If you’re a Montessori homeschooler, you might like to buy special gifts of Montessori materials for your homeschool. Or, grandparents might like to buy a gift for your homeschool. Today, I’ll share my gift guide with ideas of Montessori materials and Montessori-friendly products that would be helpful for Montessori homeschools. I’ll focus mainly here on materials for preschoolers through age 7.
For elementary Montessori materials, see my post “Where to Buy Montessori Elementary Albums and Materials.”
Following is a variety of products I think are wonderful for Montessori homeschools. Choose according to the materials you need and your budget. I think it’s great to give Montessori gifts at any time of year. You don’t need to worry about having a complete schoolroom to begin with. It’s fine to gradually add materials. And many materials can be made as DIY Montessori materials.
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Materials for the Traditional Montessori Curriculum
Montessori Services Large Plastic Trays
A variety of trays are especially helpful for Montessori preschoolers. The Montessori Services large plastic trays are a helpful size, durable, attractive and stack well. They work well for many activities.
Montessori Services Medium Size Trays
Montessori Services medium size trays are also a helpful size, durable, attractive, and stack well.
Multicraft 5-Piece Wooden Tray Set
Multicraft Wooden 5-Piece Tray Set is inexpensive, stacks well, and gives a nice variety of sizes.
It would be hard to go wrong with a Montessori Services practical life material. It’s always nice to have at least one especially attractive practical life activity.
For the sensorial, math, and language materials I’m recommending Alison’s Montessori value-line materials and Kid Advance materials on Amazon. I reviewed these Alison’s Montessori value-line sensorial materials: Pink Tower, Brown Stair, Red Rods and Stand, and Natural Geometric Solids in my first Alison’s Montessori Review. In another post, I reviewed Alison’s Montessori value-line Cylinder Blocks and Knobless Cylinders: Alison’s Montessori Cylinder Blocks and Knobless Cylinders Review.) I especially like the quality of the Alison’s Montessori materials.
You can see all my Alison’s Montessori review posts here:
- Review of Alison’s Montessori Pink Tower Stand, Insets, Binomial Cube, Trinomial Cube, Decanomial Bead Box, and Golden Bead Material
- Review of Alison’s Montessori Pink Tower, Brown Stair, Red Rods and Stand, Natural Geometric Solids, Sandpaper Numbers, and Small Movable Alphabet
- Review of Alison’s Montessori Cylinder Blocks and Knobless Cylinders
- Review of Alison’s Montessori Number Rods, Stamp Game, and Geology Materials
- Review of Alison’s Montessori Geometric Solids, Construction Triangles, Addition Snake Game and Strip Board, Subtraction Snake Game and Strip Board, and Short Bead Chains and Frame
I do have the Kid Advance sandpaper letters, which are nice, too. You can read about other Montessorians’ experiences with a variety of online companies here: Where to Buy Montessori Materials.
Alison’s Montessori Pink Tower or Kid Advance Pink Tower
Alison’s Montessori Brown Stair or Kid Advance Brown Stair
Alison’s Montessori Red Rods or Kid Advance Red Rods
Alison’s Montessori Cylinder Blocks or Kid Advance Cylinder Blocks (traditional sized)
Alison’s Montessori Knobless Cylinders or Kid Advance 
Knobless Cylinders
Alison’s Montessori Plastic Insets or Metal Insets or Kid Advance Metal Insets
Alison’s Montessori Geometric Solids or Kid Advance Geometric Solids 
Alison’s Montessori Binomial Cube or Kid Advance Binomial Cube
Alison’s Montessori Trinomial Cube or Kid Advance Trinomial Cube
Sandpaper Numerals
Alison’s Montessori Sandpaper Numerals or Kid Advance Sandpaper Numerals
Lowercase Sandpaper Letters
Alison’s Montessori Sandpaper Letters or Kid Advance Sandpaper Letters
Small Movable Alphabet
Alison’s Montessori Small Movable Alphabet or Kid Advance Small Movable Alphabet
Decanomial Bead Box from Alison’s Montessori
Mathematics Bead Materials (depending on which materials your homeschool needs) from Alison’s Montessori. The Value Line materials are a nice quality for homeschools.
Montessori Support Materials and Products That Aren’t Traditional Montessori Materials but Work Well for Montessori-Inspired Activities
Little Partners Learning Tower
A perfect tool to encourage independence and let toddlers and preschoolers join you in the kitchen for food-preparation activities. See my Learning Tower review post for more information.
Montessori Services Language Object Starter Set
Montessori Services Language Objects Starter Set
Safari Ltd. TOOBS (also great for language objects and for many cultural activities). See my Safari Ltd. posts for ideas of how Safari Ltd. miniatures can be used in Montessori homeschools.
