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Design Inspiration and the Child’s Play Space

Posted: November 28, 2020

✨The child helps us see what we don’t. My (now grown) children are consistently helpful in this area. Marni Jameson’s* interview with Thom Filicia said it best: “We all stop seeing ourselves and our homes honestly, and can benefit from outside experts who have good taste and a keen eye to help us see what

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The Need for Play Space Order and Boundaries

By Julie Mitaro

Posted: September 16, 2019

“Order is one of the needs of life which, when it is satisfied, produces a real happiness.” ~ Maria Montessori* Beyond creating beautiful aesthetics, a prepared play space contains specific toys and materials that meet the child’s developmental abilities. Attractive and edited toy shelves and baskets along with open floor spaces can make movement, play

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