{"id":8437,"date":"2014-12-04T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=8437"},"modified":"2016-09-07T19:13:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:13:38","slug":"montessori-inspired-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=8437","title":{"rendered":"Montessori-Inspired"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sewing buttons! I can’t express how great it is to see my children enthusiastic and eager to practice the lessons (or variations on them) they have learned in school. Before Thanksgiving break, Oliver asked to sew buttons after school. I remembered having some extra fabric in my closet leftover from a ripped shirt I had saved for… I have no idea. I grabbed an old wooden frame from the basement, popped out the glass and backing, and tightly hand-sewed the fabric to the frame:<\/p>\n

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If I had a sewing machine, I would have used that, though I’m not sure it would have ended up as nice and tight if I hadn’t hand sewed. Either way, it didn’t take long and Oliver got started. I got him started by threading the needle and tying a knot in the end, and he carefully sewed his first button to the sewing frame.<\/p>\n

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Since that day, Oliver has sewn many more buttons onto his frame. He is improving his fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The repetitive motions of sewing, weaving, and knitting is also a very soothing and calming activity.<\/p>\n

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Oliver’s work in progress<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’d like a more in-depth Montessori lesson on sewing with preschool-aged kids (and up), check out this post<\/a> on Montessori for the Earth. There’s also a very short video clip on how to teach your child to tie a simple knot by looping the string three times over the needle and pulling. Happy sewing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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