Here's are 3 simple ways to incorporate your faith into your pumpkin carving tradition with your kiddos. With all three there's no need to have a long lesson prepared you simply weave these faith conversations into the fun. So when you're carving pumpkins with your kids you can intentionally make a teachable moment from your activity. When you come to the carving part of the pumpkins you can ask your kids--What would happen if we didn't carve the pumpkin and simply placed a candle in ... continue reading...
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Don’t Throw Away Your Fall Pumpkin Decor Instead Make Pumpkin Butter from Fresh Pumpkin
Don't throw away your pumpkin instead make homemade pumpkin butter. I usually buy to pumpkins around October for fall decor. I lay them around the house for simple fall decorations. The week before Halloween our tradition is to carve one of the pumpkins and watch Charlie Brown's pumpkin patch movie. Then that pumpkin gets tossed after Halloween. The other pumpkin usually sticks around until Thanksgiving or when the Christmas decor goes up. I love hosting a Thanksgiving meal at our house ... continue reading...
The Best Breakfast Cake: Pumpkin Oatmeal Bake with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
It's Fall Y'all! So I had to make this Pumpkin Oatmeal Bake with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze! This week we had a low 60's day and everything inside me was squealing! I mean who doesn't love fall and all things pumpkin. I turned off the air conditioner, opened all the windows, and sat in my love seat with my comfy knitted cable blanket around me. Making sure I was next to the window where I have a clear view of the corn field on one side and the cows on the other so when I looked up from my ... continue reading...
Amazingly Delicious Healthy Pumpkin Muffins Your Kids Will Love
Amazingly Delicious Healthy Pumpkin Muffins Your Kids Will Love without all of the sugar! The last time we went to a pumpkin patch was when my oldest son was 3 years old. Ever since the fall of 2007 I've longed to revisit another pumpkin patch again with my kids. Let me explain, we moved to South America the summer of 2008 and there is no "fall" season. So there are no pumpkin patches, hayrides where families go and pick a pumpkin and take pictures with their children in Ecuador. In ... continue reading...
Learning with Pumpkins & Halloween Treat
Learning with Pumpkins & Halloween Treat For school this week in Kinder school we have had lots of fun with pumpkins. We've played with them, measured them, ate them, painted them... Here are some fun ways to learn with pumpkins: Describe them: (Language) This is a good way to get the kiddos to think beyond descriptive words like cool, fun... We observed pumpkins and came up with descriptive words to describe how our pumpkin looks, feels, taste and smells. 2. Measure them: ... continue reading...
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