When Allison’s daughter asked her if they could make a scarecrow, she said yes and then set about to find a variety of supplies they could use. She wanted to use materials that provided her daughter a variety of different … Read More ...
Rainbow Spaghetti Wall
Check out this simple project that was created by a mom at Mosswood Connections to help her son work on fine motor skills — specifically, cutting. She noticed his cutting usually seemed jagged and messy so she tried to think … Read More ...
Handprint Fall Tree
Celebrate autumn (even if you are sad to see summer go) by having your kids make a colorful autumn tree picture. All you really need to make this picture is some paper and glue, but you can easily make it … Read More ...
Pencil Control for Early Learners
These free printables will certainly have your little one wanting to practice with a pencil. Nicolette, from Powerful Mothering, offers 6 different pages you can print out for your kids. If you prefer, you can use these templates and Nicolette’s … Read More ...
A is for Apple
A is for Apple and it is also for Autumn… Coincidence? I think not because autumn is the perfect time to teach about apples, and learning about both are a great way to start an alphabet unit!
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Worms in My Apples File Folder Game
This is the perfect time of year to teach about apples and also use an apple theme in other lesson plans!
Jennifer, from Mama Jenn, use apple clip art to make this fun folder game. She printed out 10 apples … Read More ...
How to Make Easy Letter Magnets
Instead of refrigerator art, make magnets that are refrigerator art in and of themselves!
Start out by printing the downloadable 2-page file of block letters shared by Lisa from Cucicucicoo. After the kids color in the letters as they please, … Read More ...
Corn Paper Wreath-Fall Crafts For Kids
This wreath is easy and fun to make and it can be used to decorate for autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving! Melissa (from Real Life, One Day at a Time) created this adorable wreath , with her daughter, using bubble wrap. … Read More ...
10 Halloween themed lesson plans
Halloween is right around the corner, and what could be a more fun theme for your fall lesson plans? There are so many different ways to work Halloween into virtually every subject – pumpkins are perfect for science and nature … Read More ...
Hand Print Apples in a Basket
Celebrate autumn by making one of these adorable basket full of apples. Sandy, from Moments of Motherhood, made this with her daughter and then was nice enough to explain the process so you can make one too!
The apples are … Read More ...
Frozen Dinosaur Eggs
I suppose this project might be a good one for the middle of summer, when the weather outside is hot and it would feel great to play with a chunk of ice, it really can be fun any time … Read More ...
DIY Kids Coins
Kaly, from Ode to Life and Loves, created these two-sided coins for her boys to play with while learning counting, sorting, and matching. To make the container, she simply covered a cocoa can with scrapbook paper and then cut a … Read More ...
Rainbow Chickpeas
I have colored rice and noodles for craft projects and sensory play, but I have never thought of coloring dried chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans). Dyan, from And Next Comes L, made these for her kids to play with … Read More ...
Apple Orchard Sensory Bin
If you are teaching young kids about apples, I highly suggest making them a sensory bin, like this amazing one put together by Rachel from I {heart} Craftsy Things.
She started off by pouring some dried black beans into a … Read More ...
Sand Paper Art
Turkey Mom, from Blog Me Mom, let her kids have some fun experimenting with art supplies and sand paper. They tried painting on super fine sand paper using liquid chalk that she made using water, cornstarch and food coloring. On … Read More ...