Montessori Practical Life Materials for Toddlers & Preschool

Knitting Mushroom – French Knitting for Children

The Knitting Mushroom is a classic wooden tool that introduces children to the joy of knitting in a simple and playful way. With its charming mushroom shape, this activity strengthens fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration, and creativity.

How It Works

Children place the yarn around the four metal hooks on top of the mushroom and use the wooden needle to lift the loops, step by step. As they continue, a knitted cord grows down through the center of the mushroom — a magical and rewarding process for beginners!

Watch how to do French Knitting here:

Bead Loom – Jewelry Making Craft by Goki

The Goki Bead Loom is a creative craft kit that allows children to design and weave their own colorful bead jewelry. With this classic loom, kids can explore patterns, practice concentration, and develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while making beautiful handmade accessories.

How It Works

Children stretch the thread across the wooden frame and use the included beading needles to weave colorful acrylic beads row by row. Step by step, a bracelet, necklace, or decorative band takes shape. This precise yet simple process encourages focus, patience, and creativity.

For all of you who like fiber craft!

This weaving frame promotes creativity, persistence and fine motor skills.

Measures: 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter.

6+

The Wooden Weaving Animals – Set of 3 is a fun and creative craft activity for young children. With these charming wooden boards shaped like a dog, horse, and crocodile, kids can design colorful “sweaters” for their animal friends while practicing essential skills.

How It Works

Children thread the wool yarn across the wooden animal boards, weaving back and forth until each animal gets its own unique sweater. This activity is simple to learn and brings endless opportunities for creativity and storytelling.

Wooden Braiding Disc – Montessori Fine Motor Activity

The Wooden Braiding Disc is a creative and educational Montessori tool that helps children develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, focus, and creativity.

Children will develop and refine small motor control by putting colorful toothpicks in this wooden fish skeleton!

Beautiful beech wood board measures 23 x 6 x 8 (H) cm.

Clover and Primrose Knitting Set – Creative Montessori Craft Activity

The Clover and Primrose Knitting Set is a delightful craft kit that inspires children to explore creativity while developing fine motor skills, patience, and concentration.

How It Works

Children thread the yarn through the slots of the wooden flower and weave step by step, watching as a colorful cord forms in the center. With the included illustrated guide, children can create:

Hand bell measures 2" overall; 4" high

A creative design activity which is excellent for developing hand/eye co-ordination and fine motor skills.

Consists of 102 pieces including a cork board, hammer, tacks and loads of different brightly colored shapes.

Cork board measures 12 x 8.5 inches.

Montessori Hammer & Nail Set – 118 Pieces | Fine Motor & Creative Design Activity

Encourage creativity and fine motor development with our Montessori-inspired Hammer & Nail Set. This 118-piece educational toy is perfect for children ages 3 to 6 and supports essential Montessori principles such as hands-on learning, independent exploration, and control of error.

The set includes a durable cork board (20 x 20 cm), child-sized wooden hammer, safe metal tacks, and a wide variety of brightly colored geometric shapes. Children can create their own imaginative patterns, buildings, or designs by positioning the shapes and gently hammering them into the cork board.

Red Metal Kid Wheelbarrow

This high quality child-sized wheelbarrow is built from sturdy red metal with rubber wheels and rubber grips, offering both durability and safety.

Children can carry soil, plants, toys, or garden treasures just like adults do. It is both functional and attractive, making it a highlight of outdoor Montessori activities.

Montessori-inspired learning

The wheelbarrow supports coordination, balance, and gross motor development. It encourages responsibility, teamwork, and independence while children engage in meaningful outdoor work.

Planting Seeds Montessori Activity Set includes:

- Small Wooden Tray with Cutout Handles (10 x 8 x 1.5 inches). 

-  Medium Wooden Tray with Cutout Handles (13.5 x 9.5 x 1.5 inches).

- Double Layer Drainer Tray (16 x 9 inches).

 - Houseplant Garden Tools for Kids with Metal Heads: rake (6.5”), wide spade (8”), and narrow spade (8”). You can use them for this Planting Seeds Activity, or for aerating soil to reach small spaces in your flower pots.
-    4 Clay Pots (2 x 2 inches).
-    2 Clear Round Plastic Jars with Lids.

- Large Plastic Container with Lid.