Spring is celebrated in Epcot with brilliant blooms, vibrant gardens, flower towers, wildlife habitats, walkways and interactive playgrounds. The park boasts with more than 70 world-renowned Disney-themed topiaries. Interactive playgrounds are build just for this event. Tomatoes. Vertical Gardens. I had never seen such a breathtaking display of flowers and... Read more →

Adrian loves transportation - Big Mighty machines in particular! He is in awe every time he reads about them or even better - sees them in action! Do you need to dig a big hole in the ground or a long ditch? Then you need a power shovel, which is... Read more →

Blooming tress while snow is on the ground? Spring can not be that early! Groundhog better not see its shadow tomorrow. We just had snow, and while taking a nature walk, we saw buds thickening, little yellow flowerets emerging, trees blooming! How is it possible? We are in the Northern... Read more →

One of the central tenants of Montessori philosophy is the connection of children with nature. Maria Montessori placed a great emphasis on nature and nature education. "Children are inherently connected to nature and fascinated by living things; there is a significant body of research discussing the benefits of children interacting... Read more →

Today, we had more unexpected snow🌨! Saturdays, Julia has her ballet class in the morning, so we got to enjoy a snowy ride, and then we spent the entire day outdoors! In the morning, we came across this beautiful bush with red berries! The contrast was so vibrant! "Only veins... Read more →

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! Our Christmas wish was for Love and Peace on Earth! May you rejoice with your loved and dear ones during this Holiday Season! The book Christmas Wish have touched our hearts! It is about a little girl's wish - a true deep desire... Read more →

Julia was obsessed with building a car from cardboard. Well, her perseverance prevailed, and with Dad's help, Julia and Adrian got themselves a car! No specialized expensive Montessori materials required: just an empty recycled cardboard box:) It is amazing, how little children really need to be happy and preoccupied! How... Read more →

Children had a very exciting day. They went to see Santa at his workshop to give him their letters, and we also picked our perfect Christmas Tree. We could not have wished for more! "Is this where all the letters go? Interesting!" We learned about different kinds of trees just... Read more →

This morning, I was dropping Julia off to school, and I saw this beautiful frost-covered equestrian field, with horses covered with winter blankets in the background. I could not resist but to capture this moment. We are not as fortunate as other parts of the world with having a lot... Read more →

Summer, Fall, Winter ... I felt like we experienced all the three seasons in two days! Yesterday, was warm and sunny, and while taking a walk, we stumbled on these beautiful summer flowers ... Today, we had our 1st snow! Not a lot, but enough for Julia's Nutcracker ballet performance. Read more →

Recently, we have been very blessed with warm and sunny days. Usually, by the middle of November, all the foliage has fallen, revealing the serenity of bare branches. This year, however, we are still admiring all the beauty of the Fall. We have been talking about seasons with Adrian. In... Read more →

Raking leaves during the month of November seems like fruitless activity since the leaves fall faster than we can rake. But children enjoy it: they get to be outside, enjoy the fresh air, have some physical exercise and do something practical, despite the result not lasting long; but what does? Read more →

Adrian always stops by to look at horses, despite the fact that it is Julia's second year at her Montessori school. I guess, one never gets tiered of nature ... Read more →

From the city to the country - we are loving every second of it: fresh air, animals everywhere we look, and gorgeous nature all around us. We feel so grateful :) The equestrian farm is right across from Julia's (Montessori) school - we love to stop by and say "Hello"! Read more →

Today, during breakfast, we were reading a book about how to make playdough scenes, and of course, right after, Adrian was eager to implement. Adrian learned how to make a sphere ball from playdough by rotating it between both palms of his hands. He then tried the same technique using... Read more →

Today, we were picking red and yellow raspberries (Pick Your Own) at a nearby farm. The farm's pamphlet said: "conditions for picking are excellent", but a lot of raspberries were either picked already or still green. However, for a child, it is the process that brings true satisfaction, not the... Read more →

"The senses, being explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge. Our apparatus for educating the senses offers the child a key to guide his explorations of the world ... " Dr. Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind p 167, Chap 17 So, let's explore! Today, we are exploring Disney's... Read more →

"If you can dream it, you can do it!" Walt Disney ... And it is so important to dream: to wish for impossible, to desire unachievable, to strive for inconceivable! Because all these concepts are relative - to our current knowledge, to current progress level, and to our evolutionary advancement.... Read more →