Pumpkin Spice Fizzy Science for Kids

We love sensory play and we love science.  Anytime we put thew two together the kids just love it.  I love "hands on" learning and this Pumpkin Spice Fizzy Science is just that.  A great way to let the kids explore and learn all at the same time.  Great activity for an afternoon of playing and learning.

Sticky Paper Turkey Activity for Kids

We have been having lots of Halloween fun but now I am starting to think about the next holiday.  What better way to start thinking about Thanksgiving than with a Sticky Paper Turkey for the kids to decorate over and over again.  This easy activity was great for all 3 of my kids ages 2-6yr.  I love when they all can enjoy the same things.

Pumpkin Investigation and Sensory Play with Cinnamon Sprinkle Goop

I love fall time.  The weather, the associated scents of pumpkin and cinnamon, the holidays, and our family adventure traditions. 

One family tradition is going to the Farm each year to pick pumpkins. This family adventure is one of my favorites.  It has corn mazes, corn cannons,  pig races, and a corn house for the kids, just to name a few activities we can do while there.  It is such a joy to watch the kids take it all in each year.  And we always come home with way too many pumpkins, or so I think once we get home. 

This year we decorated with a few plain pumpkins and we then did pour paint tape resistant art with one, and glitter glue and googly eyes with one.  Now we had a few more pumpkins that needed to be put to good use. I set out to let the boys investigate  the inside of a pumpkin for the FIRST time this year (we never carve the pumpkins since the boys are still so young).  And of course we couldn't just cut the pumpkin up for some scientific examination, we had to play with it too.

Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn Science Experiment

We love Candy Science!  It is fun and easy for young kids to enjoy. I also love that we get to use up some holiday candy so we do not eat it.  Last year on Mamas Like Me, she shared More Candy Experiments.  In this post I noticed the Candy Corn Experiment. I made a mental note to come back and try it this year with the kids. Today we got out our Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn and put it to use in a fun candy science experiment for the kids.

Fun Fall Snack Mix

We enjoy making and eating snack mix at our house.  It can be fun to make and even more fun to snack on.  Since fall is in the air for us I decided to mix up some of our favorite snacks together and called it Fun Fall Mix.  Hope you and your family can enjoy it with us.

Halloween Activities for Kids

Here is a fun collection of Halloween Activities for you and the kids.  You will find arts and crafts, play activities, science, and a few yummy treats here.  All you need to have a little fun with the kids this Halloween.  These are a few of my favorites from over the years.

Halloween Sensory Noodles Play Activity

This is our first Halloween Sensory Play Activity.  We have not done a lot of Halloween play or crafts in the past.  My oldest is just now in preschool (2012).  Now that the kids are getting older I thought I would set them up a Halloween play activity.  Colored noodles can be so much fun.  We have done holiday themed noodles before and my boys loved them!  I decided to do them again with a Halloween twist.  Halloween Sensory Noodles Play Activity is what I came up with.

M&Ms Candy Turkey Handprint- Thanksgiving crafts for kids

We just recently started doing a lot of hand and footprint art.  I love it because not only is it cute, it is great for my multiple age kids (1yr, 2yr,  and 5yr).  They all get to create an art project all their own by using their individual prints. With Thanksgiving fast approaching it was time for us to start working on a family tradition, handprint turkeys.  I made these handprint turkeys with my mom and love being able to make them with my kids too.  Since we make them each year I am always looking for new ways we can change them up a bit.  Here is just one we made them this year, M & Ms Turkey Handprints.

Monsters Inc Science Fun

Simple science that doubles as sensory play is always a hit at my house.  This simple setup for playtime got thumbs up from all of them. Monsters Inc Science is great for multiple ages and easy to get ready for the kids. My kids are 1yr, 3yr, and 5yr.  

science and sensory play

Pumpkin Spice Scented Pumpkin Volcano for Kids

We love SCENTED sensory play.  Anything I can add scent to I will try it. After doing our Apple Scented Apple Volcanoes I knew we would have to try pumpkin spice scented pumpkin volcanoes! Now to just figure out how to do this.  It took some thought but I finally came up with a way to do it and the kids loved it.  This is a great sensory and science activity for the kids.

