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Leaves impressions project
Get out, gather leaves of all kind then bring them in. Paint one side and stick them to a cardboard then remove to leave their trace. Explain the names of the trees and so on. This one was kept for a long while and admired by many people.
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Halloween snacks
Here are some easy Halloween ideas. Crackers spiders, cheese brooms and orange pumpkins.
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Toilet rolls Halloween figurines
Reuse some of your toilet rolls by painting them to make phantoms, baths, zombies or cats. You might need some glue, eyes and other bits of cardboard.
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Harvest play
I go often to farms to pick fruit or pumpkins, but this activity is great for learning more about farming, harvest, plants and how the food grows. You need a box, some soil/potting mix, gardening tools and some small root veggies like: onions, radishes, turnips, beetroot, carrots, patatoes or parsnip. DIg, plant and harvest and…
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Autumn pasta play
Easy sensory bin play with uncooked pasta and autumn related materials (cones, nuts, chestnuts, leaves and other natural materials). Just let the children mix and play. My eldest made me pizza, soups and pasta.
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Worms & bugs sensory bin
Play idea involving very realistic worms made of pasta and soil made of coffee grounds. What I used: Boiled spaghetti; Coffee grounds; Bag of plastic bugs (link below); Wood chips; Stones; Plants; Scoops; A transparent storage box. Create a small world using the above materials. Save what you can and reuse. Always make a habit…