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Simple Preschool Activities: Fall Leaves

Simple Preschool Activities: Fall Leaves

This week’s theme is Fall Leaves! Are the leaves changing where you live? Have they started to fall?  This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things leaves! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home series, click here. The intro post tells all about this simple program, ages, etc and links to all of the… Read More

30 Halloween Projects For Kids

30 Halloween Projects For Kids

It’s time to pull out the black and orange paint, pipe cleaners and construction paper! We’re back with another year of fun Halloween projects for kids. We have some cute new crafts to share, and below those we’ve linked to some of our favorite Halloween projects from the last 2 years. If you click on the name of the craft,… Read More

A Fun Fall Bucket List: Free Printable

A Fun Fall Bucket List: Free Printable

Happy first day of fall! It’s always hard to say goodbye to summer but with fall comes a little more routine and nice chilly mornings. It’s also a time to visit pumpkin farms and enjoy all things Halloween. This year many of our fall favorites might look a little different but there are so many things to enjoy safely outdoors…. Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

This week’s theme is APPLES! What’s a more iconic preschool theme than apples? Apple crafts are always my favorite and something I love hanging up all of fall. This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things apple! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home series, click here. The intro post tells all about this… Read More

25 Handprint Crafts for Kids

25 Handprint Crafts for Kids

I have always loved doing handprint crafts with my kids. Even as their hands grow from tiny babies to big kids, the crafts are instantly personalized and something to hold onto. I recently discovered the book Beautiful Hands. It’s a must have if you like handprint crafts and really special to read with your kids. Little kids will love the… Read More

Best Places for Apple Picking In NY, NJ and CT

Best Places for Apple Picking In NY, NJ and CT

By: Lyla Gleason Now that the school year is underway, its time to get excited for our favorite fun-for-all fall activity…apple picking. The tri-state area is full of Pick-Your-Own orchards with apple trees in every variety, farm and animal adventures, delicious treats and plenty of fun-filled outdoor activities the whole family can enjoy. Whether you’re stocking up on apples as… Read More

What to Do With All That Halloween Candy?

What to Do With All That Halloween Candy?

Halloween has come & gone and all is left are giant buckets of candy!  There’s no way that even this mom can eat all the candy that we have.  The kids had school off on Monday & Tuesday, so I decided to take some of that extra time to make some creative use of their Halloween candy.  Below I am… Read More

20 Nature Books for Kids (& Favorite Fall Shoes for Kids)

20 Nature Books for Kids (& Favorite Fall Shoes for Kids)

Hello beautiful fall weather!  If you haven’t had a moment to enjoy this beautiful season of fall, drop whatever you have planned one weekend afternoon and head outdoors.  The fall weather here in Virginia has been a dream. Life has been hectic for our house between sports, birthday parties, and school.  So when we had an afternoon with not one… Read More

Apple Pie Playdough

Apple Pie Playdough

The big brothers are back in school and we have been settling back into a new routine of the school year.  I have had to readjust our schedule to enjoying life with two kids from 8-3 before the big after school rush of homework, sports, and dinnertime.  Abby attends half-day preschool, but I am enjoying spending time with her at… Read More