It’s also the most affordable solution, as many furniture producers such as Ikea have plenty of cheap and functional options available.

In 2018, Carine realised families needed more support and launched her popular online parenting courses and monthly subscription boxes, full of personally designed Montessori materials. It’s a good rule of thumb to allow extra breathing room on either side of your shelves, rather than maxing out the space).So I have to say, we have had these front facing bookshelves for 2-3 months now and I am just tickled pink about them. How about a classic toy chest, stacking storage unit or cube storage for stowing away little bits and bobs? Under each shelf, we glued wooden blocks for stability and strenght, under the central shelf also metal reinforcements to be sure the pieces were joined at a perfect 90° angle. Okay, so we know front-facing bookshelves are great for children to develop an interest and respect for books - but how do I fit all of my books on one of those shelves! We also provide a visual guide, similar to the one in our pdf, to be able to identify at a glance which is which and what goes where.

In my experience as a classroom assistant for 3-4 year olds, I have to say that I’ve never come across a child who isn’t interested in books and being read to!

This project is a really simple way to build your own forward facing bookshelves with very limited tools. Simple drive a screw through the back piece of your shelf into a stud in two different spots, making sure the shelf is level before driving the second screw. You can see the size of this front facing bookshelf is pretty impressive, considering Lexi's height in the photos is 38", however despite the heavy solid wood, it is completely portable. The actual storybooks not learn to read since those are too basic and are designed to be read by kids not to kids.

com to repurpose wall-mounted shelves when your child grows: flip the shelf upside down to turn it into a clothing rail! The front facing bookcases look great – especially in a school setting, but they don’t actually hold many books. It’s the perfect height for kiddos and allows them to really see what books they have available to choose from.Since each front was the same size, we built a jig as a guide to follow: we wanted to be sure to build the project following the project perfectly. It was not easy, the hardest part being keeping all the pieces together in the right position while the glue was hardening. Some of these bookshelves have fabric slings to hold books instead of wooden shelving – like this gray and white shelf and this colorful shelf.