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Fall Cutting Strips and Tracing Printable

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Fall-themed printable strips for preschool with text that reads fall cutting and fine motor strips.

Use these fall cutting strips for scissor skills and fine motor practice in a variety of ways. I think they’re a great addition to your other fun fall activities for preschoolers. You can sign up to receive a copy of the fall strips in your inbox at the bottom of this post. Related: Free PreschoolKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Fall, Fine Motor, Free Printable

Rainbow Corn Sensory Bin Perfect for Any Time of Year

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Colorful corn kernel collage with text that reads rainbow corn sensory bin.

Make your own corn sensory bin using homemade dyed corn kernels. Once you’re done here, be sure to check out my epic list of sensory play activities for kids. Add it to your list of corn activities and crafts for kids. But the bin is good for more than just corn-related activities. Use it forKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Colors, corn, Fall, rainbows, Spring, St. Patrick's Day

Pumpkin Seed Activities Kids Will Love

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Collage of images from activities which include pumpkin seed fall tree art, pumpkin seed name activity, pumpkin seed process art, pumpkin seed turkey, pumpkin seed slime, pumpkin seed Christmas tree art, and rainbow pumpkin seeds. Text that reads

These pumpkin seed activities are just what you need when you find yourself with an overflow of seeds after scooping out the pumpkins. Add them to your lesson plans for preschool pumpkin activities. I don’t know about you, but sometimes we have an . . . overabundance of pumpkin seeds. It’s so fun to carveKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Fall, Pumpkins

Halloween Sensory Bottle with Floating Jack-O-Lanterns

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Collage of images which include ingredients for activity - plastic bottle, clear glue, mini jack-o-lanterns, and sequins, image of sequins inside bottle, and an image of sequins and mini jack-o-lanterns floating in a clear liquid inside the clear container. Text that reads

Make a jack-o-lantern Halloween sensory bottle this October. What a calming addition to your Halloween activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids! You don’t need many materials to create the jack-o’-lantern sensory bottle. Plus, you can make changes depending on the items you already have on-hand. The Halloween discovery jar lets your students explore a varietyKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Fall, Halloween, Pumpkins, Sensory Bottles

How to Dye Popcorn Kernels for Play and Learning

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pinnable image showing popcorn in a jar with food coloring then the resulting colored popcorn with the text diy colored popcorn kernels

Have you ever wondered how to dye popcorn kernels for all your fall activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids? I’ve done all the work for you and am sharing the details below. I have always loved using interesting materials in my projects with the kids. And the look of brightly colored popcorn kernels certainly fitKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: corn, Fall, How to Dye

Invitation to Create Halloween Contact Paper Art

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Collage of sticky art with text that reads Halloween contact paper art.

Integrate this Halloween contact paper art into your Halloween activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. It’s such an engaging, hands-on activity the children love each year! You can use many items you already have on-hand to set up the Halloween sticky art invitation. So don’t stress about having to find the exact materials we used!Keep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Fall, Halloween, Process Art

Orange Halloween Slime with Green Foam Beads

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Collage of images that show glue being poured out, completed orange slime, and completed orange slime with the green foam beads being stretched, and text that reads

This textured Halloween slime is such an amazing sensory experience. It will be the perfect addition to your Halloween activities for preschoolers this fall. Related: Free Printable Halloween Countdown Calendar I have been a fan of slime for so long now. There are just so many ways to create and play with it! Plus, slimeKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Fall, Halloween, slime

Super Simple Pumpkin Seed Counting Activity

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Collage of imagesrselated to pumpkin seed counting activity. Text that reads

Children will explore counting, number identification, and one-to-one correspondence with this easy pumpkin seed counting activity. Add it to your list of preschool pumpkin activities this fall. October is definitely the month for all things pumpkin seeds, right? We even made TWO different types of this pumpkin seed slime. Although, according to many of myKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Counting, Fall, Pumpkins

Pumpkin Seed Painting Fall Art for Kids

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Green, yellow, and red paint bottles, a small bowl of pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin seed art in progress.

Pumpkin seed painting is a colorful process art idea to include as part of your kindergarten or preschool pumpkin activities. You can also add it to your next unit on seeds, or as part of a fruit and vegetable theme. Painting pumpkin seeds is a great way to use up any leftover seeds you haveKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: Fall, Pumpkins

Fantastic Fall Messy Play Ideas for Kids

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collage of fall activities with text that reads fall messy play ideas

Don’t let the cooler weather keep you away from all of the messy fun. Check out over 30 fall messy play ideas below! Be sure to check out this huge list of messy play ideas for even more fun! Related: Fall Activities for Preschoolers Fall is my absolute favorite season, hands down! The leaves changingKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Fall

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