With Autumn bringing apple harvest season to our valley and October being National Apple Month, every year this season inspires a unit study on apples in our homeschool. The last few Autumns we’ve been delving into books about apples, apple inspired science and craft projects, apple recipes and apple inspired field trips. Are you ready …
Teaching kids about voting
Teaching kids about voting and elections is important so we can educate and raise the next generation of informed voters. Election Day on November 6 is fast approaching. We can always tell it is the time of year for elections when we start receiving piles of political mail in the mailbox daily. This of course …
Fall Leaf Wreath art project
The first time we made a fall leaf wreath craft project was a few years ago when Little Sister was three years old. We had collected beautiful Autumn leaves to create a lovely fall decoration with the colorful leaves. We decided to make more fall leaf wreaths this week to decorate our house and bring …
Wax resist watercolor leaf painting
We love to paint with watercolor and especially love making wax resist paintings. This morning we embarked on an adventure to make fall leaf wax resist watercolor paintings. They were so much fun to make! This is a great Autumn themed art project for all ages. It is such a wonderful way to use our …
Leaf Man Inspired Fall Leaf Art Project
This fall we discovered a new favorite book, Leaf Man, which inspired this fun art project using fall leaves. We love to create Autumn themed leaf art and look forward to this time of year to craft and create with fall leaves. This fall leaf art project is definitely our favorite Autumn craft project we’ve …