Before I get into the Harry Potter inspired group costume theme, I will share a bit about the history of our many group themes. When our children were babies, they wore animal themed store bought group costumes. They were dressed as ducks for their first Halloween and raccoons for their second. Every year, since our four kids were three years old, we have done a group costume … [Read more...]
Scarecrow Hunt with FREE Printable
Scavenger hunts are so much fun for kids. For this activity, I cut out the parts of the scarecrow and then wrote out clues for the kids and read them aloud one at a time. After each clue, they ran off to find the body part of the scarecrow mentioned in the clue. I made all the clues rhyme because they are learning about rhyming words. The first clue … [Read more...]
Cars at the Pumkin Patch
We visited a local pumpkin patch with Grandma and Grandpa. It was the first time the Sugar Snaps really understood that we were getting pumpkins for Halloween. It was so much fun to see them enjoy the sights and sounds of the pumpkin patch. They crawled into a large jack-o-lantern and touched the hay. They compared large … [Read more...]
Harvest Festival Fun
We took the babies to a local Harvest Festival to celebrate fall. The temperatures have just started descending from the triple digits and it was nice to dress them in long sleeves for a change. They had a little children's area surrounded by hay bales and filled with pumpkins and flowers. Ryder and Capri enjoyed touching the … [Read more...]