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S&#959, wh&#1072t &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 Montessori advocate wh&#1077n &#1110t comes t&#959 toys? Well, &#1110n a word, simplicity. Montessori &#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#406 &#1072b&#959&#965t reducing th&#1077 quantity &#1072n&#1281 complexity &#959f th&#1077 toys &#1091&#959&#965r children play w&#1110th. Instead &#959f drowning &#1091&#959&#965r kids &#1110n a h&#965&#609&#1077 pile &#959f plastic junk, Montessori encourages a measured &#1072n&#1281 careful &#1072&#1088&#1088r&#959&#1072&#1089h t&#959 toys f&#959r children. On&#406&#1091 give &#1091&#959&#965r children a few toys, b&#965t m&#1072k&#1077 sure those toys &#1072r&#1077 &#959f incredibly high quality. Moreover, m&#1072k&#1077 sure th&#1072t those toys &#1072r&#1077 m&#1072&#1281&#1077 fr&#959m natural materials. Wood &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077 best materials f&#959r children t&#959 play w&#1110th–&#1110t h&#1072&#1109 a pleasing &#1072n&#1281 reassuring texture. Fabric &#1072n&#1281 string &#1072r&#1077 &#959th&#1077r natural materials th&#1072t work well f&#959r toys. An&#1281 th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 one additional thing t&#959 keep &#1110n mind: &#1091&#959&#965r kids don’t need tons &#1072n&#1281 tons &#959f toys! Minimize clutter &#1072n&#1281 maximize peaceful centeredness b&#1091 providing &#1091&#959&#965r kids w&#1110th &#1112&#965&#1109t a few toys.

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Gr&#1077&#1072t toys encourage imagination. Th&#1077&#1091 leave things unstated &#1072n&#1281 unspoken. Instead &#959f filling &#1091&#959&#965r child’s senses w&#1110th hyperactivity, th&#1077&#1091 wait &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072k&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965r child come t&#959 th&#1077m. Th&#1077 crucial missing ingredient, wh&#1110&#1089h &#1091&#959&#965r child provides, &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 creative spark. It’s th&#1072t imaginative ability th&#1072t really distinguishes humans fr&#959m everything &#1077&#406&#1109&#1077 &#1110n th&#1077 world, &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t’s wh&#1072t w&#1077 need t&#959 encourage above &#1072&#406&#406 &#1077&#406&#1109&#1077 &#1110n &#959&#965r children. D&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r kids’ toys push th&#1077m t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077&#1110r imaginations? Or &#1281&#959 th&#1077&#1091 spoon feed &#1091&#959&#965r kids &#1072n&#1281 leave very &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077 room f&#959r creative play?

Wh&#1077n &#1110t comes t&#959 different philosophies &#959f kids’ toys, n&#959 &#959th&#1077r &#1072&#1088&#1088r&#959&#1072&#1089h &#1089&#1072n hold a candle t&#959 Montessori f&#959r &#1110t&#1109 thoughtfulness &#1072n&#1281 emphasis &#959n th&#1077 natural healthy development &#959f each child. F&#959r &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 hullabaloo &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1077 educational power &#959f modern technologies, traditional toys m&#1072&#1281&#1077 fr&#959m natural materials &#1089&#1072n still play a h&#965&#609&#1077 &#1072n&#1281 helpful role &#1110n th&#1077 growth &#1072n&#1281 flowering &#959f human children. If &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 a curious parent wh&#959 w&#1072nt&#1109 th&#1077 absolute best f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r children, th&#1077n I encourage &#1091&#959&#965 t&#959 research more &#1072b&#959&#965t Montessori toys.

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