Praises of a Wife and Mommy

This is a very simple and fun activity that my daughter did at her YMCA class.  :)  They added a little bit more flair with some red glitter to the leaves.  My daughter was so excited to put this on her bedroom door.  :) Almost all the leaves have fallen off the tree's here so the beautiful scenery is almost gone.  :(  

We have been having and Indian summer and I love it!  I hope we continue to see temps in the 70's and even 80's for the rest of this month and even in November.  We went on a walk searching for the many fall color's so we could create a beautiful fall collage.    All the items collected.    Good job Selah, it look's beautiful!  :) 

We had another fun craft today at the YMCA.  First I read a story, "The Leaves are Falling One by One."    The story is actually sung to the tune of "The Ants go Marching."  Before I read the story to the group I asked the kids what season we were in then we walked to the window and looked for at the colors that the leaves had changed.   After the story they got to create their own tree with leaves falling off.  Very simple and easy steps. 1. Trace hands (it is your tree) 2. Color tree and add any other details such as a sun, grass, or flowers. 3. Use an ink pad and fingers to add leaves on the tree's or falling off the tree.  Here is Selah's tree...yes she traced it on her own and it appears as if she only has 4 fingers but I promise she does have all 5. :) 

Last week my daughter started her craft and cooking class.  This week they made caramel apples and then made this neat little "window" and you watch the leaves falling.  I thought it was cute and super easy.   The little pieces in the middle are in a plastic baggie and taped on the back of the window.  EASY!