HARVEST THEME WORD CARDS - Harvest Letter_Word Cards Materials: Print one copy of the file linked above for each of your children, small tiles if available, permanent marker, a small basket or bin, and clothespins. Laminate the cards for durability, if desired. Say the words with your children. If you have small tiles at home or school, make a tile with each of the letters from the word … [Read more...] about Harvest Theme Word Cards, Word Families, Word Puzzles, and Sorting Activities
Autumn Door Hanger Craft for Kids!
Autumn Door Hanger: Make one with your child! By Shara Lawrence-Weiss My daughter and I decided to head outside and go for a walk by the forest: We gathered up items we found on the ground: We put our treasures into the container and headed home: Next, we placed our findings on the table and tied each one with fishing wire: I then attached a big ribbon and placed … [Read more...] about Autumn Door Hanger Craft for Kids!
Parent & Child Hand Turkeys and Thanksgiving Food Crafts!
Kids love to help in the kitchen! These Thanksgiving Food Crafts are fun to make together! Marshmallow Pilgrim Hats Materials Needed: Chocolate Bark, Large Marshmallows, Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Craft Sticks (or a plastic spoon for the kids to dip/turn the marshmallows and cookies), Yellow Decorator's Icing Tube, and Waxed Paper. Melt the chocolate bark according to package directions. … [Read more...] about Parent & Child Hand Turkeys and Thanksgiving Food Crafts!
Pilgrim Hats and Indian Feathers for Literacy and Math!
THANKSGIVING PILGRIM HATS Template - Pilgrim Hats Materials needed: Print one Pilgrim Hats template (above) for each of your children (print on cardstock, if available, as it is more durable.) Have the children cut out the individual pieces (assist younger children with scissor skills or pre-cut the hat pieces for them.) The children can write their name, if desired, on the yellow buckle … [Read more...] about Pilgrim Hats and Indian Feathers for Literacy and Math!
Preview of the New Thanksgiving Thematic Coming Soon!
Harvest Sensory Bins Materials needed: Several medium to large size containers that children can dig/explore in, one or more samples to dig in (see below for suggestions). Fill the containers ½ to ¾ full with desired materials and let the children dig, bury, touch, smash, squish, etc. the materials inside. It is a good idea to cover your table of floor with a table cloth or sheet … [Read more...] about Preview of the New Thanksgiving Thematic Coming Soon!
Thumbprint Pumpkin Patch, Hand Print Pumpkins, and Witches Hats
Thumbprint Pumpkin Patch - Thumbprint Pumpkin Patch "Vine" Designs Materials needed: One Thumbprint Pumpkin Patch Vine work page from the file above, orange and green tempera paint, paint brushes or q-tips, paint trays, and paint smocks or old t-shirts. Print the vine design file for each of the children. Have the children thumb print orange painted pumpkins on top of or below the vine … [Read more...] about Thumbprint Pumpkin Patch, Hand Print Pumpkins, and Witches Hats
Introducing…Postcardly! A FREE Postcard Package just in time for Halloween!
POSTCARDLY Picture Postcard Package GIVEAWAY! October is a month when we spend more time taking pictures of our kids. The colors of fall, along with Halloween, offer great opportunities to capture special moments to send to others in our family. While we have good intentions of sending hard copies of our digital photos to everyone, time constraints always made it easier to send via email…until … [Read more...] about Introducing…Postcardly! A FREE Postcard Package just in time for Halloween!