Family Fun, Recipes, & Healthy Living
Teaching Izzy at home, is fun and also a bit challenging at times. Like most kids, Izzy doesn’t always want to listen to her mom. This is why I’ve to get very creative with our lessons. I wanted to share our pumpkin pie fractions with …
I had made salt dough ornaments in school as a kid, but I had never made them with Izzy. So on one rainy day, we decided to make some. They are so easy to make and we had such a blast! I think we are …
This year, for our sanity and our children’s, we won’t be trick or treating. Instead, we will be having a halloween bash for the cousins. I wanted to share some ideas with you all.
Halloween Bag Decorating
I went to Walmart and found these fabric totes in the crafting area. I also grabbed the thicker tip fabric markers for the kids to decorate their bags with. We had them decorate outside a weekend prior to Halloween, but you could do it day of, upon arrival.
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Halloween Music/Dance Party
I don’t know about your kids, but Izzy and her cousins LOVE music and dancing. This playlist has been a favorite of ours this year.
Candy Scavenger Hunt
Create a scavenger hunt inside or out. You can have the scavenger hunt have them look for certain things they check off a list & give candy each time they check something off the list. You can also do a scavenger hunt with hints. Help the kids read off each hint as they think about where the next candy spot could be. At each place they get some candy to go in their bag & a new hint. At the end they could even get a goody bag of fun things & candy.
Halloween Piñata
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Face Painting
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Halloween Coloring
There are a lot of options on Crayola for coloring. Even more detailed pictures for older kids and adults.
Have a happy and safe halloween friends!
XO Eryka
Our home may not be massive, but that didn’t stop me from making a space for Izzy downstairs. Our downstairs area has a kitchen and living room space. I wanted Izzy to have a play space & work space for school on the main floor, …
In this post I wanted to combine some older and newer lessons that allow you to work on multiple subject areas with your kids. We like to make learning fun! It really keeps your child so much more engaged when they are being active and …
Izzy and I had such a blast this summer making solar art. So naturally I brought it back for the fall.
For this activity you will need to purchase solar print paper & I linked some below for you. I also linked some fun craft items you may want for art time with this activity and the many others to come at home this year.
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Once you have all of your supplies you are ready to get started. Go outside and gather some outdoor items, they can be fall themed items. Some ideas would be leaves, sticks, pinecones, acorns, mini pumpkins etc.
Now place your items on your paper and let the sun do the work.
Once the paper turns white, take the items off and put the paper under the faucet for a quick rinse. You will see the paper changes color.
Now lay the paper to dry.
Once dry, you can add your decorations. Izzy and I made spooky monsters, pumpkins and ghost pictures with mini pines ones, sticks, leaves, flowers & feathers.
Have fun with this you guys, solar art is one of Izzy’s favorite activities.
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XO Eryka
With apple season upon us, I figured this would be the perfect time to create a printable Apple Investigation PDF for you all to use. No matter the age of your child this is a great guide. With these activities your child will be working …
What I love most about these tops is not the fact that they are such a great price, but that they are so freaking soft! They also wash and dry with all the other laundry & havent shrunk or become misshapen. I have found many …
We love scavenger hunts. They are great for all ages & you can incorporate so much learning while exploring! We enjoy printing out our scavenger hunts & laminating them so we can use them over and over. I’ve linked some lamination paper we enjoy using and some wipeable utensils we have been loving too.
Insect-Arachnid Outside Scavenger Hunt
Spring/Summer Outside Scavenger Hunt
Color Scavenger Hunt
Fall Scavenger Hunt
I hope you enjoy these outside play, learning opportunities!
XO Eryka
We love scavenger hunts. They are great for all ages & you can incorporate so much learning while exploring! I specifically made this scavenger hunt to go along with our Insect & Arachnid themed learning activities. We enjoy printing out our scavenger hunts & laminating …