically designed for children can be expensive or time consuming to make. A great solution to this problem are wooden shoe shelves that you can find in many stores today. They are the perfect size for young children and since many are small can stand alone, be placed together, and can be easily moved when needed for cleaning. I would recommend finding some with more rounded corners just in case your child tumbles towards the shelves at some point, but there are many cost effective varieties suited to almost any decor.