As part of our holiday and seasonal traditions, we make a beeswax candle to celebrate. This season we made apple candles! In the past we’ve made seashell candles, walnut candles, pumpkin candles, and orange peel candles. This would be a great craft to do after apple picking in fall. Warning: these candles are decorative and…
We love making bean mosaics. They are a great craft made of recyclable material, and also provide a calming sensory experience to my boys. These were a fun way for us to teach the letter “B” and also get us excited for Halloween! Supplies Cardboard Scissors Glue Black Beans Wood Beads Instructions Cut out a…
My boys have been a little obsessed with witches this fall! On one of our nature walks we collected a bunch of pine needles and tried to think of a craft to make with them. We identified the tree, pine needles and pine cones with our Tree Identification Cards and recorded our observations in our…
There’s no better way to get in the fall spirit than to tidy your bookshelf with a few books about fall! These are my favorite children’s books about autumn. We like to choose books that are all about nature. Tidy Yellow Time Leaf Jumpers The Busy Little Squirrel Leaf Man We’re Going on a Leaf…
When I saw this mushroom poster, I knew I had to make something out of it! I decided to make this puzzle out of recycled cardboard. I have made a puzzle out of recycled cardboard before using this same method, except I used rocks we found on our beach walk. You can find that puzzle…
Today was the Harvest Moon! We made a moon mobile out of salt dough and pressed flowers. Salt dough is one of our favorite crafts because it can be used in so many different ways, and it is really easy to make! Salt Dough Recipe 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup…