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My name is Gemma and I have a 21 month old son called Oscar
My name is Gemma and I have a 21 month old son called Oscar

And we are just about to transition him into his own Toddler bed.
And we are just about to transition him into his own Toddler bed.

So a video about doing the transition will be coming on my channel very soon
So a video about doing the transition will be coming on my channel very soon

But in this week's video
But in this week's video

I'm just going to give you the room tour
I'm just going to give you the room tour

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but just to give you a little bit of background
but just to give you a little bit of background

We have just moved from Dubai to Ireland and
We have just moved from Dubai to Ireland and

We did that when Oscar was about
We did that when Oscar was about

18 months old
18 months old

or maybe a little bit older, 19 months, or in between
or maybe a little bit older, 19 months, or in between

And so
And so

when we knew that we were going to be leaving Dubai
when we knew that we were going to be leaving Dubai

we kind of held off transitioning in him into a toddler bed.
we kind of held off transitioning in him into a toddler bed.

We actually would have transitioned him a lot sooner.
We actually would have transitioned him a lot sooner.

I would have said we probably will have transitioned him around 15 months
I would have said we probably will have transitioned him around 15 months

Give or take
Give or take

But because we knew that we were moving
But because we knew that we were moving

it just didn't make sense to buy a bed and then have to ship it over
it just didn't make sense to buy a bed and then have to ship it over

So we kind of left him in his cot
So we kind of left him in his cot

it also meant that the transition between moving countries and moving houses
it also meant that the transition between moving countries and moving houses

and there's lots of kind of staying at friends houses and staying at family's houses.
and there's lots of kind of staying at friends houses and staying at family's houses.

It just meant that staying in a cot was just easy for him
It just meant that staying in a cot was just easy for him

that he just knew he went in a cot and there was no additional changes for him
that he just knew he went in a cot and there was no additional changes for him

So he stayed in his cot until very recently when he is now in his toddler bed
So he stayed in his cot until very recently when he is now in his toddler bed

so in this week's video, I'm going to show you how we've
so in this week's video, I'm going to show you how we've

created a Montessori bedroom for a toddler and if you are interested in
created a Montessori bedroom for a toddler and if you are interested in

further information about Montessori and how to make your home
further information about Montessori and how to make your home

more Montessori friendly, I really suggest getting this book.
more Montessori friendly, I really suggest getting this book.

I have recommended it in a video previously
I have recommended it in a video previously

and I've recommended it on my Instagram
and I've recommended it on my Instagram

This is the Montessori toddler by Simone Davies, Davies
This is the Montessori toddler by Simone Davies, Davies

And it is absolutely brilliant
And it is absolutely brilliant

It's a very new book out
It's a very new book out

it was only released in April
it was only released in April

Simone is a Montessori teacher in Amsterdam
Simone is a Montessori teacher in Amsterdam

but she's in Australian and she is absolutely fabulous
but she's in Australian and she is absolutely fabulous

So I really recommend getting this book
So I really recommend getting this book

if you are thinking about turning your home into a more montessori friendly environment
if you are thinking about turning your home into a more montessori friendly environment

This will give you all the tips you need including
This will give you all the tips you need including

What you need to kind of include in each room of the house to make it Montessori friendly.
What you need to kind of include in each room of the house to make it Montessori friendly.

So I've used the tips in in Simone's book
So I've used the tips in in Simone's book

to make sure that our room for Oscar is
to make sure that our room for Oscar is

Really Montessori friendly and accessible to him.
Really Montessori friendly and accessible to him.

Okay. I'm going to start over here on the main wall
Okay. I'm going to start over here on the main wall

So as you come out the stairs, this is what you can see. So this is his bed
So as you come out the stairs, this is what you can see. So this is his bed

We got this bed from eBay and I did a lot of research
We got this bed from eBay and I did a lot of research

About what kind of bed I wanted and I mean a house bed is not groundbreaking
About what kind of bed I wanted and I mean a house bed is not groundbreaking

I think a lot of people who have these kind of house looking beds now.
I think a lot of people who have these kind of house looking beds now.

They're really cute and very instagram-worthy
They're really cute and very instagram-worthy

So I really like this design
So I really like this design

It was a bit different to all the other ones I'd seen
It was a bit different to all the other ones I'd seen

it had a chimney and it's that asymmetric design it
it had a chimney and it's that asymmetric design it

Is super super solid as well
Is super super solid as well

I've visited friends houses that are disappointed in the ones that they got
I've visited friends houses that are disappointed in the ones that they got

because they're a bit more flimsy. I don't think they're going to last as well
because they're a bit more flimsy. I don't think they're going to last as well

Where's this one?
Where's this one?

