10 Fall Science Activities: Kid's Co-op

Most of the science activities linked to the Kid's Co-op would be great year round, but I think these are especially fun for fall because they involve things like pumpkins, ghosts, and candy which are perfect for Halloween science learning. Many of them also offer the chance to get outdoors and enjoy the crisp fall weather before some of us get covered in snow.

Paper Owl Craft

My sister recently made some owls with her Sunday school class and they turned out so cute, I asked her if she would share how she made them. I think owl crafts are adorable and I love any craft that uses simple materials like construction paper and glue. This one is perfect for fall.

Candy Corn Counting and Math

We're having so much fun participating in Learn~Play~Imagine's candy series. On Monday, we painted some fall trees using Nerds candy and today we're using candy to practice counting and math. Apparently I LOVE fall trees, because this math activity involves them too. We used candy corn for the leaves this time. You can easily adjust this activity for older kids by using math facts instead of numbers.

Painting with Candy: Nerds Watercolor Trees

I'm excited to be participating in Play~Learn~Imagine's candy series. Throughout the week, some great bloggers are sharing over 30 ways to create, learn, and explore with candy. Today's topic is painting with candy. Our contribution is colorful fall watercolor trees made with Nerds. They're fun to make and almost any colorful candy will do, so it's a great way to use up candy from your kids' trick-or-treat bags without actually eating it.

25 Pumpkin Themed Activities: Kid's Co-op

One of my favorite things about fall is the pumpkins. I love looking at them, picking them, carving them, smelling them, and eating them. But my favorite pumpkins by far are the ones created by little hands. The Kid's Co-op has been full of ideas for pumpkin themed crafts and activities that are the perfect way to spend time with your kids this fall.

50 Fall Sensory Play Ideas: Kid's Co-op

Last week's Kid's Co-op had tons of ideas for wonderful, messy, fun fall sensory play. Recipes for fall sensory play include scented rice, doughs, goop, and foam and the sensory bin ideas include everything from apples to fall themed books to Halloween safety. There's even ideas for sensory play in nature. And I couldn't resist including last week's sensory play features, making this a round up of over 50 fall themed sensory play ideas.

3 Easy Ways to Make a Fall Tree

Thank you to Pom Tree Kids for sponsoring this post.

You can make three different fall tree crafts with even the youngest kids. Pom poms, pipe cleaners, foam stickers and beads from Pom Tree Mega Kits make fun fall tree crafts that are easy to create.

50+ Fall Activities for Kids: Kid's Co-op

You can tell it's autumn by all the great fall crafts linked up to the Kid's Co-op. There are enough great ideas for sensory play, crafts, literacy, learning, and other activities to keep your kids busy this fall.

Family Handprint and Footprint Fall Tree

This cute family handprint and footprint tree is the perfect way to keep track of your fall bucket list and it's fun to make with kids using only a few simple supplies.

30+ Apple Activities and Books: Kid's Co-op

One of my favorite parts of fall is visiting the apple orchard. In fact, we went three different times last year. Since it's not possible to visit every day (though we'd like to), we read lots of apple books and do lots of apple crafts instead. The Kid's Co-op has been full of fun ideas for crafts, sensory play, and learning activities with an apple theme that kids will love.

Fall Tree Craft

We did a variation of our apple tree craft and made fall trees using empty toilet paper rolls and coffee filters. They're easy enough for a preschooler to make with only a little help and they make a great decoration for fall.

Easy Apple Tree Preschool Craft

One of the things we look forward to every fall is visiting the apple orchard. Since it's still too early to pick apples, we settled for making our own apple trees from toilet paper rolls, tissue paper, and a bingo marker. This 3-D apple tree craft is so easy that my preschoolers could do it without help and so cute that they wanted to make an entire forest of them.

Pumpkin Seed Art

If you have some pumpkin seeds left from your pumpkin carving, why not turn them into art?

Shake Painted Apples and Pumpkins

Paint some styrofoam balls and turn them into pumpkins and apples, perfect for fall decorating.

12 Ways to Use Leaves: Kid's Co-op

We recently discovered a new fall favorite.  Leaves is an adorable story about a young bear's first year.  When the leaves start to fall, he becomes concerned and tries to put them back on the trees.  Eventually he grows sleepy, makes a bed of leaves, and wakes in the spring to new leaves.  With simple text and gorgeous illustrations this is the perfect book to use when talking about seasons, hibernation, or leaves.

67 Bajillion Fall Activities and Ideas: Kid's Co-op

Everybody has autumn on the brain, which was clear by the number of fantastic fall activities linked up to last week's party.  I've rounded them up (yes, even the round ups have been rounded up) to bring you 67 bajillion* fall activities for kids aka  Enough Ideas to Keep Your Kids Busy with Fall Activities Until NEXT Fall.

7 Apple Activities for Fall: Kid's Co-op

Nothing says back to school like apples! Check out these cute apple activities from last week's party:

Apple Trees {Paper Plate Craft}

We love paper plate crafts and apple trees, so we had lots of fun with paper plate apple tree.

Scaredy Squirrel Acorn Treat

One of our favorite ways to extend a book is by making a fun snack. My kids loved these little acorn treats we made for Scaredy Squirrel and they were easy to make.