The Best Of Our New Montessori Toys Range

Play and educate! Montessori toys aren’t just designed for fun, they can be a great way to help kids learn everything from everyday communication to basic educational skills. Explore the best of our New Montessori Toys Range, read about the key areas of Montessori and discover some amazing toys to help with your child’s development.

What is Montessori? 

Montessori is an educational approach that:

• Involves hands-on learning rather than just memorising a text or copying from a board.
• Is child-centred. 
• Uses special Montessori teaching toys, tools & materials to keep kids engaged in learning.  
• Encourages kids’ curiosity and gets them to ask questions. 
• Gives children the freedom to explore (but with clear expectations and set boundaries). 
• Respects that all kids are unique and learn in different ways. 
• Helps little ones develop their skills and become well-rounded individuals. 
• Promotes working together with a range of age groups. 

In a nutshell, Montessori focuses on children as individuals, encouraging learning through play and nurturing their natural curiosity to help them prepare for the future. Montessori toys for babies and toddlers use these concepts to help them develop their physical and cognitive skills. 

The key areas of Montessori

A great way to remember the key areas of Montessori is by breaking it down into the four Cs. The 4 Cs of Montessori are critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication.  

Critical thinking

Encouraging kids to be curious, ask questions and delve deeper. Critical thinking in Montessori helps children to problem solve, analyse and look at things from multiple perspectives.  

Collaboration

Learning teamwork skills and working with kids of all ages (as well as parents and teachers!). For example,  you could get your children to work together to solve a puzzle toy, encouraging cooperation and preparing them for the future where they will have to work with a range of people. 

Creativity

Creativity in Montessori isn't just about paints and pencils, but allowing kids to use their imagination to solve problems. Montessori creativity involves out-of-the-box thinking and new ideas, encouraging your little innovators to think for themselves. This could mean using Montessori toys, such as blocks, to find the best way to create a tower without it falling.

Communication

Strengthening your little one's social skills, motivating them to express their thoughts and feelings clearly and encouraging active listening. Learning communication skills through the Montessori method can develop children's empathy, leadership, and public speaking skills, preparing them for their exciting futures! 

Montessori toys use these 4 Cs to help kids learn and develop practical life skills. These toys are often made from natural materials and focus on a range of skills, based on the child's age and ability. They differ from regular educational toys as they encourage open exploration (within boundaries) rather than focusing on one specific purpose. With Montessori toys, kids can think creatively and experiment with different ways of learning. 

Some examples of Montessori toys include puzzles, shape sorters, building and stacking toys, musical instruments and activity cubes. Find your new favourite with our selection of Montessori toys below. 

Our New Montessori Toys 

We've picked out 8 of our favourite toys from our new Montessori Toys Range for you to discover and enjoy! 

Mystery Box

What will you discover with this magical Mystery Box? This unique shape sorter is sure to spark your little one's curiosity. Here's how it works. Start by pushing the shapes into the matching slots on the wooden box. Then reach inside one of the two mystery holes. Use your hands to explore around the box and guess what the shape is without looking!

These magnificent boxes make fantastic Montessori toys for 1 year olds as they help to improve kids' shape recognition, fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Made from high-quality, sustainable FSC® Certified wood and Coloured with non-toxic paints and lacquers for a safe and eco-friendly playtime. 

Secret Shape Stacker

Stack and solve with our Secret Shape Stacker. These funky stacking toys come with seven wooden rings with secret shapes inside. Discover hearts, stars, leaves and more! Kids will love matching the shapes to the correct rings and stacking them onto the wooden pole.

The Secret Shape Stacker is a fabulous way to introduce little ones to concepts like shapes, size and spatial relationships. This bright and colourful stacking toy also stimulates children's fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities, and is a wonderful educational Montessori toy. 

Token Sorter

A playful introduction to colour, this Token Sorter will keep your toddler entertained for hours! Made from premium quality FSC® Certified wood, this Token Sorter comes with 3 sets of drawers and 15 counters in 3 vibrant colours. Simply sort your tokens into colours and place them in the correct slots!

These colour sorting toys are a delightful tool for teaching children how to identify different colours as well as developing their grasp, dexterity and hand-eye coordination when they slot the counters into the box. 

Flower Sorter 

Have a blooming lovely time playing and learning with our Flower Sorter! This iris-istible kids shape toy contains four boldly coloured flowers to stack and match. Place on the wooden pole or slot into the matching shapes on the base. Our interactive Flower Sorter is an unbe-leaf-ablely great Montessori toy, teaching children how to think logically, problem-solve and strengthen their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. 

First Building Bricks 

Construct your own towers and structures with our First Building Bricks. Made for children 12 months+, these building blocks make a fantastic first set for your little ones. These Building Bricks offer 2-in-1 play! Kids can build towers and/or match the shapes to the slots on the sorter lid, making it the ultimate Montessori toy for infants due to its versatility. Fantastic for developing young kids' cognitive skills, dexterity and shape & colour recognition. 

Rainbow Family 

Get the whole household involved with the Rainbow Family stacking toy! Featuring bright and beautiful shapes and faces to slot onto the five individual pegs. Each peg sits on a  wooden puzzle piece for kids to piece together adding a little extra magic to this fun family set.

Create your own family characters with these mix-and-match toys to help develop kids' imagination. These stackable characters are great for the development of children's dexterity and hand-eye coordination and are a wonderful introduction to shapes and colours. 

Fastening Frames

Terrific toys for teaching your tot how to dress themselves on their own, these Fastening Frames offer a range of accessories to keep kids engaged. All of the frames feature different fastening tools like poppers, velcro and buckles along with a little buttoned pocket for kids to practise their skills with.

To keep little ones entertained, the frames come in a range of bold colours to catch their eyes and encourage them to learn. These unique Montessori toys help children to learn patience and concentration, and enhance their fine motor skills and problem solving abilities. 

Latches & Catches House

Unlock a world of curiosity with our brand new Latches & Catches House. This interactive toy features five different locks, a follow-the-path puzzle and a peephole for discovering hidden objects. The Latches & Catches House is part of our new range of high-quality wooden Montessori toys and encourages little ones to think independently, grasping the locks and figuring out how to open them.

Designed for hands-on learning, this busy box is great for teaching kids how to think logically, problem-solve and persevere through challenges. The wooden House also works as a practical storage box to put small toys away!

Nuts & Bolts Tower 

Inspire your mini builder with the Nuts & Bolts Tower. This smart toy features an array of colourful shapes, nuts and bolts that screw onto the wooden poles, and small shape sorting slots for a wider range of play. These little construction toys are terrific for enhancing your child's cognitive development. Kids can twist and turn the nuts and bolts to build up their fine motor skills and develop their spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination. 

More of Our New Montessori Toys Range 

Explore all of our exciting new Montessori toys on our website. Want to learn more about Montessori?  Check out our previous blog ‘Everything You Need To Know About Montessori Toys’ to expand your knowledge.