1 sheet orange construction paper Scrap strips of brown and green construction paper White craft glue Pencil String Scissors Cut orange construction paper into half-inch strips. Wrap strips around a pencil. Remove from the pencil and glue the end of the strip to close the circle. Repeat for as many circles as you need to […]
Johnny Appleseed Day honors one of America’s great legends. Johnny Appleseed was a real person. John Chapman was among the American settlers who were captivated by the movement west across the continent. As Johnny Appleseed travelled west, he planted apple trees along the way, and sold trees to settlers. With every apple tree that was […]
Elephant Appreciation Day is today. Show us how much you care about elephants. This is a big, elephant sized day. We feel it should be celebrated in a big way. Elephant Appreciation Day was declared to celebrate the Elephant because… Â is the largest land mammal of our era, is unique among mammals for its […]
National Play-Doh Day celebrates a great childhood play toy. Invented in the mid 1950s, it has entertained millions of children, and allowed them to express their creativity, both at home and in the classroom.  It’s fun and easy to celebrate National Play-Doh Day. Simply pull out the Play-Doh and ……Play! Playing with clay and […]
You aren’t tired of autumnal leaf art, are you? Can you manage one more post? The polka dot leaves at 5 orange potatoes got me thinking about circles on leaves. I pulled out my Japanese push drill and its set of removable tips and got to work on more of our pressed leaves. (See the […]
For older children, allow them to use metallic paint pens. Leaves can be framed…or photographed and framed as a gift. For a younger children, allow them to paint on them with a corn syrup and glitter mixture. The leaves will dry shiny and glittery.
First we gathered leaves from around the neighborhood. We used paper towels and heavy books to flatten them. After a few days we got ready to make our coasters. In addition to the leaves, we used foam (from the Dollar Tree), clear contact paper, and black duct tape. How to Make Them: Cut the foam […]
Brown paper bag (lunch size) Construction paper Coffee filter Tape or glue Marker Scissors Old newspaper or magazines Fill your paper bag with crumpled up old newpaper or magazines. Fold over an tape shut. From construction paper cut out thin strips of yellow (or any fall color) for your Scarecrow’s hair, and don’t forget to […]
