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Hip Hip Hooray! It’s a candy kind of day. Can’t wait to see all the adorable costumes!!!

Welcome guest blogger Susie!!

Susie is the creative mastermind behind Decorate Your Soul and Catchlight Photography in Ohio.

Between raising three gorgeous girls AND running a wildly successful photography business, she made time to whip out a HALLOWEEN week of learning and fun for us!!!

WITCH HAT DETAILS:

 Edible Delights: Pear Witch project courtesy of Family Fun

Letters: Find the “W” on the witches hat

Math: Addition/subtraction on the witch’s hat (she turned it over and asked for subtraction, how cute is that?) We halved the pear in our “pear witch project” snack …Counted pairs for the eyes on both the witch face and snack… Used colorful dots to work on patterns

THANK YOU for all your fantastically fun ideas Susie!

Life.  How sweet it is.

A colorful garden filled with wonder and magic…

What I love most about my job is that I get to capture the absolute beauty and magic of kids being kids.

Nothing is sweeter.

Nothing is as delightful.

Nothing beats moments like these…

Heavenly Father, thank you for the magical moments that children bring us each and every day.

Welcome guest blogger Heather!

Heather is an amazingly talented Florida based artist-photographer.

Just feast your eyes on her SWEET version of theme of the week.

Oh my… the colors, the creativity, the fun… I can hardly stand it!

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Playful Fun: Candy Corn Toss

Edible Delights: Cheese and Crackers, Cupcakes, and a sad attempt at a fruit parfait with what I had on hand. I recommend pudding for the yellow layer instead of applesauce.

Learning Fun: Guessing how many candy corns are in a jar. Plus a lesson on volume- comparing equal amounts of candy corn in different jars/glasses.

Art Time: Melting Beads, Bean Bags

Activities: Sewing and Knitting

Decorating: Candy Corn Garland and Hair Clip

Thanks Heather for your wealth of inspiration!

Heather’s blog:  Scrap Happy Heather

I guess this little man is…

It’s the little things that daily make my heart burst into a million smiles. I will never forget the moment I glanced over to find this little guy asleep in his high chair. Naturally I had to take advantage of his snoozing for a little photo fun!

Thank you God for all the treasures of fall!!

This is an oldie post.  My ALL-TIME-FAVORITE Halloween party prank:

Kitty Litter Crunch

1. melted tootsie rolls {for kitty poop}
   
2. 1 white cake mix + 2 packages vanilla pudding mix + 1 package vanilla sandwich cookies {crushed together for kitty litter}
3. new kitty litter box
4. new pooper scoop
5. can of cat food (put to side of litter box)

Your party guests will giggle and gag… just my kind of fun!  Detailed Recipe HERE!

I got mine today.

What a thrill to hold such a fresh miracle from God.

Isn’t he a divine work of art?

 

Your smile brightens our world.

We our over-the-moon crazy in love with YOU.

Happy First Birthday Little Man!!!

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Imagintive Play: Indoor Pumpkin Patch

Edible Delights: Jello Orange Pumpkins

Learning Fun: Pumpkin Life Cycle & Pumpkin Patch Match

Books: Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Patch Party & Franny in the Pumpkin Patch

Letter & Colors: P, Orange &  11-15

Art Time: Mosaic Jack-O-Lantern

Activities: Pumpkin Patches, of course!!!

Entertainment: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Resources & Inspiration:

Pumpkin Life Cycle: PDF Template Here

Egg Carton Pumpkin: Mommy Guru

Pumpkin Snack: From the Hive

Pumpkin Printing: No Time for Flashcards

Photographers— I’d love to feature some fresh new THEME-OF-THE-WEEK ideas!!!  Plan a week of creative learning around something your kids LOVE.  Come share and INSPIRE us all!  I’ll select my favorite themes and share them here!  Email me for details.

Happy Pumpkin Pickin!!!

We had to put our traditional CAKE SMASH on hold!

Our little bruiser is almost all healed up so we might be able to do our real {messy} celebration this weekend.

Here’s our pre-party mini-smash with cupcakes & and a song.

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