Vanessa @ Mama's Happy Hive

Vanessa has a Pediatric nursing background and currently works as a Lactation Consultant, although her full-time job is a stay-at-home mama to her very active and adorable toddler. Vanessa enjoys discovering and learning the beauty of Montessori education with her tot. She writes and shares her life story in a weekly picture journal as well as sharing her creative DIY Montessori activities on her blog, “Mama’s Happy Hive.” She finds this learning journey to be one of the most delightful journeys she has ever taken and looks forward to the years of continued discovery with her little one as he grows up.

Exploring Art Activities with Kids {Learn & Play Link Up}

January 6, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are so very excited to start another year on Christian Montessori Network. Our creativity is overflowing with wonderful ideas for our blog. We know you are going to love what we have in store for 2016! Until then we thought we would share our creative kids in Exploring Art Activities With […]

Winter Activities and Printables {Learn & Play Link Up}

December 23, 2015 by Vanessa 1 Comment

We had another great week on the CMN Lean & Play Link Up last week. Don’t forget the check out all the fun Gingerbread Crafts and Activities. They go along perfect with this week’s “Let it Snow!” Winter Activities & Printables.

Christmas Montessori Inspired Tot Trays

December 4, 2015 by Vanessa 2 Comments

My son (Little Bee) loves to explore activities that inspire his creative artistic side and also captivate his learning. In this special holiday post, I have compiled 8 Christmas Montessori Inspired Tot Trays for toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy! Christmas Tree Dot Painting Dot painting is always a fun activity in our house. I gave Little […]

Noah’s Ark Shoebox Craft

November 10, 2015 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

We’re on letter “N” for our ABCs of the Bible crafts, a great series of Bible School Craft Ideas. For this Noah’s Ark Shoebox craft, I wanted to present a simple way to re-create the ark using materials found around your home. This ark craft is created from recycled materials using a shoe box, cardboard […]

ABCs of the Bible Crafts: R is for Rebekah at the Well

October 15, 2015 by Vanessa 1 Comment

We are featuring letter “R” for the ABCs of the Bible crafts this week. This is a wonderful series of Bible School Craft Ideas for children of all ages to enjoy! This “R is for Rebekah at the Well” hands-on craft activity is simple and affordable to assemble. It utilizes a recycled milk carton, cardboard box, wooden peg people, […]

Montessori Inspired Autumn Sensory Play

October 9, 2015 by Vanessa 9 Comments

Autumn is my favorite time of year because the weather is the perfect temperature and the fall colors are beautiful. I hope to share my love of fall with Little Bee (my son) and that is why I put this post together. Within this post you will find several fun Montessori inspired autumn sensory play […]

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