Tag: The Prepared Nest

The Art Cart — An Invitation to Paint

Posted: October 25, 2020

Before my young friend arrived, I had prepared our art cart hoping there would be something that would catch her eye. Sure enough, the paint set was the the visual invitation that sparked her interest. While holding a paint set in one hand and a paint brush in the other, she turned and looked up at

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Tags: Art for kids, Balance, Concentration, Confidence, Early learning, Eye-hand coordination, Focus, Hands-on learning, Innate development, Montessori at Home, Painting with toddlers, The Prepared Nest, Toddler activity, Toddler art, Toddler art activity

The Prepared Nest in the Spotlight

By Julie Mitaro

Posted: July 14, 2017

This past spring, I was contacted by Baan Dek Montessori school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and invited to participate in their Spotlight Series (link below in green font). Surprisingly, I first discovered Baan Dek’s logo on a creative branding site called Fuzzco (a local Charleston, SC creative studio). I was intrigued and soon began

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