Montessori Inspired: Clothesline

 Attempting the 'pinch'

Last year, I was putting together all things Montessori, but without the high costs. We bought some nuts, bolts, screws, locks, keys, ping pong balls, ladle's, cotton balls, tweezers, tongs, chopsticks and anything else that was low cost that could provide a few minutes of quiet, concentrated play.

Hubby and I were trying to concoct a wooden, free-standing clothesline, but it was a cumbersome ordeal.

Then we chanced upon a dollar-store item that fit the bill; a cheap, magazine caddy. The wooden frame was already there, all we had to do was snip off the material pocket which would have held magazines.

Then we added a looping string, some wooden clothespegs and voila! 

Montessori-style clothesline.

O is just starting to be able to pinch the clothespegs enough to open them.
She still needs some help guiding her opposite hand to take the clothes down.

Most of her dolls are nude, by her doing, so she is quite enthralled with having a place to hang their belongings since they aren't being used anyways!

We don't happen to have an Ayi, but O likes to call herself one when she is doing chores!