Fall, Halloween, Harvest and Thanksgiving are all times when pumpkin crafts are ones that we tend to make with our kids and now it’s even easier to prepare an activity with this free pumpkin craft template.
Pumpkin crafts are great for getting creative with kids, you can use them for seasonal activities and they can be a great way to teach about colour mixing too.
This pumpkin outline is free to download and I’ve shared lots of ideas below about how you can use it with your child.
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Making (and playing with!) frozen flowers is probably one of our most popular sensory play ideas ever and it’s easy to see why – they just look so pretty!
I’m a great believer that if you want kids to do something then you have to make it interesting and inviting for them and these frozen flowers in ice are so pretty that I’m always quite tempted to have a play with them myself.
Actually I enjoy getting this activity prepped in advance too which isn’t something that I’ll say about everything!
RELATED – Free Flower Template
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Like most parents I try to get my kids outside as much as possible but it’s not exactly easy! This printable outdoor scavenger hunt made it so much more enjoyable though and kept both my kids busy for ages.
The free PDF comes in both UK and US English spellings for a garden or backyard so your kids can enjoy it too no matter where you’re based.
We’ve shared a lot of scavenger hunt ideas because they’re a great way to keep your kids busy no matter the occasion. They’re always popular with my children and I hope they will be with yours too.
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We love camping but this year it’s unlikely to happen for us and we’ve had to cancel a few trips. While we can’t go away I want to try and ensure that our kids still have as much fun as possible so we’ve come up with some easy camping at home ideas that we can do this this summer. No matter what the weather is we can camp indoors or outdoors and with some easy camping crafts and activities for kids I’m hoping that we’ll have just as much fun as we would if we went away, maybe even more!…
Virtual playdates are a great idea for kids who can’t see each other but want to still stay in touch, in fact as I write this both my kids are currently sat playing with friends online!
Whether your kids are unable to see other children face to face due to school closures or because they live far apart it’s a great way to stay in touch. Not being able to have normal hands on play though can be a bit tricky at first so these virtual playdate ideas for Zoom are a great way to start your kids off having fun together online.
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