Halloween Frozen Goop

We first tried goop in 2012 and the kids loved it.  See it here How to Make Goop.  Ever since, we have only played with "goop" a few more times.  Our sweet potato ooey gooey fall table was fun last year.  I even got in on playing in that one, lol.  With Halloween coming up I set out to come up with a few sensory play ideas I knew my kids would enjoy.  This Halloween, Frozen Goop was a big hit with the kids!  

Halloween Playdough Recipes in 3 fun Scents

It's no secret, if you follow my blog, that we LOVE playdough.  I love making it and setting up invitations to play for the kids.  The kids love playing with it and are always happy to sit down for PLAYDOUGH.  I must admit I love to play in it as much as they do. However, I don't always get to.  Often playdough is my go to activity for the older boys because they can play with it own their own while I clean, cook, try to eat a snack, lol.  With Halloween fast approaching and having been a while, it was time to make some new fun playdough for the kids.

Humpty Dumpty "Egg"periment

Excited to be a part of Sugar Aunts Nursery Rhyme Series.  Make sure to head over to Sugar Aunts to see the list of all the wonderful ideas shared in this series.  We are posting at the end so many great ideas have already been shared.

Growing up I had one favorite must have comfort item and it was my Humpty Dumpty Pillow my Great Tia(or aunt) made for me.  I took that pillow everywhere and had to have it to sleep.  When invited to take part in this nursery rhyme series I did not have to think twice which rhythm we would focus on.  Humpty Dumpty is would be!  What better way to have fun with the kids then to try our own Humpty Dumpty "EGG"periment to test out gravity.  This was a big hit at my house.

Apple Teeth Fun Snack for the Kids

We have been enjoying some new, and fun to us, apple snacks.  I had dreams of baking apple pie and apple bread but so far all the treats have been non-baked.  At least we are enjoying our apples and finding new ways to enjoy them.  The classic Apple Teeth Snack is what we tried today.  The kids were not sure at first but they ended up gobbling them all up and asking for more!  

Ghost Volcanoes Halloween Science

Volcanoes, or fizzing baking soda, has been a go to activity for us at my house.  All 3 kids have been having fun with this simple science experiment.  I have been inventing new ways for us to play with volcanoes.  Today we set out to enjoy Ghost Volcanoes.

Apple Clean Mud Fall Sensory Play for Kids

If you know me then you probably knew it was only a matter of time before we made Apple Scented Clean Mud.  Clean Mud is easy and cheap to make and a lot of fun to play with.  I made the kids a batch of apple berry scented clean mud in red, yellow, and green.  They could not wait to start playing.  The scent was amazing. 

Apple Sparkle Slime

For the love of Apples!  I can not stop thinking up apple play ideas, lol.  Now that it is finally September, maybe I will get hit with another theme for inspiration. 

Apple slime is quick, easy, and low cost to make and play with.  It can get messy so play if you dare.

Apple Volcanoes Science for Kids

If you follow FSPDT activities and crafts then you know I have been on an apple kick.  Once I decided to plan some apple fun with the kids, the ideas just kept coming.  Today I am sharing a classic science experiment with a twist.  Apple Volcanoes are easy to set up and a ton of fun for the entire family!

Ramp Science for Kids and a Little Blast Giveaway

This post is brought to you by Little Blast but all opinions are 100% mine.

We were so excited to receive our Little Blast Science Kit in the mail! Little Blast, what is this you might ask?  Little Blast is a monthly themed science kit you can have sent directly to your house.  It is geared toward kids ages 3yr- 7yr. Everything you need for multiple experiments on one topic. Little Blast was founded by moms Jen and Victoria, a teacher and an engineer.  They love introducing their kids to simple science just as much as we do here on FSPDT.

This month's Little Blast Kit theme is all about RAMPS! We could not wait to dive in and see what fun we would have with our kit.

DIY Apple Scented Frozen Glitter Paints

We recently made Apple Scented Soda Dough and had left over ingredients. My gears were turning to think of what else we could do that was apple scented and fun!  The idea for DIY Apple Scented Frozen Paints came to mind.  I could not wait to see how, and if, this experiment would turn out.