Fall has finally arrived in our neck of the woods! This past weekend, it was 90 degrees (ugh!) and then whoosh! Fall weather swept in with those cool nights and gorgeous days. And when the weather changes, it always puts me in the mood to pull out the seasonal decorations 🙂 A few years back, …
Fall Fun
Seasonal art projects for kids that highlight the life cycle of a tree. Fall is starting this week (yea!) so we wanted to celebrate with a fun seasonal activity! When the seasons change, it’s a wonderful time to introduce kids to the science behind nature. For example, leaf rubbings are a great way to explore …
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My kids just LOVE countdown calendars! “How many more days until…” — it’s always so much easier to wait if you have something fun to do 🙂
So, a few years ago, we created a countdown calendar for Halloween.
While I’m a BIG fan of Halloween and all the fun that goes along with it, I’m always bothered by the amount of candy we accumulate during all the holiday festivities. Let’s see, there’s the trick-or-treat event at the zoo (we love the zoo in the Fall!), the kids’ class parties, all the “You’ve been …
We love to create art with textures! Paints and crayons are always more fun when you jazz them up with something cool like pinecones, felt or even food items.
Textured art offers kids the opportunity to not only create a masterpiece but to involve their senses in the art process.
Fall is a great time to explore apples and we had some super cool ideas shared at the Discover & Explore linky last week.
The kids will enjoy these hands-on activities as they explore more about apples — painting, playdough, taste tests and sensory fun!
If you’ve ever wondered how to make those gorgeous leaf prints using colorful fall leaves, I can tell you — they’re easy enough for the kids to do! Seems like we’ve had a good dose of chaos at our house this month — the kids had 5 days off from school for Fall break, my …
When’s the last time your kid looked under a rock?
Fall is the perfect time to head outdoors and enjoy the foliage, the weather and time with each other!
Grab the kids and head out on a new fall adventure….
What a fun week! So many great pumpkin ideas and activities were shared on the Discover & Explore linky — it was really hard to choose which to feature.
So I thought I would share a little bit of everything pumpkin — crafts, activities, art, learning and a great recipe too!
Sometimes science and math can seem to be foreign concepts to our kids.