Pumpkins are part of our fall activities but with Halloween approaching we’ve started learning about carving pumpkins and creating Jack-O-Lanterns. We’ll be hitting up the pumpkin patch soon so we can use real pumpkins but until then we’ve been having fun making our own pumpkins with different materials. Today we used potatoes! Our garden yielded an excessive amount […]
DIY Nature Slides for Kids for the Light Table (or window!)
These DIY nature slides for the light table are so easy to make! It’s a hands-on way for kids to learn about plants and flowers in your own neighborhood! PS- If you don’t have a light table, no problem! Just use a window or white table to explore your nature slides! Being outside and exploring […]
Fall Felt Board Play: Fall Tree
A new felt board project! Our fall tree! We’ve been talking about and observing how the leaves are changing around the neighborhood and at our local parks so I made this for our felt board. I used the clip art templates to make the trunk and the leaves that I found through a quick Google search. […]
Pumpkin Counting Activity & Light Table Play for Preschoolers
This pumpkin counting activity for preschoolers is perfect for fall! Kids are back in school and the weather is getting cooler! As fall begins we’re seeing pumpkins pop up everywhere and the kids love learning about them. To go with our introduction to counting and numbers I made this simple Montessori-inspired pumpkin counting set. It’s super easy to […]
Easy Autumn Nature Table
Fall is here and it’s time to put tother our autumn nature table. We don’t necessarily follow the Waldorf method in our home but I know nature tables are a big part of Waldorf homes. As a kid my grandmother always had a what she called a “nature shelf” in her entryway. It was an […]
Grass Seed Sensory Bin
We’ve been working in our yard lately to get it ready for winter. One project we’ve been working on is moving the garden to a better location and reseeding the current garden area. We also have to reseed an area of our yard that got destroyed this summer by all the kids and the dog. The […]
Felt Board Apple Tree Counting Game for Toddlers
Fall is here and that means lots of fun with apples and leaves! Today broke out this simple felt board apple tree set that is perfect for toddlers learning to count! We’ve been busy playing with apple pie playdough and exploring leaves on the light table but our felt board has been neglected. To give it a […]
Easy Fine Motor Light Table Activities for Fall
Light table activities for fall are the best! We adore fall around here and these easy light table activities are great for fun and fine motor skill development. An easy activity that you can do with you preschoolers and toddlers this fall. Our light table gets so much more use in the fall and winter […]
Color Recognition with Light & Rainbow Blocks
With fall heading our way I’ve been doing everything I can to find fun activities for the kids that involve using sunlight while we still have it! This super easy color matching activity was a perfect match!! Color Recognition with Light & Rainbow Blocks Post contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my disclosure for more […]
Fun with Rainbow Blocks & Shadows
The rainbow blocks have been rediscovered by the kids and they spent nearly an hour building outside in the sun with them or using them as glasses and viewing everything in a different color! When we moved back inside we transitioned the blocks to the window and the kids were amazed to discover that […]