Walking in any nature setting with your children is a very spiritual and educational experience. There are new things to be discovered in every direction. Jaguar and I were scoping out mushrooms. We saw a few different kinds. In fact, mushrooms have become so fascinating, I will post a blog specifically on that in the near future. We took another walk yesterday and found at least 6 different types...too bad I didn't have my camera. Jaguar and Bobcat were touching moss and lichen, sticks and ferns, waterways and patches of snow. Jaguar was discovering that snow melts when put into water because the comparably warmer temperature. It was luckily not too cold, or I may have chosen a much sunnier path. Either way, getting your children out into the wild will spark their imagination and sense of exploration. It is simply magical.
I just changed the toys on these shelves. They cater to both Bobcat and Jaguar. Shown is a wooden xylophone and a harmonica, an interchangeable teddy bear and clothing, a basket of building blocks, Autumn trees, nesting cups (Bobcat is really into these right now), a leaf shaped wooden tray holding Autumn produce (apples and pumpkins) in natural fibers, a wooden bowl with wooden eggs, a "tray" of matching animals to that of the wooden puzzle next to it (zebra, elephant, and giraffe), plus an elephant finger puppet, and lastly, a latch board.
This is the cabinet under our TV, which usually is not on. It is next to the low shelf. The top shelf has Caillou alphabet flashcards, a matching numbers game, and homemade color cards in numerous shades (actually, they are Behr paint swatches). This shelf is designated for Jaguar, hence the blue baskets (I decided to coordinate Jaguar's stuff in blue and Lynx's stuff in green). The lower shelf is Bobcat's (and Jaguar's), with a basket of rice and corn bags, and a small collection of wooden cars.
This is a fun area for Jaguar because it promotes his independence in serving himself and others in the family. The plant on top is there to add beauty to his space, but it also is there for him to take care of (I have yet to get a small watering can). The bowl of fruit is filled with what will be eaten that day (I got this idea from another lovely home schooling Montessori mom on the internet). On the next shelf, there are a few easily pourable containers with cereal from which to choose and some smaller containers with various snacks. Below that, there are enough plates for us all, bowls, and cups. On the bottom shelf is silverware and a towel for cleaning. I would like to get a cutting board and a small pitcher, as well.
This is a book shelf set up exculsively for Jaguar and Bobcat (Lynx's book shelf is in their bedroom). There is a basket full of board books for Bobcat and on top, there are numerous library books to coincide with whatever theme we are engaged in.
The top shelf seen here is lined with my sheets. The second shelf down has receiving blankets (we use them in the bathroom and for other various things) and Lynx's sheets, so they are reachable for him, though he is nearly my height as it is. The storage boxes on the lower shelves are filled with craft supplies: popsicle sticks, cotton balls, beads, paint supplies, foam, puff balls, pipe cleaners, moss, fabric scraps, ribbon, tissue paper and so on. They also have numerous stamps, markers, colored pencils, crayons, paper, and old magazines and wildlife publications for cutting out images. We keep glue out in the dining/entry in a wooden desk.
In the bathroom, there are 2 large caninets that reach to the ceiling. Jaguar would complain about not being able to reach his brush, so I decided to move his and Lynx's stuff to the lower cabinet on the top shelf (the bottom one is where we store toilet paper). I simply utilized a receiving blanket to lay each of their hairbrushes (remember, Jaguar has the blue theme and Lynx, the green), their toothbrushes, toothpaste (it is Tom's of Maine Lemon Lime) and a bowl of flossers. 
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