A simple way to make your home more child-friendly and engaging is to display your child’s Montessori artwork at their eye level, rather than just at adult height. When their Montessori artwork is placed where they can easily see and appreciate it, it encourages curiosity, sparks questions, inspires creativity, and invites them to create their masterpieces.
How to hang artwork for your child:
Figure out your child’s eye level! Have them stand against the wall and measure.
Find the appropriate place. Kneel to their level and look around the room for a good spot to hang the art, such as next to their bed, in the living room, or wherever they like to play.
Choose some art! Art is everywhere–you can make or buy online prints of famous works, make copies of illustrations from their favourite books, frame old postcards, or make art from pressed flowers found around Singapore. Get your child involved in the process of choosing, too, their choices may surprise you!
As they grow, the Montessori artwork should too! We suggest using 3M strips or other easily removable hanging materials so as your child grows, you can change their Montessori artwork in the frames and adjust the height.
Montessori Tips:
Art is everywhere, and the levels of engagement are endless: you can ask your child about the image, introduce new vocabulary through the artwork, and challenge them to make their own art!
But you can also hang it and walk away– the biggest reason we hang art for our children is to beautify their space and to allow them to quietly enjoy it
