Thanksgiving is a great time to work with our children (and ourselves) on the meaning of being Thankful.
Here are a few crafts that might help your child understand that concept.
Thankful Poem Tutorial– by Let’s Explore
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Thanksgiving Turkey Craft Time…
As the new Lesson Plan editor, I am so thankful that my posts are starting just before Thanksgiving.
Most children associate Turkeys with Thanksgiving. You can spur their interest to learn more by making some Turkey’s with them!
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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 ...
Handprint Spider
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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Haunted House
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 ...
Virtual Halloween Parade
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 ...
Scarecrow Felt Board Game
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 ...
Fall Activities
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 ...
Not So Scary Spiders
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.… Read More ...
Spaghetti and Meatball Hat Craft
This is another great activity to do while reading the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
. Kids of any age can make a spaghetti and meatball hat with just some glue, a paper plate, and yarn. With some … Read More ...
Where the Wild Things Are Paper Toys
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 ...
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Lapbook
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 lap book designed with older students in mind for … Read More ...
Back 2 School Giveaways
I’m a little late finding out about this, but there are still a few days of giveaway left over at the Back 2 School Bash Giveaways at Three Boys and a Dog. Today’s giveaway is for a subscription to a … Read More ...
Reader Submission: First Day of School
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 ...
Where the Wild Things Are-about the author
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 ...