DIY kit for Munari Montessori Mobile

Contains:

• 3 hand painted dowels
• 3 printed hangers in heavy card stock, perforated for your string
• acrylic ball

All you have to do is assemble with some string!

The Munari is the first of the Montessori Mobiles, it can be used with children that are just a few weeks old (0-6 weeks), when they can only see high-contrast colors.

The Munari's time tested design with black and white geometrical patterns and a transparent sphere helps the baby develop his ability to explore the world visually. He practices focus, concentration, tracking of a moving object and depth perception as the mobile  moves gently on natural air currents and reflects the light. 

The mobile should be hung at 20-30 cm distance from the child's eyes. It is meant to be observed, not grasped. The baby should be alert and awake while 'working' with the mobile, so it's best to hang it over the movement area, not the sleep area or the changing station. 

After a few weeks, the baby can move on to the octahedron mobile.