The Leaves are Falling Down!

Autumn is here and we couldn’t be more excited! The air is crisp, the morning is fresh, the cozy feeling has returned and the fall season is such an exciting time with children!

The temperature is not unbearably hot nor is it painfully cold, it’s the perfect time to spend a lot of time outside! We pull on sweaters, we search our drawers for matching socks, that have some how gotten lost over summer, and we head out into Autumn!

Everywhere we look the leaves are transforming into beautiful colours and falling to the ground, the perfect opportunity for a leaf-crunching walk around the neighbourhood or the local parks! The air chills noses and we breathe in deep, crisp air that refreshes and exhilarates us.

We wrap ourselves in warmth and indulge in the festive fall activities!

• Making homemade applesauce ~ Peel and slice apples. Place in saucepan with water and yummy spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves. Cook until apples mash easily. Use a potato masher to mash into sauce. Get a spoon and enjoy!
• Sit by the fireplace with a warm drink and read stories. Fall themed stories about Thanksgiving and Halloween. What great opportunities to talk about what we are thankful for or review Halloween Safety. (Look for up-and-coming blog regarding Halloween Safety)
• Rake up the leaves in the yard as the children jump into the piles! You too, go ahead, we won’t tell!
• Decorate the house with fall items such as acorns, cranberries, pinecones, pumpkins and leaves. Place fall scented potpourri or candles around the house, such as eucalyptus or pumpkin spice!
• Look at pictures of past Thanksgiving celebrations, write down all your family has to be thankful for this year.
• Create Halloween decorations to spook the neighbourhood on Halloween Night! A quick and easy craft to do is: get a tissue and either cotton balls or extra tissue balled up, place the ball in the centre of the open tissue, close up the open tissue around the ball and tie a string or twist tie around the ball and fluff up the excess tissue. Quick and easy tissue ghost! Make a few and hang them around the front of your house or trees (under cover is best to save them from the rain!) If you are concerned about them getting wet, re-use white grocery bags cut into small tissue –size squares.

Take in the season and really welcome it, the children will have warm and cozy memories to cherish as they get older and will look forward to the fall traditions you create as a family!