Autumn

Last week our focus was on Autumn.  We were able to observe a few leaves changing colors and even a few chilly mornings.Family Home Evening was an epic fail. I'd made this puzzle from the friend:

I'd cut the descriptions out and glued them to the back of each piece, and then laminated the pieces. We were supposed to put the puzzle together and read the descriptions and discuss. Well, lets just say, things didn't work out. We didn't even finish FHE... I left the room after one of the kids threw a chair at me, etc. Like I said, epic fail.

The reason I'd chosen this was because I had this file folder game from Green Jellow with Carrots.

In going with my autumn theme I was going to put the Friend descriptions from the Happy Home puzzle on the back of the "Autumn Build a House" pieces and build the "Happy Home" from the file folder game.  Anyway, that didn't work out so I used the real pieces from the friend. 

But I did make the file folder game and JJ has loved creating our old neighborhood including our house, Gino's house, Leonardo's house, and even Grandma & Bonka's house. 


For activities during the week I had grand ideas but life kinda got crazy.  None of our fun art projects that I'd dreamed of ever came to fruition.  There are GREAT ideas on this blog that I had full intentions on using:

Here's the link for the autumn activities:

http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2009/09/crafty-corner-fall.html

I made some leaf matching cards from here that the boys have enjoyed.

The free downloadable sample on the sight has great ideas for fall activities.

I found more ideas here that I will save for next year:

http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/FallFun.html

There are also some fun mazes that I found for the boys here:

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/fall/images/c-maze1.gif

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/fall/images/c-maze2.gif
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/fall/images/c-maze3.gif

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/fall/images/c-maze4.gif

Here's JJ working on them:

From the site below, I printed a little book, colored it, laminated it and read it to the kids throughout the week.

The "Concept Book," Fall Is is found here.

Other books we read this week:

Why do Leaves Change Color?



Babybug October 2009

A Day at the Apple Orchard