Pumpkin Projects

Camden came over yesterday for some fun pumpkin projects. We made pumpkin patches, "stained glass" pumpkins, and pumpkin counting books.

We did pumpkin patches first. We used green construction paper for the grass and the brown construction paper for the vines. I cut out leaves from green felt and then used orange puff balls for the pumpkins.

They made their books next, but I forgot to take pictures of that. They had to count out pumpkin stickers for each page and put the right number on each page.

The last project was the "stained glass" pumpkins. I cut out an outline of a pumpkin from black construction paper. We laid one outline on contact paper, then Camden & Lily used orange napkins (because I couldn't find orange tissue paper) to fill in the outline.

Then they laid another outline on top of that and Dianna & I helped put the second layer of contact paper on top of that, then cut out the outline.

Lily's went up on our sliding glass door so the sun will come through it in the morning. =)
Here are the pumpkin patches. Aren't they cute??

And here is Lily's book:

Thanks Camden for coming over! Lily had fun with you!!

Rice Tree Craft

I saw this craft on a crafting website and thought it was so cute that we just had to do it! It is a tactile art project where you use items that the kids can feel after they are done with the picture.
The night before Craft Day, I made colored rice:

It was really easy. You put 1 teaspoon of water into a baggie, add in 6 - 8 drops of food coloring, pour in 1/2 cup white rice, and then seal the bag and move the rice around until it is completely colored. Then I poured it out onto wax paper & let it dry for about 1/2 hour. So easy!
We also needed construction paper (for the sky and sun), cotton balls (for the clouds), pipe cleaners (for the trees), and lots of glue.

First I showed them how to set up their pipe cleaners to look like a bare tree:

After they glued those on, they added glue to where they wanted the green grass. Then, when they were done with the grass, they put glue where they wanted the leaves. Then they mixed the red, orange, and yellow rice to make a fall tree.

They did a really good job getting all of that rice on there. Next they glued on their sun and pulled cotton balls apart to make wispy clouds. I think their pictures turned out really good!

After they were done, they went outside to play in the beautiful fall weather. They even decided to have a picnic with their snack:

I can't wait for more fall fun!!

Fall Craft Day

OK, it's not exactly Fall yet, but with the temperatures in the 70's & 80's this week, I felt like doing a little fall crafting. Fall is my favorite season. =)
Today, we invited Ares & Johnny over to make fall trees. I cut out trees and glued them onto paper. Then I put yellow, red, orange, and brown paint onto plates, and let the kids go at it.

At first they weren't too sure about sticking their fingers in the paint.....

...but they got the hang of it soon enough!

They had a lot of fun and their trees turned out really cute!

Now we have a little bit of fall in our house. =)