This time of year is a great one for snuggling up with kids and reading. Whether its books about apples, leaves, being thankful, baking or harvesting, there are lots of great fall subjects to keep kids and parents entertained.
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Printable Thanksgiving Sudoku Game
Here’s a great one to entertain kids and adults alike at holiday gatherings or whenever you need quiet time, during school time or otherwise.
Royal Baloo has made a cute printable Thanksgiving sudoku game that’s almost no prep and endless … Read More ...
Chemical Reactions Using Pennies
Making pennies change colors using different substances is a great beginner way to study chemical reactions safely.
Creative Family Fun has a great rundown of how to do penny experiments, where you start with shiny pennies and use different … Read More ...
Build an Addition Frankenstein
Here’s a super cute free math printable you still have time to use for Halloween.
This addition Frankenstein from Simple Fun for Kids uses math facts for adding 8 to 10 has different sums on each body part, so students … Read More ...
Have You Ever Tried Sprouting Indian Corn?
Here’s a fun science activity for the fall: sprouting Indian corn.
I have never tried this (and of course you could use regular corn as well), but Gift of Curiosity has the lowdown on how to get it to … Read More ...
Make a Simple Notebook with an Apple Print Cover
Making prints with apples is a lot of fun and super easy even for little kids to do.
I love the idea of using your apple prints to make the covers for a little notebook.
Creative Family Fun has the … Read More ...
Make a Creepy Map for Fun Halloween Geography
I love this idea from Map of the Month to make a spooky Halloween map using town names that are a little scary.
They have a full list but it includes things like:
Pumpkin Hollow, NY
Devil’s Slide, UT
Tombstone, … Read More ...
Spooky STEM: Make a Squishy Circuits Vampire
Squishy Circuits
are so cool because they’re an easy way for kids of all ages to play with circuits safely and to make a lot of different kinds of projects without a lot of supplies. You can use regular playdough … Read More ...
Make Pumpkins for Your Favorite Book Characters
This is a great idea for decorating a classroom for Halloween or encouraging a love of reading at home.
These book character pumpkins from Our Whimsical Days are mostly pretty easy to make with some paint and cardboard, but they … Read More ...
Helping Kids with Odd and Even Numbers
My daughter loves the show “Odd Squad,” which is about kids who solve odd problems, usually having something to do with a mathematical concept.
There’s a villain on the show called Odd Todd, and another called Even Steven, so of … Read More ...
Fun Ways to Play with Fall Leaves
My daughter always says fall is her favorite season because she loves to play in leaves, but there are a lot of fun activities we can do with leaves beyond just making a big pile and jumping in it over … Read More ...
Columbus Day Activities for Kids
Columbus Day may be falling out of favor as a holiday these days (even in the few years my daughter has been in school, she’s gone from having the day off to having a different day off this month and … Read More ...
Make a Spooky Glow-in-the-Dark Lava Lamp
Making “lava lamps” is a fun STEM activity for kids that is also just fun. In general these types of projects are made by mixing oil and water along with some other ingredients, which provides a good opportunity to talk … Read More ...
Easy Ways to Learn with Apples and Pumpkins
There are so many crafts and activities you can do with apples and pumpkins, and it’s actually really simple to incorporate them into learning activities. I was reminded of this when looking at the Halloween STEM activities, and by … Read More ...
Awesome STEM Activities to Get Ready for Halloween
Little Bins for Little Hands has a great collection of 31 days of Halloween STEM activities you’ll want to check out so you can do some — or all of them! — before Halloween.
There are lots of great ideas … Read More ...