We made these Paper Strip Pumpkin Garlands this week. They turned out so cute I think.
We paired this with one of my favorite Pumpkin books:
The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs
On another note: Let the Fun Begin
Please Pray that my son doesn’t sample a taste of anything he finds in these petri dishes. He’s been known to analyze with his taste buds first.
“Is it a Fruit or Is it a Vegetable Quiz”
Tomato’s really confuse me, and there is always that Smart-y-Pants that reminds me which food group Corn Really belongs too…..
You know, just for my information and all.
But….I think I’ve got this one figured out and
I’m pretty sure that a Zucchini is a Vegetable……
At least when it’s in the hands of a little 3 year old boy.
Just check out the size of that thing!
And he’s got a grin to match.
I especially loved the little sun that she drew in the corner:
And the way she spread out the green to make the grass.
What Fun!
Puff Paint is a must have for any Crafty Classroom!
Well, at least it WAS.
I guess I missed the postman, because my Amazon order of The Christian Kids Gardening Guide had arrived, but apparently I was to busy taking my 3 year old to the Doctor to pick up the package.
So it’s here…..at the post office I assume…..
waiting for me to come get it.
But that didn’t stop our Gardening Fun today, as we had a fantastic time making little Garden Markers to label all the plants in our flower bed:
Clay Pot Saucer Garden Markers
These turned out fantastic, and we had a blast adding them to our gardens!
You can find all of our Garden Crafts so far on this page!
And stay tuned we’ve got lots more coming!
(BTW…Something is eating our Zucchini? See that little leaf with all the white markings? Someone wanna clue me in here?)
Just a quick little tutorial on how to make these cute little button flowers. Kids can make these themselves and give to Mom for mother’s day!
And don’t feel sheepish showing your children how to make them, believe me, they are more then proud to hand a bouquet of these handcrafted beauties right back to you. Just show them how, give them the strips of paper and leave them at the table a while so they can “Surprise” you.
Trust me, They love it!
Click Here for the Photo Tutorial
(These are really easy!)
I found this amazing book called
“The Christian Kids Gardening Guide”
and I just had to order a copy for our homeschool classroom, what better way to start learning about gardening, then by learning God’s word right alongside it!
(Here are some sample pages to check out….looks really neat doesn’t it! (Now to try and wait patiently for it to arrive…..that’s the hard part.)
Anyway, as we’re learning all about the different flowers and vegetables that will be gracing our garden this year, we started out by adding a bit of flair to some regular old clay pots.
You can do this craft with any old flower pot, so check out the Goodwill, Freecycle, and Garage sales because they’re much cheaper then buying new pots at the craft store.
And since this is a “Hot Glue” craft be sure and follow your gut as to whether or not you’re child is ready to try this one! (I’ll tell you that my 6 year old did just fine, but my 3 year old wasn’t so keen to keeping his fingers out of the glue….but he just didn’t want to quit making it either….LOL, he is his Father’s son)
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We’ve been real busy with our Flower Pot Crafts, so stay tuned for some more fun Gardening ideas! Don’t forget to subscribe (on the left) if you want email updates!
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