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31 Days of Pumpkin Activities

These pumpkin activities for kids are perfect for children of all ages! Toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children will enjoy playing and creating with pumpkins! Lately it seems like the only time I blog is when I am in a…

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Pumpkin Balloon Sensory Matching

It’s Day 18 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. This activity was a spin off our Heart Sensory Matching Activity that we did a few years ago. The orange balloons don’t look quite as cute as…

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Pumpkin Patch Number Match

It’s Day 17 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! The idea for this Pumpkin Patch Number Match activity was inspired by an adorable Apple Picking Activity from the Mama Workshop. We made some modifications by obviously…

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Pumpkin Life Cycle Printable Memory Game

It’s Day 8 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! Today we are talking about the pumpkin life cycle. I made this Pumpkin Life Cycle Printable Memory game that can be used in a couple of different…

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Pumpkin Volcanoes

It’s Day 7 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. Today’s activity was definitely a favorite among all three of my children (ages 9, 7, and 3). This is a spin on the classic baking soda…

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Roll and Mark Pumpkin Dot Art Activity

We are on Day #3 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! Today we incorporated a little learning and number recognition into our pumpkin play! This Roll and Mark Pumpkin Dot Art activity is super simple…

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Toddler Leaf Lacing

Post by Contributing Writer Amy This fun fall project for toddlers not only helps them work on fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, it also doubles as a fun suncatcher when it’s finished! My toddler (age 2.5) really…

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Laced Leaf Suncatchers

Post by Contributing Writer Amy This project puts together two things I love: fall and laminating! Really, there is something so satisfying about seeing something go through the laminator. My kids were mesmerized watching me run the leaves through…

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Leaf Pile Number Challenge

Post by Contributing Writer Amy What kid doesn’t love playing in a big pile of leaves? Mine are always asking me to help them rake so they can play in the leaves. I decided to mix some mathematics into it with…

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Leaf Walk Watercolor Art

Post by Contributing Writer Amy A beautiful fall day calls for some leaf collecting! Here’s a fun project with beautiful results that can be done with a variety of ages. You can find a similar activity on Fun at Home…

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20 Fun Fall Kids Crafts With Leaves

This time of the year leaves can inspire such awe and inspiration that we wouldn’t otherwise have considered earlier in the year. The various sizes, textures, shapes, and most importantly COLORS of leaves make them especially interesting! These 20 Leaf…

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Leaf Lei

This is one of my favorite activities we have done in a long time and it is SO simple! Our leaf lei is the perfect fine motor activity for fall…and makes a festive necklace! Little Brother and I went…

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Pumpkin Oobleck

We put a fall spin on our classic Oobleck experiment for this fun sensory experience! Little Brother enjoyed the texture of our Pumpkin Oobleck, but Little Sister wouldn’t even get close to it! If you are not familiar with…

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16 Fun Scarecrow Crafts for Kids

I am not a huge fan of Halloween, although I love seeing kids in adorable costumes and having more opportunities to visit with my neighbors! But scarecrows are one of my favorite parts of the fall season. Even though the word…

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Mess-Free Pumpkin Play for Babies

Little Sister has become quite curious over the last few months. Combined with the fact that she is now mobile, life has gotten much busier! She loves exploring different textures (and ultimately putting them in her mouth). I thought…

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Shiny Spider Web Art

This shiny spider web art activity is so simple! Big Brother had tons of fun creating various “webs”, especially after we looked at several online. I was inspired by our shiny fishbowls we made back when we celebrated…

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Alphabet Pumpkin: Matching Capital and Lowercase Letters

Fall is here and pumpkins are everywhere. We decided to create a unique alphabet activity to practice matching capital and lowercase letters using a pumpkin. This alphabet pumpkin was lots of fun for both of the boys and the…

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Family Tree of Thankfulness

I recently saw these beautiful marbled leaves from Little Wonders’ Days. They were a little on the messy side but we had lots of fun making them together. After they were dry, we wrote something that each of us are…

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