Styrofoam Turkey

What is needed;
1. Styrofoam Ball(Cut in half)
2. Brown Paint
3. Template for Turkey head
4. Template for I'm thankful for feathers
5. Googley eyes
6. Beak (foam)
7. Wattle (foam)
8. Different colored construction paper for the feathers.
9. Popsicle Sticks


First the children painted the ball brown,while drying the kids then added the eyes,beak, and wattle to the turkey head.I wrote down what the kids were thankful for on the feathers and then I cut out bigger leaves out of the construction paper and then glued the thankful for feathers onto the colored leaves. I laminated them and hot glued the popsicle sticks to the feathers.Then we added the feathers to the styrofoam ball(turkey's body).Then the kids glued the head to the body.Just make sure the paint is completely dry.

Leafy Pine Cone Turkey

Mummys

I found this fun and simple craft at Gummylump

Supplies:
1. Small plastic cup
2. Double sided sticky tape
3. Googley eyes
4. Toilet Tissue

1.Turn cup upside down and put tape from the bottom of one side over the closed end of cup and down to the bottom of the other side of the cup.
2.Wrap toilet tissue around entire cup beginning at the bottom.
3.Use double sided tape to add googley eyes.

Five Little Pumpkins

Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach is a fun ryhme book about how on Halloween night, five little
    jack-o'lanterns come alive and join the trick-or-treaters.

Thanks to I Heart Crafty Things for this fun craft.

Styrofoam Spiders

These Spiders are so cute and simple to make.

Here is what is needed:

1.First the kids painted their styrofoam ball a color of choice.
2.After they dried the kids then put 4 pipecleaners on each side for the legs.( I cut 4 pipecleaners in half to make 8 legs).
3.Then they glued the googley eyes on.
4.Then they glued on tiny pom poms for the mouth.

Mouse's First Fall

Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson. One cool day Mouse and Minka venture out to play. From leaves of all colors — Red, Yellow, Orange, and Brown — to leaves of all shapes and sizes — from pointy to round — Mouse learns that fall is a season full of fun! And before the day is done he just might take the biggest "leap" of all.

After reading the book we made Handprint Fall Trees we found on Handprint and Footprint Art.

I Like Myself

I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont is high on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves—inside and out.

After reading the book we talked about what we liked about ourselves and how everyone is different, then we made All About Me books.