Montessori By Mom Subscription or Materials from Store See my Montessori By Mom posts for more information.
Spielgaben, Version 4
Complete Spielgaben Set – You’ll find many Montessori-inspired activities and free printables that work well with Spielgaben materials in my Spielgaben posts.
Little Passports has a variety of subscription boxes. For example, in the World Edition for ages 6-10:
For the first month, your child will receive the introductory World Edition Kit, which includes our signature blue suitcase, passport, and wall-sized world map. In addition, they’ll receive a country-themed activity booklet, stickers, collectible souvenir, fact-filled letter from pen pals Sam and Sofia, and an original Brazil-themed chapter book.
Each month after that, your child will receive a new package that explores a different country. The packages include letters from Sam and Sofia, along with souvenirs or hands-on activities, country-themed books, stickers, activity booklets, collectible country coins, plus access to online photos, printable activities, and more!
You can sign up for 6 months, 12 months, or monthly.
There are subscription boxes for a variety of ages. But also check out the Shop All and Gift Guide at the top of Little Passports! There are some great individual products you can purchase for gifts as well!
Check out the new Space Quest subscription for ages 5-8!
My 4-year-old grandson has a subscription to KiwiCo and absolutely loves it! I’ve been so impressed with the projects he and his dad create with his KiwiCo crate each month! You can see the KiwiCo products here.
If you’d like to give a gift of Montessori books, search here.
All My Gift Guides
You’ll find some of my favorite Montessori toys for babies and toddlers, featuring a number of toys from For Small Hands in my Best Gifts for Kids: Montessori-Friendly Baby and Toddler Toys.
You can find some of my favorite books for babies … available on Amazon here: Montessori-Friendly Books for Babies {Gift Guide}
You can find some of my favorite CDs for babies and toddlers here: Favorite CDs for Babies and Toddlers {Gift Guide}
If you’re looking for Montessori-friendly toys that will be appealing to toddlers 15-36 months old, they’re in my Best Gifts for Kids: Montessori-Friendly Toys for Toddlers.
If you have a preschooler, don’t miss this: Best Gifts for Kids: Montessori-Friendly Toys for Preschoolers.
Gift Guide: The Best Classic Children’s Books for Preschoolers has some of my favorite books.
You’ll find lots of ideas for Montessori homeschoolers here: Gift Guide for Montessori Homeschoolers
Favorite Shelves, Trays, Baskets and More for Montessori Homeschoolers {Gift Guide} has more ideas for Montessori homeschoolers.
Favorite Handmade Learning Materials for Preschoolers from Etsy {Gift Guide} has lots of absolutely gorgeous materials.
You’ll find lots of Montessori-friendly Advent calendars here: Favorite Montessori-Friendly Advent Calendars {Gift Guide}.
You’ll find lots of special gift ideas in The Best Gifts for Montessori Teachers.
PREPARING MONTESSORI SPACES IN YOUR HOME
See “How to Create a Montessori-Friendly Home” for ideas for a number of levels. Here are some of my main home environment posts here:
- How to Prepare a Montessori Baby Room at Home (roundup post)
- How to Prepare a Montessori Toddler Environment at Home (roundup post)
- Preparing a Montessori Newborn Baby Space at Home
- How to Use Montessori Mobiles to Encourage a Newborn Baby’s Development and Delight
- Preparing a Montessori Baby Space with Shelves at Home
- Preparing a Montessori Baby Space in Your Living Room
- Preparing a Montessori Baby-Toddler Space at Home
- Preparing Montessori Toddler Spaces at Home (includes my Montessori toilet learning setup)
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 2 Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 2½ Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 3 Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 3½ Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 4 Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 4½ Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 5 Year Old
- How to Prepare Themed Montessori Shelves
- How to Prepare a Montessori Home Environment for Afterschooling
- Create an Attractive Home Environment from Montessori at Home!
- How to Set Up a Montessori Homeschool Classroom
- How to Prepare Montessori Homeschool Spaces for Babies through First Graders
- How to Prepare a Montessori Space in Your Living Room for Toddlers Through Early Elementary
Learn more about my eBook Montessori at Home or School: How to. Teach Grace and Courtesy!
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Thanks for hosting!
This reminded me to look for some Montessori baby and toddler gifts this holiday season. Thanks!
This is a great list! Going to check out the baby/toddler one as well.
Hi Carolyn! This link-up isn’t open any longer. There’s always one Montessori Monday linky open (the top Montessori Monday on my blog feed), and you can link up Montessori-inspired posts of any theme. This week’s Montessori Monday linky is here: https://livingmontessorinow.com/2015/08/24/montessori-monday-20-apple-phonics-activities/. There’s a lot going on in that post, so you have to go way to the bottom to find the Montessori Monday linky. Thanks for linking up! 🙂 Deb