Fall is one of my favorite seasons, and I just love everything that comes with it. The colors on the leaves, the pumpkin coffee, oh, and the smells of pumpkin bread wafting through the kitchen! Imagine my excitement when I was asked by my friend Jennifer at The Jenny Evolution to share a Fall Sensory Play post for her blog series! I got into the kitchen and knew that I was … [Read more...]
Scarecrow Crafts For Kids
Fall is quickly approaching and with that comes scarecrows! Each Fall, I love decorating my front porch with bales of straws and scarecrows sitting on top of them. There's just something so cute about a Fall scarecrow. Instead of making traditional scarecrow activities, I've gathered a collection of these adorable scarecrow crafts for kids. They are so much fun and really adorable! I … [Read more...]
Sunflower Seed Fine Motor Activity
We are gearing up for the end of Summer, and by now sunflowers are nice and tall! Last year we decided to grow our own sunflowers, and by this time in the season they were starting to wilt and die down. Before they died off completely, I decided to create a fine motor activity out of a sunflower plant! Now you may be asking, "Why are fine motor activities so important?" I have a very … [Read more...]
101 Fall Activities for Kids
Ah, fall is in the air and October is upon us! This is definitely my most favorite season of all. I am constantly amazed by the colors of the trees, and I just love drinking apple cider, eating pumpkin butter on my toast, and putting warm colored mums all over my front porch. Like L.M. Montgomery said, I really am SO glad that I get to live in a world with Octobers! Since the fall season is … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Cloud Dough
Since we LOVE sensory play activities at our house and since the weather is getting cooler, we decided to start celebrating Fall a little early and make some pumpkin scented cloud dough. If you've never heard of cloud dough, let me let you in on a little secret: It's amazing! It's soft and powdery, but also squishy and moldable. And since it's so versatile, you can scoop it, pour it, sift … [Read more...]