Happy Halloween! So many of us are gearing up for a night of trick-or-treating. It’s a fun and magical time for children. But it can also be dangerous if proper precautions aren’t taken. Here are 5 easy tips to keep kids safe on Halloween… Light it Up Trick-or-treating doesn’t officially start around here until it’s …
I don’t honestly remember when the last time I carved a pumpkin was. Last year we painted them, and the year before that… I have no clue. I think someone carved one for us? Going through this backtrack in our Halloween traditions sort of makes me feel like I’ve let my kids down thus far. …
Does your child love pumpkins as much as my son does? Every time he sees a pumpkin, he points it out. I decided to use his love for pumpkins in a fine motor activity. Pumpkin lacing was born. Materials orange, green, and black felt (I purchased one piece of each color for 23 …
When my oldest was in elementary school, I was a room mother. For holiday parties, I always got to have fun planning the craft. This is what we made for her Halloween craft in 5th grade. Aren’t they cute? They’re made out of toilet paper!!! So I thought we’d resurrect the project and make some more toilet paper …
Want a simple way to make a fun treat for Halloween? Look no further! Cooking with kids allows an opportunity to explore math and have fun. Making these monster cookies does just that, while offering time for bonding and a yummy treat afterward. My kids love monster books (and pretending to be monsters.) …
Halloween is right around the corner! I haven’t done much decorating outside, but Bear’s costume is almost finished {if that counts for anything}. Though we’ve got the date marked on our preschool calendar, Bear still needed a little something more to help him visualize how many days were left. The solution? We made a candy corn …
It’s getting close to Halloween! One of my preschoolers’ favorite books has always been Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. So I created this fun Halloween felt board story. It helps preschoolers practice colors and have fun through a twist of a familiar story. The premise of this interactive felt board story is that a …
There’s a darling little book that we’ve read each year during the Halloween season. It’s a reminder to my children and myself that we have the power to influence the word through our words and actions. To accompany this book, we did a simple suncatcher craft to illustrate the meaning of the book’s message. See …
Fall is my favorite season. There’s something about the colors, the sounds, and the smells that are just so mesmerizing to me. So I look to celebrate those sensory experiences with my kiddos as much as I can. We took to our yard, cluttered with many shades of leaves to create our latest craft: fall …
It’s fall! There’s few things I love about the holidays more than decorating our front porch. Each year, I look for new and resourceful ways to decorate using things that we have. That’s when the idea of these newspaper bag pumpkins popped into my head. We get newspapers 3 days a week and then a …
