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 started this cranberry STEM challenge on a whim with a half bag of cranberries in the fridge. Ten minutes later, the kitchen was full of towers, bridges and wobbly creations. Cranberries and toothpicks make a perfect building set, and the cranberries float, so you can test rafts too. Ages 4 and up Time 20 … 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. It clearly needed a whole family of squishy sidekicks. Now it’s a fall tradition. Kids roll a ball of orange dough, then add stems, seeds, eyes and twisty vines to … Read more
We first made this cranberry play dough after Thanksgiving with leftover cranberries. The smell of simmering berries fills the kitchen, and the color is gorgeous. Real cranberries and juice give it a naturally red, speckled look, and a little gold glitter makes it extra festive. Ages 2 and up Time 25 minutes Color Natural cranberry … Read more
This cranberry sensory bin started as a kitchen disaster. My little helper sent cranberries rolling everywhere, and they bounced, rolled and floated. That gave me an idea. A bin of water, floating cranberries, orange slices and rosemary makes a gorgeous, great-smelling sensory bin in minutes. Ages 18 months and up, supervised Prep 5 minutes Smells … Read more
Every fall, my kids convince me we need another slime recipe “for science.” This one smells like it came straight out of a pie dish. It’s soft, puffy and impossible not to poke. The pumpkin spice makes it smell amazing, but it’s still slime, and it will still try to stick to your sleeves. Ages … Read more