I think I mean it's gonna last really well and also it can be painted if you want to
I think I mean it's gonna last really well and also it can be painted if you want to

I don't think they do it painted might be wrong there
I don't think they do it painted might be wrong there

but I think it only comes in wood
but I think it only comes in wood

And the other reason why I chose this bed was that it came in different sizes so on
And the other reason why I chose this bed was that it came in different sizes so on

EBay, it literally has sizes I think all the way down from like a cot
EBay, it literally has sizes I think all the way down from like a cot

so you could use a cot mattress all the way up to a double
so you could use a cot mattress all the way up to a double

If that's something that you were interested in getting a double bed
If that's something that you were interested in getting a double bed

with there with a house over the top
with there with a house over the top

But another key factor to this one is that it is super super low
But another key factor to this one is that it is super super low

actually you can see
actually you can see

There you go, it is like on the floor
There you go, it is like on the floor

And it's really only the mattress it's kind of boosting it up a little bit
And it's really only the mattress it's kind of boosting it up a little bit

and that was a key factor in the decision
and that was a key factor in the decision

because the important part of a bed for a Montessori Bedroom
because the important part of a bed for a Montessori Bedroom

is that your child can get in and out of it?
is that your child can get in and out of it?

Independently
Independently

and actually Montessori advocates a floor bed from around six months
and actually Montessori advocates a floor bed from around six months

when you transition your child into their own room
when you transition your child into their own room

and it's literally just like a really thin mattress on the floor or
and it's literally just like a really thin mattress on the floor or

like a slatted base
like a slatted base

And actually, I think if I was to do this again
And actually, I think if I was to do this again

I probably would opt for the floor bed instead of the cot
I probably would opt for the floor bed instead of the cot

and just skip the cot altogether
and just skip the cot altogether

But I guess you can't go back in time
But I guess you can't go back in time

So we're transitioning Oscar at around
So we're transitioning Oscar at around

20 months
20 months

19 months
19 months

I'm trying to work out when I'm filming this now how long he's been in the bed for
I'm trying to work out when I'm filming this now how long he's been in the bed for

I think about two months now
I think about two months now

So maybe about 19 months. He was transitioned into this bed
So maybe about 19 months. He was transitioned into this bed

And like I say I do a full video on that transition
And like I say I do a full video on that transition

but we absolutely love this bed
but we absolutely love this bed

We also chose a really calm color for the wall
We also chose a really calm color for the wall

Nothing too crazy
Nothing too crazy

Obviously, this is a room For sleeping in
Obviously, this is a room For sleeping in

and that's its main aim. So this is a light
and that's its main aim. So this is a light

I think it's called light emerald but it's kind of like a siege green
I think it's called light emerald but it's kind of like a siege green

which I really love and
which I really love and

the bed linen is
the bed linen is

from
from

Pennies or
Pennies or

Primark if you are more familiar
Primark if you are more familiar

It's pennies in Ireland
It's pennies in Ireland

and I looked for a long time trying to find something with real muted colors
and I looked for a long time trying to find something with real muted colors

But that wasn't too plain.
But that wasn't too plain.

So I'll give you a close-up that
So I'll give you a close-up that

It's kind of got browns and greens and blues and real neutral tones
It's kind of got browns and greens and blues and real neutral tones

So it's it's a real calming
So it's it's a real calming

but still colourful bedspread
but still colourful bedspread

So at the end of the bed is where Oscars
So at the end of the bed is where Oscars

what you might consider Entertainment
what you might consider Entertainment

it's kemp in a Simone's book that I mentioned
it's kemp in a Simone's book that I mentioned

She's just having maybe a low shelf with a few activities that would
She's just having maybe a low shelf with a few activities that would

Entertain your child when they wake up some kind of quiet little activities
Entertain your child when they wake up some kind of quiet little activities

Oscar is just not at that stage
Oscar is just not at that stage

and
and

Wanted to play all the time
Wanted to play all the time

He's never had any toys in his room and it's never been a play space
He's never had any toys in his room and it's never been a play space

So we're kind of keeping him at it that way
So we're kind of keeping him at it that way

and he's that works for us
and he's that works for us

So we have these are three little house box frames
So we have these are three little house box frames

which we then just painted the backgrounds of them
which we then just painted the backgrounds of them

So there's a pink one and mustard one
So there's a pink one and mustard one

and a kind of a dark green darker than the wall
and a kind of a dark green darker than the wall

