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“Feed the squirrel” acorn counting activity for preschoolers

Let’s celebrate fall! This low-prep acorn counting activity is a fun way teach kids about how animals get ready for winter and help them practice essential preschool math skills.Let's celebrate fall! This low-prep acorn counting activity is a fun way teach kids about how animals get ready for winter and help them practice essential preschool math skills.This week we are officially welcoming fall! The past few weeks I’ve realized how much earlier it’s getting dark, and when I wake up in the morning and go outside, the air has that distinct crisp chill that autumn brings. My burning bushes are showing flickers of orangey red, and I’m starting to crave soup and pumpkin bread…if only it wasn’t still 90 degrees during the day.

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So Grateful

This month I’ve been doing a little project with Little Man on gratitude. Every day in November, I’ve sat down with him and we’ve talked about something we’re each grateful for that day. Then we write each blessing on a leaf and hang it on our “Thankful Wreath.”…

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5 Fun Things to Do with Fall Leaves

These simple, fun, and virtually free fall activities for toddlers and preschoolers are a great way to help kids explore the world around them and learn about fall, too! These simple, fun, and virtually free fall activities for toddlers and preschoolers are a great way to help kids explore the world around them and learn about fall, too!

I don’t like winter. Let’s just be clear about that. I grew up in California, and although I’ve been living in Utah for almost 15 years, I still have not gotten used to that mysteriously cold white stuff that shows up every year and makes it hard to drive.

Fall, on the other hand, I LOVE. I love the bright oranges and reds, the crisp mornings, the smells of pumpkin bread and autumn soups and hot cider….

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