Montessori Cleaning & Food Preparation Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Window Washing Activity is one of the favorite Practical Life activities in the Montessori classroom!

Encourage young children to embrace the joy of cleaning windows and mirrors without the need for external rewards – the sheer satisfaction of achieving sparkling surfaces is motivation enough!

Our Window Washing Set comes with all the necessary tools and offers an opportunity to develop valuable skills.

Demonstrate to children how to use the 6-inch spray bottle effectively, guiding them on where to direct the spray.

The yellow acrylic squeegee, with its 6-inch by 5½-inch rubber blade, presents an additional challenge to master.

Egg Slicing/Peeling Activity Set includes:
Egg Slicer, Stainless Steel Tongs (4.75” long), Small Porcelain Bowl for the Egg Shells (2.5” in diameter), Medium Porcelain Bowl for Sliced Eggs (3.5” in diameter), Large Porcelain Bowl with Handles (5.5” in diameter), Wooden Cutting Board (8”x 5”), Six Egg Holder, Small Sponge for clean up, Large Size Tray with Handles (14”x 9.5”).
PRESENTATION:
1.    Show the child how to carry the tray to the table.
2.    Place 2-6 hard boiled eggs into the Large Porcelain Bowl with Handles (5.5” in diameter). Walk slowly with the bowl full of eggs!
3.    Bring the bowl back to the tray.

Children love serving sliced bananas to their friends!

Banana Slicing Activity Set includes:

Stainless steel tongs, 4.75” long.

Large glass bowl with handles, 9” x 4.5”.

Large porcelain bowl with handles, 5.5” x 4.5”

Medium porcelain bowl, 3.5” in diameter.

Wooden cutting board 8”x 5”.

Small knife with wooden handle, 5”L.

Small sponge.

Large size tray with handles, 14” x 9.5”.

Show children how to squeeze juice and carefully pour into a glass for themselves or a friend.
The Juicer also works for lemons and limes.

The whole set includes:

Plastic Juicer,

Large glass bowl (4” in diameter),

Glass pitcher (3" base x 7" deep),

Small glass (1.5" base x 2.25" deep),

Sponge,

Large size tray with handles (14”x 9.5”).

Apple Serving/Slicing Montessori Activity is one of the favorite practical life activities during the entire year. You can choose an apple of any color – red, green or yellow, and it will look great on a white background.

Apple Serving/ Slicing Activity Set includes: 
Stainless Steel Apple Slicer, Stainless Steel Tongs (4.75” long), Small Porcelain Bowl (3”x3”), Medium Porcelain Bowl (3.5” in diameter), Medium Porcelain Bowl (5”x3.5”), Beech Wood Cutting Board (8”x 5”), Large Glass Dish (6” in diameter, and Large Size Tray with Handles (14”x 9.5”).

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Cut fruits and vegetables easily with this smart chopping board with tray.

15" x 8" (39 x 21 cm)

Wooden cutting board with handle measures 11.5 x 6.5 x 1/32 inches.

This wooden kitchen knife/cutter is designed specifically for toddlers to safely practice cutting soft foods such as bananas, avocados, cooked vegetables, or cheese.

Made from natural solid beech wood with smooth, rounded edges.

  
This Montessori Practical Life tool encourages independence and coordination in young children while introducing them to real-life food preparation activities in a safe and developmentally appropriate way.

Why it's totally safe for young kids:
The wooden toddler knife/cutter has no sharp edges and fits comfortably in small hands. Children apply gentle pressure using one hand or both hands on top of the tool, making it easy to cut without risk of injury. 

Young children can roll dough easily with this petite, professional rolling pin.

Made of birch wood.

8" (20cm) long overall.