Here’s a fantastic collection of fall sensory play activities for children, featuring autumn play dough recipes, ideas for fall sensory tubs, and more!
20 school garden ideas for autumn and winter
Just because the days are getting cooler and shorter doesn’t mean children have to stop enjoying lots of outdoor play. Having fun and creative garden projects on offer is a great way to keep kids active outdoors and enjoying the fresh air.
The school gardening club I run is back in action after the school holiday, with a group of young gardeners ready for action. Here are 20 ideas you can use over the autumn and winter terms – at home as well as in a school garden – to enjoy the outdoors all year round, with some special activities taken from my book The Garden Classroom.
Firework crafts and cookies
These firework crafts and cookies are great whether you’re celebrating 4th July, Diwali, New Year or Bonfire Night on 5th November. All the ideas are child-friendly – no noisy bangs, but some yummy edible fireworks and gorgeous craft ideas.
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Autumn play dough recipe: trees with pasta leaves
It’s wonderful for children to have their play inspired by nature and this autumn play dough recipe combines the colours of the season with lots of sensory textures – and lessons about the changing of the seasons.
Here’s how to dye the pasta leaves and enjoy a seasonal sensory play idea.
Autumn leaf art
Here’s a beautiful idea for some autumn leaf art, adding a little extra sparkle to the season.
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Thanksgiving weekend Learning Through Play $100+ e-book sale :: only $9.99!
Edited: This Thanksgiving weekend offer is now closed. Thanks so much for your interest.
The individual books are still for sale – please click through on the links below to make your purchases directly from the authors’ blogs. My book The Garden Classroom is available here.
Brought to you by Melitsa of Raising Playful Tots and me, along with some of our favourite bloggers and authors, the Learning Through Play special offer is now open – but for this Thanksgiving weekend only.
We have put together a package worth over $100 – but available to you at a very special price – of e-books and resources, all based around Learning Through Play. This Thanksgiving weekend special offer includes books on sensory play, outdoor play, art and crafts, positive parenting, learning to read and write and lots more. You’ll recognise the authors as the writers of some of your favourite blogs – check out the full details below to see who’s joining in.
Learning Through Play Thanksgiving weekend special offer
This special bundle of books is available for you to buy only over this Thanksgiving weekend. So buy it now or you’ll miss the deal!
I’ve read the books (and written one of them!) and I’m so happy to recommend this offer to you. These ladies really know their stuff and the books and resources are packed full of fantastic creative and practical ideas that you can use with your children. There are thirteen different authors joining in, bringing you over $100 worth of resources. And, guess what – you can buy the lot for just $9.99!
Read on to see all the items included in the Thanksgiving weekend special offer – and start looking forward to getting your copies! [Read more…]