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.) …
Candy Corn Halloween Countdown Chain
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 …
The Very Hungry Pumpkin Felt Board Story
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 …
God’s Light Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Suncatcher Craft
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 …
Newspaper Bag Pumpkins
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 …