As much as we parents (and maybe teachers, too) don’t want to admit it, a new school year is right around the corner. Where I live it’s less than a month away, so it’s high time to start thinking about … Read More ...
Make Nature Collages by Decorating Faces
I love this idea from Krokotak to use a simple printable face design as the base for a collage of found nature items.
While the projects mostly show using leaves to make hair, there are also some cute earrings … Read More ...
Does it Belong in Nature?
Fall is the perfect time for nature walks, and while there are lots of nature scavenger hunt ideas out there, one thing that’s not always on the list, but which you’re likely to find, is garbage.
I love the approach … Read More ...
Bubbling Pumpkin Science Activity
Playing with baking soda and vinegar is fun all year, but it adds a spin to it when you make your “volcano” inside a pumpkin.
Living Life and Learning shows how to make a pumpkin into a bubbling science activity… Read More ...
Halloween Learning Centers for Preschool and Kindergarten
Things can get a little crazy in the classroom this time of year, but sometimes it’s good to embrace the madness and turn it into a learning activity.
These ideas for Halloween learning centers from Pocket of Preschool are charming … Read More ...
Make a Button Turkey to Help with Fine-Motor Skills
It isn’t quite time to move from pumpkins to turkeys, but I really like this practical life activity turkey from Natural Beach Living.
This Montessori-inspired project involves buttoning feathers onto a turkey and is a great way to practice using … Read More ...
How to Make Corn Husk Dolls
Corn husk dolls were what many girls on the prairie had to play with it, and it’s a fun activity for today’s kids to learn about how toys could be made from materials that people had at hand when they … Read More ...
Salt Painting Projects for Halloween
There are so many fun crafts and activities you can do with a Halloween theme.
Salt painting is a lot of fun and easy for little kids to do, and you can give it a semi-spooky twist by following the … Read More ...
STEM Activities for 10 Apples Up on Top
The Dr. Seuss book 10 Apples Up on Top is super silly, and it’s a fun one to read with preschoolers (and older kids!) this time of year when apples are everywhere.
Little Bins for Little Hands has collected some … Read More ...
Letter Matching Apple Tree Activity for Kids
This time of year all activities seem to have a fall theme, with pumpkins and apples popping up all over worksheets and within activities to make them a little more fun.
This printable apple tree letter matching game from Fun … Read More ...
Make an Insect Hotel to House Bugs in Winter
We know that bugs are important to have in our yards and gardens when our plants are growing, but bugs need safe places to live throughout the year.
Making an insect hotel at home or at school is a great … Read More ...
Fall Tanagram Mats for Playing with Shapes
Tanagrams are a lot of fun for kids to learn shapes and how the shapes can go together to make different shapes.
These printable tanagram mats from Simple Everyday Mom are adorable and a great addition to the fall classroom.… Read More ...
Practice Fine Motor Skills with a Fall Tree Craft
Kids love to punch holes, and it’s a big deal for a lot of kids when their hands are strong enough to work a hole puncher.
Whether the kids make the punched holes themselves or you do it for them, … Read More ...
Fun Printables for the New School Year
In a week, my daughter will be a third grader.
I don’t know whether I’m more shocked that she is almost nine or that the summer went by so fast.
If you want to up your crafty game with ease … Read More ...
Explore Color Mixing with this Q-Tip Painted Tree
I have done painting with Q-Tips before, but always just one at a time. I love the look of this project, where Q-Tips were bundled to make a bigger “brush” to paint a fall tree.
The Pinterested Parent has all … Read More ...
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