Thank you for following along on this journey with us! We had so much fun going through some of our favorite Montessori materials from each month with you. For a quick reference guide to each month, please feel free to jump back to each month here:

Month 12:

• Building blocks

• Simple stacking or nesting toys

• Large wooden puzzles

Month 11:

• Shape sorters

• Simple lacing or threading toys

• Books with simple stories or concepts

Month 10:

• Wooden push or pull toys

• Stacking rings or towers

• Simple matching games

Month 9:

• Crawling tunnels or ramps

• Simple peg puzzles

• Large knob puzzles

Month 8:

• Simple posting or sorting toys

• Large wooden beads or rings for threading

• Cloth or board books with flaps or textures

Month 7:

• Nesting and stacking cups or boxes

• Sensory balls

• Simple musical instruments (e.g., shakers, bells)

• Object permanence box

• Small wooden stacking toys

• Simple shape puzzles

Month 5:

• Soft blocks

• Simple wooden grasping toys

• Cloth or board books with simple images

Month 4:

• Montessori-inspired mobiles (e.g., Gobbi, Dancers)

• Wooden grasping rings

• Soft balls or sensory toys

Month 3:

• Black and white or high-contrast visual mobiles

• Soft grasping toys

• Mirrors

Month 2:

• High-contrast images or books

• Soft, musical toys

• Different textured fabrics

Month 1: For the baby

• High-contrast mobiles

• Soft, textured blankets or cloths

• Rattles with gentle sounds