Free Printable Apple Activities for Fall Preschool Lesson Plans

Apples are a popular theme for fall lesson plans, especially for preschool lessons. Looking for apple activities? Have I got a great sweet treat for you--a plethora of free printable apple-themed fun. This booklet includes apple math activities, science puzzles, social studies lessons and history extensions. There are printable creative writing prompts, word games and more.  Free Printable Apple Activities for Fall Preschool Lesson Plans 

Best corn mazes in Southeast Michigan

Corn mazes are a fall Michigan tradition. What's a corn maze? It's a multi-acre corn field in which corn stalks are mowed in creative pattern. The pattern may be words, designs, or images. Intrepid corn maze visitors pay to traverse the labyrinth without getting lost. That's easier said than done. It took my daughter and me nearly two hours to find our way out of a 6-acre cornfield maze we visited. Some corn mazes feature intriguing puzzles to solve, too. Read on for best southeast Michigan corn mazes. Best corn mazes in Metro Detroit 

Free Printable Catholic Saints Paper Dolls, Catholic Coloring Page Activities

As a Catholic homeschool mom, it's inspiring to see that articles about All Saints Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) activities are as popular as Halloween articles. I enjoy hunting up free printable holiday crafts, but my real passion is sharing homeschooling and religious education free printables. I remember my early teaching days and late homeschooling career, sans computer. I must have made thousands of charts, drawings, graphs, games, etc. Alas, I am woefully inept artistically, so the lesson plans that required drawing skills...lacked. But now, with the beauty of the Internet, we have access to free printable lesson plans, coloring pages, cut and paste crafts, games and activities. Just in time for All Saints Day, here are.Free Printable Catholic Saints Paper Dolls, Coloring Page Activities 

Free Printable Halloween Trick or Treat Party Decorations, Banners, Streamer

Hosting a childrens Halloween party? Looking for ways to decorate the house for trick-or-treat? Want to decorate your classroom for Halloween? Here are free printable Halloween decorations: witch, pumpkin, ghost, black cats, monsters, bats and more. Free Halloween Party printables

Adopt Zombie Babies, Get Cellphone Apps to Prepare for Halloween Apocalypse - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

Fear about a Zombie Apocalypse is rampant.  If  zombies did attack, Halloween would be the ideal launch date.  Don't worry, there are plenty of ways to protect yourself  in case of invasion. There's a zombie escape cellphone app (read on for details on that). The CDC created emergency preparedness alerts to keep us posted. There's a zombie defense kit, too. And most gruesome (but probably most effective) of all, you can adopt a zombie baby (!) from Spirit Halloween. See image in ad below (that's Teether--quite the euphemism, eh?). Be warned. Zombie babies aren't cute and cuddly. Personally, Doll Face scares me silly and she's just toy and I'm an adult woman. To get more info on all this Zombie paraphernalia read more here (if you dare...) Adopt Zombie Babies, Get Cellphone Apps to Prepare for Halloween Apocalypse 

Quick Cook Kid Pleasing Summer Harvest Vegetable Soup Recipes

In summer heat, our appetites and cooking styles naturally turn to cold or grilled foods. I don't know about you, but sometimes, even in the blistering heat, I get a hankering for a hot (not char-broiled) meal. When that craving hits, I tout out these tried-and-tasty summer stove-top soups. These recipes feature pared-down (pardon the pun) cooking time frames that won't over-tax the air-conditioning or overheat the house. Best of all, these yummy soups incorporate summer's vegetable bounty and are easy on the diet. Kids love them too.  Quick-Cook Kid-Pleasing Summer Vegetable Soup Recipes 

Free Printable Kids Halloween Party Planner

I love party-planning, especially for preschoolers. At this age, they're pretty easy to please and you don't have to spend much to put on a great kid-friendly shindig. I'll never understand why anyone would want to take kids to an birthday restaurant or activity venue. They're are over-priced and you really don't get much bang for all that buck. I've found that kids have the most fun with backyard birthday bashes and holiday parties. Here are some preschool games and activities that are easy and free (or pretty darn cheap). Use these for your kiddie harvest, All Saints Day, Christian-themed or Halloween party, too! Easy, cheap, DIY activities for preschool birthday parties

Free Printable Paper Hat Patterns, Templates and Craft Projects

When I was a kid, my grandfather, who was newspaper pressroom foreman, showed me how to fold hats from newspaper. Can I remember now? No. But fortunately, there's internet. Here are free printable templates, patterns and activities for paper hats. To find out how to make that newspaper hat, check out the last link from "Curious George Rides a Bike." He makes a paper hat boat and directions are printed on the links, along with other really cute Curious George printable activities. Use these printable hats for Halloween, preschool dress up or rainy-day fun! Read more at  Free Paper Hat Patterns

Stay At Home Trick or Treat Ideas, Celebrate Halloween with a Sick Child

Family Activities to Trick or Treat, Celebrate Halloween with a Sick Child Halloween is one of the top three events most children look forward to each year. Some kids plan their trick or treat costumes months in advance. So what happens, if, when the big day rolls around, the child is too ill to trick-or-treat? Or, perhaps you object to Halloween for religious, social or health reasons? Maybe Halloween is just too scary for your kids? Instead of sitting in the house with the lights off, why not enjoy some family bonding time? Here are activities you can do at home. These tips will work for parents who wish to avoid door to door trick or treating, too. Cheap, recycle bin activities that are educational and totally creative! Read on

Free Printable Wiccan, Fairies, Witches Coloring Craft Activities

Free Printable Wiccan, Fairies, Witches Coloring Craft Activities Along with Halloween, the Wiccan (pagan) holiday of Samhain is celebrated on Oct. 31, too. Samhain activities include bonfires, incantations and magic of all kinds. Here are free printable Wiccan, fairy and pagan coloring pages and crafts. These would fit in with Halloween celebrations, as well as literature studies involving witchcraft and magic-themed fiction. You can also find free printable crafts for other pagan holidays and events--Yule, Imbolc, Beltain, Litha, Ostara, Mabon, Solstice and Lughnasadh. I'm not a follower of wicca, but as a teacher and homeschooler, I think kids should be exposed to different ideologies so they understand them. It helps kids clarify and embrace their own faiths better when they aren't sheltered from the beliefs of others. Read on