If you are looking for a timely way to get kids excited about working on number recognition and counting, make this simple reindeer game. Gather together a clothespin for each player, a chenille stem for each clothespin, and two google … Read More ...
DIY Pipe Cleaner Trees Christmas Craft
Jessica, from Play Trains, originally designed these fun pine trees to use with a train set, but they make perfect Christmas decorations and ornaments. All that you need to make one or more of these adorable trees are pipe cleaners … Read More ...
Clothes Pin Dolls
Join in with the clothespin fun shared by Vicki on her Art with Kids blog. Follow her suggestions and you can learn how to make fashionable dolls out of old-fashioned clothespins, chenille stems, and fabric scraps. This is a great … Read More ...
Printable Thanksgiving Play Dough Mats
Download and print out one of more of these fun play dough mats that feature Thanksgiving designs. Your child will have a ton of fun making multicolored clay feathers for a turkey, adding a variety of kernels to ears of … Read More ...
10 Thanksgiving Napkin Rings Kids Can Make
If you are looking for fun Thanksgiving activities your kids will enjoy, check out this list of wonderfully creative napkin rings. Not only can these become part of your Thanksgiving decor, they are a great way to spend some quality … Read More ...
Nature Walk Turkey
Hopefully the weather is still nice enough where you are to go for a walk and collect some treasures to make one of these adorable turkeys. If you look closly at the turkey’s tail, you will see it is made … Read More ...
Pine Cone Squirrel Craft
As the squirrels are scurrying about, trying to gather all of the nut they can, it is the perfect time to craft your own tiny squirrel.
To make your own squirrel, the first thing you need to do is get … Read More ...
DIY Washi Tape Halloween Tic Tac Toe
Having a play date or looking for something fun to do with your kids? Create a super easy Halloween inspired Tic Tac Toe board using washi tape. You don’t even need to make a game board, you can use the … Read More ...
Itsy Bitsy Spider Finger Puppet
Laura, from Lalymom, created this adorable spider for her kids to work on their fine motor skills while they sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. It is also a great craft to make and use for Halloween.
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Play Dough
If you love the smell of pumpkin pie, you will definitely want to make a batch of this play dough for your kids. The kids will have fun with this activity and, as an added bonus, the house will smell … 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 ...
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 … 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!
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Tissue Paper Apple
This craft project is perfect for a back-to-school project, an autumn decoration, or both! Stacey, from Glued to My Crafts explains how to make an apple using a paper plate and red tissue paper pieces. I love that it is … Read More ...