Pumpkin Carving

Silly, happy, mad or sad are all options for your pumpkin's face. It seems like a lesson for a toddler about identifying feelings. Proud to be Primary has a great article about teaching emotions. It goes on to say by teaching your kids to identify emotions help them to learn that feeling silly, happy, mad...

Spooktacular Halloween Party

We went to a farm this afternoon that was celebrating Halloween with crafts, games and pony rides called In Stride Equestrian Park. My daughters love ponies thus we spent most of our time in the pony ride line. Did you know? The difference between a pony and horse is height. Horse are taller than 4foot...

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts are a lot of fun. My kiddos loved finding the different autumn items on the list. I found a easy list for toddlers with pictures and things you can find in almost every area. This list is by Chalkboard to Stroller. Autumn walks are so beautiful. We love looking at all the different...

Spider Web Art

I started looking for a spiderweb art project on Pinterest and found this watercolor spiderweb by Primarily speaking. My daughter began the watercolor by drawing the spiderweb with a black sharpie. I helped draw for my youngest daughter with this portion of the project. My littlest loved to mix up the colors of the paint...

Salt Crystal Leaves

I apologize for being a day behind. Yesterday was my grandma's funeral and I was a little distracted. But I'm feeling better today. Rejoicing in her life and spending time with my kiddos. My daughters and I were all about crafts and experiments today. One fun and beautiful experiment is salt crystal leaves. You do...

Pumpkin Spice Latte

As mentioned in my original calendar post, you know it is fall when pumpkin spice lattes are available. But there are so many fall flavors. What is your favorite? The pumpkin latte was good but I'm still a fan of my soy latte. Pretty basic but I love it. Living in the Seattle area, I...

Apple Picking

Check out Baileys Farm in Snohomish Valley for apple picking. Their apples are so good that they sell out in a day. (At least they did last year.) Red Jonagold apples open for u-pick this weekend (October 6th and 7th)! Open 10:00-5:00. The trees are short enough that it is easy for kids to pick...

Leaf Hunt Excursion

Today we are going on a Leaf Hunt. A great way to start the activity is by reading the book "We're Going on a Leaf Hunt" by Steve Metzger. This book is about three friends who collect leaves of all kinds and colors. They go over the hill and through the woods. With easy rhymes...

Art – Decorating for Halloween

Being the first day of October, it is a great day to decorate for Halloween or the fall. We normally decorate our front door with festive wreaths but the wreath varies from year to year. This year we added 2 large spider web wreaths to the front doors. To continue the spider theme, we added...

October Calendar of Events

I love fall traditions. Our family always goes to the farm for a pumpkin and to travel through the corn maze. My mom would make us pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. What are some family traditions you have or would like to start? Well I was...