And that just fits in a selection of kind of board books
And that just fits in a selection of kind of board books

or kind of mr. Men books and
or kind of mr. Men books and

Those the ones that kind of stay in his room
Those the ones that kind of stay in his room

so he can access them at whatever
so he can access them at whatever

Time he feels like although obviously is dark to read
Time he feels like although obviously is dark to read

So he have access to those ones
So he have access to those ones

and then we also have a box of books
and then we also have a box of books

that we just keep outside the door
that we just keep outside the door

And so they come in like just before he goes to bed
And so they come in like just before he goes to bed

We bring them in and then we read but they go back outside afterwards
We bring them in and then we read but they go back outside afterwards

Purely because he's in the stage where these are books that
Purely because he's in the stage where these are books that

have paper pages and he's at that stage where he
have paper pages and he's at that stage where he

Might rip them if left alone with them
Might rip them if left alone with them

So this kind of box kind of comes in and out and he can choose
So this kind of box kind of comes in and out and he can choose

And these books here are ones that he can access freely all the time
And these books here are ones that he can access freely all the time

And the final kind of area of Oscars room is his dressing area
And the final kind of area of Oscars room is his dressing area

So we looked for a such a long time at finding an appropriate
So we looked for a such a long time at finding an appropriate

Kind of dressing wardrobe kind of space for a toddler
Kind of dressing wardrobe kind of space for a toddler

and there is companies that make Montessori wardrobes
and there is companies that make Montessori wardrobes

but they're essentially a box with a rail and kind of
but they're essentially a box with a rail and kind of

Those kind of cute boxes down the side
Those kind of cute boxes down the side

you're very easily make it and I was kind of thinking yet
you're very easily make it and I was kind of thinking yet

I'll get my husband maybe to make one of those
I'll get my husband maybe to make one of those

But his room and she can probably tell is it's fairly small
But his room and she can probably tell is it's fairly small

and I just felt that if we'd had a wardrobe in this space
and I just felt that if we'd had a wardrobe in this space

Which would be the only space it could go
Which would be the only space it could go

we then wouldn't be able to access the bit but at the end of his bed
we then wouldn't be able to access the bit but at the end of his bed

Where the books are at the moment and which is kind of block the whole room off
Where the books are at the moment and which is kind of block the whole room off

so I wanted something a bit more open and free
so I wanted something a bit more open and free

but yet still that he was able to access
but yet still that he was able to access

because their whole ssence of Montessori is
because their whole ssence of Montessori is

that we're teaching our children Independence
that we're teaching our children Independence

and we want them to be able to obviously access everything they need
and we want them to be able to obviously access everything they need

so that they can get dressed independently
so that they can get dressed independently

Oscar is 21 months as I say
Oscar is 21 months as I say

and he is able to select his clothes
and he is able to select his clothes

and knows kind of what is required to create an outfit
and knows kind of what is required to create an outfit

There is a limited choices, This isn't everything
There is a limited choices, This isn't everything

but it's kind of seasonally appropriate
but it's kind of seasonally appropriate

and everything that he would need to get dressed
and everything that he would need to get dressed

So everything it will be linked in the description box below
So everything it will be linked in the description box below

if there's anything that you're interested in
if there's anything that you're interested in

I will put the links in the description box
I will put the links in the description box

to all of these various products if there's anything you think or I'd like one of those
to all of these various products if there's anything you think or I'd like one of those

but I'll just run through where most of the things are from
but I'll just run through where most of the things are from

the top is just, this is like a coat rack shelf
the top is just, this is like a coat rack shelf

and it took me ages to find one
and it took me ages to find one

that one I liked that looked kind of nice in the room
that one I liked that looked kind of nice in the room

That was kind of a dark wood
That was kind of a dark wood

wasn't cheap looking but that was cheap
wasn't cheap looking but that was cheap

and also the rail needed to hang far enough out from the wall
and also the rail needed to hang far enough out from the wall

that the clothes weren't kind of pushed an angle
that the clothes weren't kind of pushed an angle

which is what all the ones I found the rail was going to be way too close
which is what all the ones I found the rail was going to be way too close

and the clothes would have more like a display of clothes of
and the clothes would have more like a display of clothes of

like pretty dresses or whatever they kind of wear four rather than an actual accessible wardrobe
like pretty dresses or whatever they kind of wear four rather than an actual accessible wardrobe

So this one was great
So this one was great

It's from Amazon and their rail, I'll give you a close-up comes right out from the wall
It's from Amazon and their rail, I'll give you a close-up comes right out from the wall

So that as you can see the clothes are able to hang straight
So that as you can see the clothes are able to hang straight

down below
down below

Was what I was trying to find was
Was what I was trying to find was

something that would house all of the you know
something that would house all of the you know

