Fun Friday with Make Like a Tree and LEAF

We have spent the last couple of weeks jumping in piles of leaves, karate chopping and kicking the leaf pile and trying to ride a razor through the pile(very interesting watching Mommy try). So before you bag up your leaves...gather a few for some great leaf fun activities this weekend!

Leaf drawing and doodling with metallic sharpie markers from The Artful Parent...so simple yet so much FUN!

Pretty high on my cute meter are these cute fox leaves!!! I found this on Pinterest from a foreign blog that I could not understand so I don't have a link for you with instructions...sorry!

 I am personally IN LOVE with this leaf lantern from 5 Orange Potatoes!

 

 

 



Here is a different take on the traditional leaf rubbings...use tinfoil from homeschoolmama3

And here is an activitity for the month of December to lead you up to Christmas day...just wanted to let you all begin on it now. Wrap 25 different Christmas/holiday/winter themed books and let your children pick one to open each night to read for bedtime. I am super excited about this...my toddler son LOVES TO READ! I rounded up 10 books that would fit the theme that we already had in our collection and I found 5 the other day at our local Goodwill...just 10 more to go!

Fun Friday with Finger Crafts

I found some funny "finger drawings" on Pinterest the other day...so I thought why not have this Fun Friday be about "finger crafts." Enjoy :)

The ever classic finger puppets!!! Check out Oh Baby for these cute puppet patterns!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...edible finger paints from Martha Stewart! Do they come in chocolate and Dr. Pepper flavor for me? I wouldn't get any painting done...

What the heck?!? Finger knitting!?! I had no idea...how cool...from Housing a Forest

Finger Friends from favecrafts...holey moley spicy guacomole these are AWESOME!!!

Can you say INGENIOUS!!! There was no link to this picture to give credit for...but it looks like you take a piece of blank paper, squirt some finger paints on the paper, using painters tape you tape over some plastic wrap over the paper and viola...you have mess free finger painting!!!

And finally...what inspired this post today...the cutest finger drawings you may ever see!!! And creative too...check out a gallery of creative finger drawings at bit rebels for your inspiration!!! ***Warning...a few of the finger drawings in the gallery may not be suitable for some children...I recommend browsing through it first to determine which ones you would like your kids to see***

Fun Friday with The Olympic Games

I hope you and your tiny ones have had some time to watch some of the Olympic games together this past week...have fun with these Olympic themed activities!


Start the morning off right for your little Olympian with these Olympic ring themed waffles from Someday Crafts...these are AWESOME!

Next make the Olympic Torch from education.com

...make the Olympic Rings from Tippytoe Crafts

Learn about the different flags for different countries by painting them onto dough shapes or you could even use rocks and pebbles from education.com

...while you are making the dough shapes for the flags...make sure and make some Olympic medals from Red Ted Art's Blog

"LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!"

Potato sack races from dot coms for moms

Some cute ideas for the wee tiny ones with toddler Olympic sports from Rainy Day Mum

Other fun Olympic game ideas...just to name a few

• hopscotch
• jumping rope activities
• bean bag toss
• hula hooping
• watermelon seed distance spitting
• set up obstacle courses
• gymnastics with sommer saults and cart wheels
• good 'ol fashion foot races
• wheel barrel races
• 3 - legged races
• thumb wrestling
• leg wrestling
• tug 'o war

I would love to hear of any special activities or games you shared with your kids during The Olympics...please share them in the comments :)

Fun Friday with Over the Rainbow

I LOVE COLOR!!! And I love combining colors...so today's Fun Friday activities are all based from the beautiful and wonderful natural rainbow! Enjoy...

Bead Craft Rainbow from mpm School Supplies





Rainbow Pour Painting from Tip Junkie Kids

Raised Salt Painting from One Perfect Day

Caterpillar Cup Painting from I can TEACH my child

Make your own iron on t-shirt images with sandpaper from alphamom

Hope you all have a colorful and FUN weekend!!!

Fun Friday with Handmade Summer Toys

School is just around the corner! Have fun this weekend with your kids and make some cute and simple handmade toys!

LOVE these fish clothes pins from tipjunkie.com





AND these dragonfly clothes pins from Parents.com

These woven paper balls could be fun from How About Orange!

LOVE THIS!!! 'nuff said...from Read Between the Limes

Rock Bugs!!! from Family Fun

So simple...so cute...so ingenious! Rock dominoes from Growing a Green Family

Fun Friday with BUBBLES for Bane

My toddler son loves bubbles...so much that when it is time to put them away a tantrum occurs! So today's Fun Friday is dedicated to my son and features fun ways to play and create BUBBLES!!!

Bouncing Bubbles that don't pop!!! from Play At Home Mom LLC

Water Bottle Bubble Fun from projectsforpreschoolers.com

Make your own bubble wands from pipe cleaners and cookie cutters from babyparenting.com

Tape straws together...so simple yet so genious!!! from familyfun.go.com



Bubble refill station from La-La's Home Daycare

Really large giant bubbles from tater tots & jello

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Fun Friday for Father

Fun Friday is for the dads!!! Happy Father's Day!!!

I think this gift is just too cute from Red Ted Art's Blog!!!



Adorable and simple...shoe foot prints!!!



Another cute one involving your kids feet and paint!!!



"Dad Rocks" from preschool-daze



Some printable coupons from Tip Junkie...SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many cute craft ideas on this site...please head on over and check it out!



And last but not least...this FABULOUS and COOL Father's Day t-shirt from Creating Really Awesome Free Things



Have a great weekend!!!

Fun Friday with Free Fun

Just a few fun and free ways to have fun this weekend!

1. Let your kids dress up in your clothes! I loved wearing my step-moms red high heels and some of her jewelry when I was young.

2. Have a snacktime picnic on the living room floor. On a blanket and all!

3. Play a board game at breakfast! Enjoy your toast and orange juice while going up and down "Chutes and Ladders."

4. Make a pair of binoculars out of toilet paper rolls and string.

5. Pull all of the dining room chairs into the living room and make a fort with blankets. Perfect space for story time :)

6. If your kids go grocery shopping with you...have them make these fun fruit bags out of old t-shirts with you from every{nothing}wonderful

I would love to hear any other "free" and fun ideas you all have out there...please share them in the comments and have a great weekend!

Fun Friday For The Teachers

Some of the kiddos may be out already...but some may be out soon for the summer. Here are a few creative ways to say "thanks" to their teachers.

COLORFUL CRAYON LETTER from Family Fun!

"POP"ULAR TEACHER

WATER BOTTLE TAG from Blue Eyed Blessings

S'MORE TEACHERS LIKE YOU from Women Living Well

THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME GROW FLOWER POT from Giggles Galore

OWL MISS YOU from BasicGrey Altered

And finally...A CLASSIC APPLE from lisa storms

Hope you all have a great weekend!!!