我们在马里兰州巴尔的摩的蒙特梭利家庭环境
星期一, 十月 15th, 2012 2:34 pm | By Stephanie Woo
经过一个月的设计，购买，以及实验，终于，我对于我们新家的蒙特梭利设计感到满意了。
刚开始搬进这个家，马克跟我都同意，客厅里那张 厚重绿色的地毯一定得要移走，在一星期内，马克就在客厅装上了全新的木头地板，大约花了我们300美金，整个家里的氛围以及能量都改观了。（朋友们，只要 有百安居还有一双巧手的老公）然后，我们都同意，既然小孩多数的时间都会在家里，我们就将她们的工作空间设置在一楼的客厅。
很开心的，老公跟我对于小孩的教育以及事情的优先顺序意见相同，你来我家参观的时候，就能看的出来。
以下是小孩工作空间的一些照片：
在 这个客厅另外一边，就是我最喜欢的部分－我老公亲自设计制作的儿童尺寸洗手槽。不但是独一无二的豪华，而且还很必须，如此以来，我就不需要将我的孩子们举 起来，她们才能够使用洗手槽，并且她们的肚子也不会碰到冰冷的水槽边了。上头加上了一个马达，可以将水从下方的水桶抽出来，而后又会六回去同样的桶子里，
我家神奇的老公认真工作的样子：
从百安居买来的标准水槽，马克将水槽给锯短了，现在正安装水龙头，弯曲如天鹅脖子的水龙头，让孩子容易将水桶或水壶装满水。
在出水孔加上个垫圈，以便固定在水槽
这个容器从钓鱼用具店买来的，为了方便使用，水从同一个地方出来，又回到同一个地方回去，我们就是每天更换，很容易做得到！
你现在看不见马达，但是只要装上了，水龙头开关一转，水就来了。
如果，你就住在我们家附近，或者经过巴尔的摩，来拜访我们吧！带你家的小孩来跟我家的孩子们一起玩！
之后，我会带着大家参观我们家其它的区域，包含我们穿衣服的地方，以及吃饭的地方。请继续收看！
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing! I love the child-sized sink in your home! Your girls are very lucky to have a Montessori Mom and a handy Dad! Thank you for sharing how your husband made it. I would love to see more of your home and some close-ups of the activities on the shelves that you are offering your girls.
What a beautiful, thoughtful and inspiring place! Wish we could pop round for a visit (the hike from Australia would probably be a bit much :P)
HI Carrie, Thanks for writing! Come back and read often! I'll be posting more about individual activities on our shelves throughout the next two months but it'll be sprinkled with many other topics as well. I've got articles scheduled to early December…
I've shared this on my school's facebook page – I recently did Independence at Home as a parent ed topic – I googled some images to share with them but now they've got this awesome tour to follow!
Where did he find directions for this??? I need to make one of these!
This is just wonderful. My husband and I have been reading your blog as we have 15 month twins (b/g) that will be attending a montessori preschool. We have limited space in our small home and want to maximize it as best we can. Do you feel comfortable showing pictures of the piping on the sink or telling me how to do it? We would like to make one of our own. Thank you so much for all of your insight! It helps so much to see others pave the way. xoxo Stephanie
It is embarrassing how long ago some of these questions were asked, but I figure it’s better late than never to respond! The large table in the center is an IKEA children’s table, with legs cut off. If you’re looking, it’s the IKEA children’s table with adjustable legs, but I found that it was still too high for toddlers. When in doubt, shorter is always better than too tall. They can always bend over to work, but when it’s too tall, it really becomes a hindrance to their independence. The bookshelf can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028XBXJY/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687622&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002C6AV9K&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=17SJB9EAWPHCXET8X85Q
As for the piping, my husband was going to do a tutorial, but never got around to it. I’m very sorry about this! He basically bought a regular sink from Home Depot, chopped it down to a height that would be suitable for children, got a boat water pump, and then placed a big flat plastic water container under the sink. The boat-pump pumps water from the plastic water container when the child turns on the faucet. The water then drains back into the same plastic water container. You need to change the water everyday, with this solution. I admit this is not an easy solution and not one that everyone has the time and energy to make, but your toddler NEEDS (IN A BIG WAY) some method of accessing water independently. Here’s a suggestion, get one of those large water containers with a spigot, buy a sturdy table, place the container on the table inside the bathtub. This way children can go in and fetch water that way without making a big mess. Any other suggestions out there?
Love the Montessori enviroment. I wanted to know how tall are the tables and chairs, also about the book display how big is it…trying to buy similar things to my 13 months old. Thanks a lot, love your work and love to your babies
Please share with me where you got that big desk and chair. I love it 🙂
I would love more in depth info on how to create the kid sink. It is so handy!
Could you tell and show how you made the sink so it works?
Hi..Could you tell me how this was made? I’d love to make one for my son.
Very nice job for the sink. I’d lije to make one for my grand-son and will look for parts but need some hints to find them in France. Plse could you explain how you power & control the pump so that I could start making one for him? Many thanks.
Hi
Saw the sink. I’d like to make one for my grand-kid. I have questions about the pump and its power. Plse could you telle me what is the power needed fot hte pmp and how you power it. Many thanks. RGDS
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Hello!
Thank you for sharing!
I have been looking for diy options for a children‘s sink.
Would you feel comfortable sharing details how you built yours?
I‘d love to build one for my 14 month old son.
Thank you so much and all the best for your family.
I’m also looking for more specific directions on the vanity part. Did your husband just cut the door across the bottom to make it shorter? I’d love more insight and more pictures. This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!