The bits that involved in dressing other than just the tops
The bits that involved in dressing other than just the tops

so I found this really lovely shoe rack at TK Maxx
so I found this really lovely shoe rack at TK Maxx

no, it was at homesense, Sorry
no, it was at homesense, Sorry

And then I just bought some baskets to go on it
And then I just bought some baskets to go on it

And I thought that was a really great option to keep it real minimalist
And I thought that was a really great option to keep it real minimalist

and open and free
and open and free

so in this basket is Pajamas
so in this basket is Pajamas

in this one is trousers and we have a lot of trousers out at the moment because we are potty training
in this one is trousers and we have a lot of trousers out at the moment because we are potty training

This wouldn't normally be so full
This wouldn't normally be so full

but we are going through a few extras at the moment
but we are going through a few extras at the moment

potty training video is coming on my channel
potty training video is coming on my channel

Down here is vests which are becoming redundant
Down here is vests which are becoming redundant

because like I say we're at potty training
because like I say we're at potty training

and in here is socks
and in here is socks

So that's all that's really necessary at the moment for dressing
So that's all that's really necessary at the moment for dressing

and so Oscar can access everything by himself
and so Oscar can access everything by himself

And in the last element of the dressing space is to have a full-length mirror For your child
And in the last element of the dressing space is to have a full-length mirror For your child

this helps with their understanding of their full body schema.
this helps with their understanding of their full body schema.

So I understand what they look like
So I understand what they look like

How their body works, but also really aids dressing
How their body works, but also really aids dressing

so if you
so if you

can get a mirror that can hang low enough and
can get a mirror that can hang low enough and

their whole body fits in it
their whole body fits in it

that will really help in their understanding of how to get dressed and then
that will really help in their understanding of how to get dressed and then

Last of all I have got this lampshade which is kind of an antique brass lampshade
Last of all I have got this lampshade which is kind of an antique brass lampshade

Just thought it went really nice in the room wasn't too over-the-top
Just thought it went really nice in the room wasn't too over-the-top

but gives a really nice clean light
but gives a really nice clean light

and lastly I'm just going to show you just a couple of extra things
and lastly I'm just going to show you just a couple of extra things

So we have this print which is taken from Oscars favorite book
So we have this print which is taken from Oscars favorite book

which is called sweep by Louie's Grieg Gregg
which is called sweep by Louie's Grieg Gregg

And he loves it and this picture is amazing.
And he loves it and this picture is amazing.

It's from one of the pages and it's got so many bits in there
It's from one of the pages and it's got so many bits in there

So he's got lots of things to kind of have a look at and talk about
So he's got lots of things to kind of have a look at and talk about

and that is super super low to the floor
and that is super super low to the floor

so that he can see it obviously
so that he can see it obviously

and the last thing I want to mention is
and the last thing I want to mention is

just to make sure that your child's room is childproof
just to make sure that your child's room is childproof

so any wires make sure that they are,
so any wires make sure that they are,

you know tacked along so they can't be pulled out and
you know tacked along so they can't be pulled out and

you know wrapped around something and
you know wrapped around something and

There's actually lots of new
There's actually lots of new

guidelines about
guidelines about

Electrical plug covers
Electrical plug covers

and that they're actually less safe than just leaving it exposed
and that they're actually less safe than just leaving it exposed

Because they can snap off and make the plug live
Because they can snap off and make the plug live

So we have left ours open
So we have left ours open

But there was nothing in this room that he have access to that could go into that plug.
But there was nothing in this room that he have access to that could go into that plug.

So I think that's the key so
So I think that's the key so

Like this his hangers wouldn't fit.
Like this his hangers wouldn't fit.

You know, they're um, they're not those kind of wire topped hangers
You know, they're um, they're not those kind of wire topped hangers

they wouldn't fit. They're too big to go in there
they wouldn't fit. They're too big to go in there

We checked them and there's nothing else that he has in this room that would fit in a plug socket
We checked them and there's nothing else that he has in this room that would fit in a plug socket

So just make sure that the whole space is a child Proof
So just make sure that the whole space is a child Proof

if you need to put locks on the windows or anything if they can act just make sure that is part of it
if you need to put locks on the windows or anything if they can act just make sure that is part of it

So that is the end of this week's video.
So that is the end of this week's video.

I really hope you have enjoyed having any tour of Oscars Montessori bedroom
I really hope you have enjoyed having any tour of Oscars Montessori bedroom

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how we transition to Oscar into the toddler bed
how we transition to Oscar into the toddler bed

that video is coming really soon. Okay then guys. Bye
that video is coming really soon. Okay then guys. Bye