After writing the last post, I roamed around the Mother Huddle site and found a pumpkin seed craft!! I always wonder what the heck I should do with all of those leftover pumpkin seeds!! There are always way to … Read More ...

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I Love small personalized decor that children can easily make.  This handprint spider from the Mother Huddle fits the bill!  With just your child’s hands, black ink, and googly eyes make this adorable decoration!

Quick!! Halloween is almost here!

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I love art pojects that are based on picture book illustrations.  This one from Journey into Unschooling is based on the illustrations by Kazuno Kohar in Ghosts in the House. Using plain orange and black construction paper and an … Read More ...

Did you make your child a Halloween costume this year?  Then join in the virtual Halloween parade that Ashley from Make It and Love It is putting together!  She’s going to compile all the submissions and display them on … Read More ...

This is a cheap and easy way to have some fun with younger children from Let’s Explore.  Simply create pieces for a scarecrow (hat, clothes, head, etc) out of felt and let the kids put the scarecrow together.  For more … Read More ...

I am loving this idea by My Sweet and Simple Life Basically, you make a paper tree with fall leaves that each contain a fun fall activity to do that day on the flip side.   Every day, your child chooses … Read More ...

Yesterday I made some spiders with my son to use to decorate our house!! They were easy and fun to make together.  You could also customize them by addding eyes or other embellishments.  See all the instructions here.

Check out these awesome Max and a Wild Thing paper toys from Toy-A-Day.  Just in time for the movie, you can print out the characters, Moishe (apparently one of the Wild Thing’s names) and Max (on a different link).  … Read More ...

I’ve loved lapbooks for a long time, but mainly I’ve seen them for younger children.  Learning letters, shapes, sequencing, etc.  So I was excited to find printable pages for a lapbook designed with older students in mind for the … Read More ...

I love getting submissions from readers who find fabulous ideas all over the internet! As I was going through my emails this afternoon, I realized that there were a couple of reader submissions that I’d neglected to post-and these links … Read More ...

It is always interesting to have students learn about the authors behind the books they are reading.  This lesson plan is designed for older students (grades 5-8).  It has them exploring Maurice Sendak’s life and introduces the controversary of the … Read More ...

Lu Bird Baby has created a fantastic photo counting book for her daughter and posted a tutorial so you can make one too!! These would be great to give a child something to do while standing in line, sitting in … Read More ...