3 Little Monkeys

These aren't the monkeys you're thinking of...rather one of my mini "montessori make-over" projects.  One of the basic steps in the whole process: make things accessible for the boys so that they can take ownership over simple daily tasks.  We've had this up for a couple weeks now, and the boys immediately took to the idea of hanging their coats up and putting their shoes underneath after coming inside (well, not Spencie yet of course).  And it keeps things a little more organized for me, having so many jackets, vests, hats, etc to keep track of...we can fit a lot of outer wear on those hooks!  Props to my creative husband for attaching the 3 individual hooks to that piece of wood and hand painting a cute little vine to go with the theme!  He did such a great job - it looks like it came that way in a store!