Month: October 2019

Jello Pumpkins

Halloween is almost here and kids are all around having fun being in costumes and collecting candies. Going to pumpkin patches is also fun to pick different sized pumpkins plus taking some gorgeous photos for your FB or IG or just to share with your family ✌️We were lucky to go to a pumpkin patch …

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Fizzing Pumpkins

Pumpkin theme is so much fun and there are countless activities that you can try with this ‘October vegetable’. I got some mini pumpkins off the list from our weekly grocery shopping on a whim. At home I brainstormed some ideas to use it and landed on these fizzing pumpkins science experiment.Materials needed Mini pumpkins …

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Pumpkin Playdoh Invitation

We all love playdoh but the mess it creates.. ‘nah I will pass’. It’s very intimidating to break out the playdoh but the skills they learn out of it are numerous. Lots of imagination and creativity along with sensory input and fine motor skills are involved in playing with playdough. I love to set up …

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Pumpkin Sensory Bin

It’s almost Halloween time and a pumpkin theme is perfect to kickoff the celebrations. To start off the theme I put together this sensory bin. We always love to start our theme on a sensory bin. It’s so much fun while learning many skills together. Materials needed: Black beans Orange glitter balls( Michaels) Pumpkin candy …

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Leaves Activities

Fall offers a variety of learning opportunities with all the abundance in nature. Pine cones, Acorns, colorful Leaves, Sticks the possibilities are endless. Just a walk in nature is so refreshing and engaging for all senses. We always end up coming home with a bag of leaves. Here are some collection of activities that you …

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Leaf Stamping

M attend a playgroup every Tuesdays and they have something new on craft table every week. Today it was leaf stamping using potatoes. I was intrigued by the meticulous cuttings on potato to make a leaf pattern. Hence evenif M was not much into artworks I wanted to try it at home. Materials needed: Halved …

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Mouse’s First Fall

We love bookish play here so I always make it a point to do some book based activities every week. This book goes along with our fall leaves theme. The story is about mouse and minka having fun with leaves piling them up and hiding in them. M loved the book especially the part where …

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Fall sensory bin

It’s October here and a perfect time to learn about the fall leaves and the changing colors. I love to make a sensory bin on the theme and mostly I leave it out until we finish( sometimes I keep it inside if they play too messy) These bins are great to learn many skills such …

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