B.caroleMontessori bookshop, DIY ideas: if you are thinking of a corner dedicated to reading to give to your children to make them travel with the imagination, follow us. We have selected 10 small projects for you to live this experience to the full.
Once upon a time there was Maria Montessori, educator ed careful observer of children, who inspired by the latter has thought of a method – to be replicated in the family and at school – to teach them value of freedom and autonomy. From sleeping to washing, from playing to reading, if we look at these experiences through the eyes of Maria Montessori, we will find ways to experience them to the fullest, all suitable for children.
Today we want to see closely there Montessori bookshop, to understand together how to make it with the art of DIY. In fact, there are so many ways but what matters are the pillars on which this idea rests and which will guide us in the enterprise.
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What features should this library have? Front layout, use of natural materials and neutral colors they will bring the child closer to reading and help him make an autonomous choice. Let’s go to the projects but first let’s prepare what is needed.
Montessori bookshop: everything you need to make it happen
Like any self-respecting DIY project it is necessary starting on the right foot, and by this we mean prepare everything you need that can help us in the creation of our very personal library.
Having as a guideline the characteristics to be respected let’s proceed by selecting the right materials which in this case are paper, wood and fabric and the right tools of the trade: hammer, screws, screwdrivers and brushes the essential ones. Are you ready to choose the most suitable project? Here we go.
1. Classic basket
Let’s start with a really simple simple idea or arrange the books in the most classic of baskets: in iron, plastic or wood are details as long as it is ready to accommodate all the books of the little ones, in a practical and intelligent way.
Choose whether to install it on the ground or on the wall, the important thing is that it is easy to reach and the covers with its colors are well visible.
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2. Fruit crates
A second idea finds its realization through fruit crates: to be cleaned, sanded and brushed for a creative reuse. Once our base has been created, we place two of our boxes side by side and overlap, tying them together with some screws to give the structure security. Then we begin to use them by inserting the books of the little ones.
Using recycled materials is an idea which is really good for the environment, and which offers an extra teaching to our children. Following this principle we move on to the next idea.
3. Cartons
Another idea very pretty is to start from a cardboard e following a very precise pattern and with clean cuts proceed to the realization of our library. Inside the carton we will create useful steps using smaller cartons in order to have our books always in view, separating each level with paper separators.
The last step is to customize your bookcase by repainting it or gluing a beautiful chlorinated paper. 100% ecological idea.
4. Wood and cloth
The material that more often comes used to create a Montessori bookcase it is wood. Natural material, safe and what counts is easy to work with. Take the measurements well of the space where you intend to place your library then the fun begins.
Plywood sheets and cloth rolls is all you need. Start cutting and assembling, taking care to create different heights of the pockets where the books will be inserted, then make room for the imagination customize your library with the child’s name and some themed drawings.
5. Wooden pallets
An excellent ally in DIY works is the pallet or wooden pallet: why not use them also in this project? There are several possible solutions:
- You can take a base, repaint it and insert the books into the gaps, one after the other: practical and quick solution or
- Cut the pallet into three places, clean up, paints is, following the image in the picture, creates a Montessori wall bookcase. It will be sufficient to remove a wooden plank and create the base for your books with it, finally, secure to the wall with suitable dowels.
6. Farm animals
Free your imagination, yours and your child, having fun creating cute shapes with wood, plywood or sturdy cardboard.
How about some farm animals ready to welcome colorful books? Just create the right shapes and make perfect joints.
7. Little house
If you want to convey even more a sense of warmth and welcome, what more fitting image than a house?
Try to make it happen yourself, following a very specific scheme e taking advantage of the available space: according to Montessori thought, it can also be useful for storing games and always having them in sight.
8. Tree
Another silhouette to add to the children’s room and which is ready to grow with them it is that of a tree. A trunk that can accommodate books or simply be drawn on the wall to be added in height, one after the other, like branches of the shelves ready to house children’s books.
9. Wall solution
A space-saving solution really interesting is to create shelves ad hoc that support the books on the wall. It will be enough some piece of wood and a pinch of imagination for a perfect result.
10. On wheels
We conclude our roundup of ideas with a last idea that will give your child so much more freedom. We are talking about a library to be placed on wheels, which will not only allow your child to choose independently which books to read, but also where to do it. Let’s go to discover the world!
Montessori library DIY ideas: photos and images
Now that you’ve taken a look at all of our DIY Montessori bookcase projects, all you have to do is choose the right idea and get started. Don’t leave without going through the gallery and let yourself be inspired.
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