Don’t just toss those decaying jack-o-lanterns! There’s lots of creative things that you can do with them, some that provide learning experiences and some that even help the environment: Bury it! Let kids get messy digging a hole and place the pumpkin in there. It will decompose and add nutrients to the soil! Create a backyard buffet Chop the pumpkin up in small pieces and set it out in your yard or in a nearby forest to create a feeding
Daily Themes to Make Your Life Easier We created a fun daily themed printable! Perfect for when you run out of ideas. Many of us here at the Well are parents too, so we know how that feels – and we are here to help! Click here to print. Have fun!
Put 6 items that you already have in your kitchen to use in 5 ways. Fun science experiments and art projects are in your very near future! Rain Cloud In A Jar Materials Needed: Shaving cream Food coloring Clear glass jar or cup Water Click here to see how to create your own rain storm! Unicorn Fizz Materials Needed: Baking Soda Vinegar Food coloring Baking pan or large shallow dish Several small cups Plastic pipette, medicine dropper or small spoon
At-Home Family Activity Bingo We love playing games and we hope you do too! We’ve created a printable Bingo card, with fun activities linked in the squares that will keep the kiddos (and sometimes parents too!) busy. Simply print it off and get Bingo once or many times over by completing lots of the challenges. Once you’ve gotten Bingo at least once (use a marker or pen to circle the squares you’ve completed), snap a photo of your winning card,
10 Pins That Bowled Us Over We love trying out new activities, art projects, science experiments and recipes! Here are some of our favorites. Frozen Dinosaur Eggs Image source: Natural Beach Living Baby Wipe Container Treasure Chest Image source: Hands On As We Grow Rainbow in a Jar Image source: Laughing Kids Learn Marshmallow Print Caterpillars Image source: Elementary Art Fun Find & Hop! Image source: Sara J Creations Walking Rainbow Image source: Teach Beside Me Animal Toast Image courtesy
At The Well, we have “Try It Tuesdays” where the preschoolers make and try a new lunch recipe each week in our “test kitchen”. We are sharing some of our favorite lunches with you! We know that packing lunches can get monotonous, so we want to give you some fresh ideas. We also know that preschoolers can be picky eaters, which is why we had our little scholars taste test them first! We’d say it is our “cookbook”, but the
