A is for Acorn - Acorn Paper Garland

This week is letter A week...we decided that since it is fall season (just started), we would make something special to decorate our house! We made an acorn garland. This is how:

We fold the paper accordian style. You have to make sure that the squared are the same size of the template. 

I made this template you can download. You are free to use it. Remember to put the fold-line on the edge of the paper and NOT to cut where the dots are. 

Open the garland and paint (My daughter made a "blue" squirrel)

We used water colors. They are perfect for this kind of craft.

Enjoy!

Crochet Pumpkin - Link to Free Pattern

I found a great website where they not only give you a free crochet pattern of a pumpkin, but also, if you are a beginner like me, you can take a look at the video made by Teresa - The Art of Crochet. Her videos are fantastic and so easy to follow......Her website is called Learn to Crochet and here you can see the pumpkin I made this afternoon using her pattern. It is super easy to make (I have only made a couple of scarfs so far). This is how it came out:

Halloween Activity - Yarn Pumpkin

This activity is perfect for Halloween! Or to decorate your home this fall. A very easy activity for old and young. My preschooler loved it! All you need is yarn, a piece of cardboard, rafia and scissors.

I used the same method as my previous posting, but instead of using chenille stems, I used rafia. If you want bigger pumpkins, just use a bigger cardboard and more yarn :-)

My plant with the little pumpkins

Diferent colors pumpkin!

This is what you need:

Yarn, rafia, cardboard, scissors

To make the green/orange pumpkin, just do the same as with the regular pumpkins but use the 2 colors at the same time.

Wrap it around the cardboard and follow the same steps as on the website on my previous posting....and ready!

Cute Fall Apples made with Yarn

The other day I found this activity on a website and it caught my eye. I think this is so cute!

That same afternoon I tried to make them with my daughter. She had the next day her "show and tell" and I thought this would be a great activity for that occasion. The only thing was that I couldn't find brown chenille stems. Neither at my local craft store. But I found orange and green yarn, so I said to myself...why not try to make Halloween pumpkins? I will show them in my next posting.

I leave you here the directions and the website where I found this so cute activity:

My daughter loved to glue the leaves on the apples! And she was so proud during her "show and tell"!