We’ve been reading a lot of Thanksgiving books about feasts and Turkeys and about that perilous Atlantic journey in the Mayflower. My daughter is fascinated
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Pine Cone Turkey
It’s turkey time! I’m a vegetarian but most of the family loves their turkey. Thanksgiving is all about counting our blessings and one of those

Veteran’s Day
This is a difficult post for me to write. In addition to having been sick the last week, I always have a little trouble putting

Cascading Leaf Spiral
For those of you who live further north, your leaves have probably already fallen. On Long Island, ours didn’t really hit their peak until the

I am very excited to be able to share some of my educational projects and ideas with a wider audience and also promote other education

Spin a Spider Web
OK, I know that they are generally benign and quite important to our ecosystem but the eight-legged things just freak me out, okay? Still, I
Gone Batty!
I found these toilet paper roll bats on Filth Wizardry (what a great blog name!), via The Crafty Crow. I recommend clicking over to Filth

Paper Pumpkin Craft
Our home has been completely invaded by pumpkins–real, decorative, and crafted! Here’s my daughter’s latest pumpkin project–a toilet paper roll and construction paper pumpkin that

We’ve been reading about and making our own bats. Here are our songs, finger plays, and jokes about bats for preschoolers and kindergartners. As always,

Yarn Pumpkin
We made a yarn pumpkin, similar to this yarn egg we made for Easter. This requires some manual dexterity and patience but it is very