Eloise is a huge fan of magnetic play sets, so I made this one up today for her with construction paper and a couple advertising magnets that came in the mail. Without magnets, this would work well as a felt board activity, too. Eloise helped me think of different shapes she’d need (including the […]
 Over the summer I bought a couple of boxes of canning jars with the intention of canning. Well that didn’t happen. So I opened a box, went inside and grabbed my acrylic craft paint, paintbrushes, and a dish of water and went to work.     One layer of acrylic craft paint was enough […]
These 3-dimensional paper pumpkins are very cute and very fun to make–especially if you are 4. My daughter has wanted to do little else the last few days. We are growing quite a pumpkin patch. To make a pumpkin you need: Â 4 strips of orange construction paper. You can make your pumpkins any size. […]
Monster crafts are such fun, they allow you and your kids to be so creative! These treat bags are no exception. Â Because the paint takes a little while to dry, you can either buy already colored bags, use white bags, or just skip the color all together. Another option is to paint them ahead […]
Leaf Mask  A fun Autumn tradition for us is making masks of pressed leaves.  pressed leaves- use leaves that have been pressed for about 24-48 hours, they are still quite flexible at this stage and lay nicely glue solution- 2 parts glue, 1 part water (or use Modge Podge) crayons scissors hole punch […]
 For our story we read It’s Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall and Shari Halpern. A brother and sister get ready for Halloween early- by planting their own pumpkin patch! Readers will discover the simple joys of gardening and enjoy watching the exciting transformation from pumpkinseed to jack-o’-lantern. simple, bold illustrations inspired our project this […]
 We created Halloween Shadows today and this proved to be great during bedtime. I downloaded the Kiddy Halloween Font and added them to Microsoft Word. I printed it on black paper and cut out the shapes.   Tape a straw or stick to the back and go into a darkened room. Flash the […]
 Replace labels on your favorite drinks for a festive Halloween bash!  Click on picture for full size version
