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Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts

Saturday, October 12, 2013

story time at the pumpkin patch



This past Saturday- I bundled up the kids and headed to a local little pumpkin patch in our town.  As we were leaving our house the temps were in the 70s....and by the time we left the pumpkin patch they were in the 50s!  It was pretty chili, but we were more than happy to welcome cooler temps!

Some of the proceeds from this pumpkin patch go toward the children's library here, and so I try to support it by getting our pumpkins here.  Anyways- they also have a story time each Saturday followed by some crafts, face painting, and then some other featured fun thing.



 We got there a few minutes early...so the girls ran around a bit playing hide-and-seek in the hay maze.


I have to brag on this guy.  He did SO good the whole time.  Just looked around...played with his toys...and then napped when it was time to nap.  I am so thankful for this go-with-the-flow-baby {most of the time!!}.


Those eyes.  Those cheeks.  That smile.  I'm toast.


The girls were the only ones for just a little bit and then a few more joined in.


After story time...we quickly ran to pick up lunch and ate in the car because we wanted to go back to the pumpkin patch for Patchy the Scarecrow (Patchy does a cute little show..telling stories, singing songs, and interacting with the kids).  So while we waited for Patchy...the girls got their face painted.  They both got flowers on both cheeks.




{and this is when my big camera ran out of battery....so phone photos it is}

A little crafting.  This was Parker's first time with a paint pen and she was in love.  She now 'needs' a paint pen.  Haha.




Patchy also made the girls flower balloons while we were waiting for the show to start.



Nap time!


I love love seeing Grace raising her hand here just like the bigger kids.


So here....the kids are sort of acting out a song with props....when it's their turn...they're supposed to raise of their prop and/or do their specified motion.


And oh my goodness...Grace was too funny.  She would not smile.  At all.  The whole time she was standing up there.  She made the face you see below the whole time.  I would smile...make faces at her....and nothing.  The parents and volunteers that were watching all got a little kick out of her.  
She's a mess, I tell ya.


Still sleeping, sweet boy.  Holding onto his toys.


We made it almost to the end of the show, but Parker was getting a little too cold so we headed out a few minutes early.  It was a fun little morning/afternoon with the kiddos.  So thankful for fun {free} activities like this!

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

All of our Fall Fun.... Wrapped into One: Tot and Preschool Acitivites

 We finally got around to doing some 'Thanksgiving crafts' today.  I had originally thought about printing out preschool and tot packs and have some fun while learning.  But I'm in vacation mode (even though I'm not really on vacation, per se)....and wanted it to be all fun!

So I made some homemade play dough with a dash of vanilla extract and a teaspoon of pumpkin spice and it smelt so good!  And I think the girls had fun, too!









While they were playing play dough...I traced out each girls hands and feet to make a turkey...


So I cut them out all myself and positioned each girl's paper like this....then I let them glue them by themselves....





I didn't really help Parker or Payton...Grace wasn't too interested and so I helped her quite a bit...








Then colored these cornucopias...







The girls played well together....I guess Grace was putting on a show because Parker and Payton were sitting back watching her while cheering and clapping.  So sweet to watch.



Earlier in the month we had a few other days/mornings of fall activities....


We had an 'apple fun day' using printables from this preschool pack at 2teaching




Outside of our apple themed day- Parker had to do a little bit of her 'real' school work...




a little bit of graphing...



We also cut open an apple to see the star-shape....we read about this in our Curious George Apple book.  Unfortunately- I think we had the wrong kind of apple...no star shape.





On this day...we did just some regular 'fall fun' activities....lots of leaves and the printables are from Confessions of  a Homeschooler....

apples vs. leaves






some writing practice...








small, medium, large....




Of course, as always.....I had intentions of doing lots more....but this will do!

Ready to move on from Fall Fun and into the Christmas season!

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