Celebrate the season with these fall activities for kids! From pumpkin crafts to nature walks, these fun activities are perfect for exploring the colors and wonders of autumn.
We kicked off this cranberry STEM structures building activity on a whim. Mostly because I had a half bag of cranberries sitting in the fridge and zero plans for them. Ten minutes later, the kitchen table had turned into a full-on engineering lab. Toothpicks, cranberries, and a whole lot of laughter…that’s really all it takes … Read more
Our Build a Pumpkin Play Dough Tray started the year my kids decided our jack-o’-lantern looked lonely. One pumpkin on the porch wasn’t cutting it…clearly, it needed an entire family of squishy sidekicks. So we spent the afternoon crafting the most delightfully odd crew of pumpkins you’ve ever seen. There was a superhero pumpkin, a … Read more
The smell of simmering cranberries might scream “holiday kitchen,” but this cranberry playdough recipe is all about playtime, not pie. We first whipped up a batch after Thanksgiving when there was half a bag of cranberries left in the fridge (and zero motivation to make sauce again). Turns out, they make the prettiest shade of … Read more
This cranberry water sensory bin started as one big kitchen disaster. I was cooking, my kid was “helping,” and suddenly there were cranberries rolling in every direction. They bounced, rolled, and somehow ended up everywhere except the pot… Out of pure survival instinct, I grabbed a bin, filled it with water, and tossed the cranberries … Read more
Somehow, every fall, my kids convince me that we need another slime recipe “for science.” This time? We went full autumn mode with a fluffy pumpkin pie slime recipe that smells like it came straight out of a pie dish. It’s soft, squishy, and completely impossible to resist poking. The pumpkin spice makes it smell … Read more