Childhood, uncomplicated.
Today’s unplugged play idea involves playing with our food: we’re going to paint with apples.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” as the saying goes. Of course, at our house we eat apples more for their delicious taste than for health reasons. Baked in a pie, sliced and dipped in peanut butter, or devoured fresh from the tree, apples are a kid (and grown up) favorite at the Fleck house.
There’s also apple fun to be had beyond eating them. We look forward to our annual trips to the local apple orchard each year. Pulling the little red wagon around, gathering our favorite varieties, and enjoying some time at the orchard store are a part of the year’s rhythm we never miss.
We do a fair bit of crafting with apples, too – from apple stamped tee shirts using the actual fruit, to arts and crafts inspired by the apple. It is a versatile, wonderful material to work with.
The Apple Star
Take an apple round and red
Don’t slice down
Slice through instead
Right inside it you will see
A star as pretty as can be!
It has been a few weeks (months!) since I shared with all of you a Kiddin’ Around post. We’ve been having an awesome autumn so far, but I want to make sure that I take the time to write some things down so that we remember.
So, without any further delay, welcome to Kiddin’ Around, where I share different activities, games, crafts, and links the kids and I have loved each week as a way of sharing the fun but also to help me add these moments to our family memory bank.
Right now my kids are ages 3, 6, 8, and 12 or preschool, kindergarten, second grade, and seventh grade.
One of my favorite resources for finding neat family things to do in our area is the blog Indy With Kids. One of my family’s favorite places in Fortville is Piney Acres. Put these two elements together? Fantastic family fun awaits!
Last night we loaded up the kids and Aunt Angela and we headed to the farm to experience an evening of activities and friendship.
It was a perfect autumn evening and our family enjoyed our visit to Piney Acres (as we always do). This night farmer Rex and the crew had some fun planned that included a hayride, a corn maze, some singing around the campfire, and more as the farm welcomed families to enjoy the 73 acres of wide open space.
The following post originally appeared October 2010, an oldie but goodie I recently shared with my three year old and her older siblings and I thought it would be fun to re-share it here as well. Have fun!
Last week I shared with you some tips and suggestions for storytelling with your children. This week I am bringing you a very simple story, with a fun twist, that you can tell your kids this Halloween.
I thought it would be fun to share the story of The Little Orange House in a vlog.
You will need a few props for this story. Watch carefully and you”ll see the surprise at the end!
