I just LOVE fall and all of the fun DIY decorations that come along with this cozy season! This project makes you want to pour some hot apple cider, put on your favorite fall movie and get crafting!

If you tried to make my leafy magnetic tiles, then you can use your stickers and add a few to pumpkins! I personally think these stickers look stunning on white pumpkins and the colors really pop. I like placing the colorful pumpkins around my decorated white pumpkins! They look so nice together. 

For this activity, I used small pumpkins and other squash varieties because the stickers are on the smaller side. They fit perfectly and it’s fun to make a pretty pattern or design with the stickers! 

This is a great project for both little ones and adults. It’s not messy, doesn’t require knives for carving and easy to complete!

Ready to give it a try!? Here’s what you’ll need..

Supplies for this easy white pumpkin design:

• Pressed Leaf Stickers– One packet comes with 2 sheets of stickers. I would say 1 packet would be enough for 3-5 small pumpkins. But of course, it depends on the amount of stickers you want to place on your pumpkins. 
• Pumpkins- Head to your local grocery store or pumpkin farm and grab some pumpkins! I prefer small white pumpkins for this activity, but any color or size will work. 

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Here’s How I Made Them:

These are so easy to make! Just peel the leaves and stick them right on the pumpkins. You can add one sticker per pumpkin or more for a fun design. It’s up to you how you want to decorate them!

I love these stickers because they look just like real leaves and the set comes with a beautiful variety of leaf types and colors. 

They are also easy to peel off and move to another spot if you don’t like the sticker placement on the pumpkin! Just keep moving them around until you are happy with your design. 

On some pumpkins, we when for a minimalist approach with just a few stickers. I think this looks so beautiful and the perfect neutral tone fall decoration!

And other pumpkins, we came up with more of a mandala type pattern and had fun coming up with different designs. You can’t go wrong with these stickers!

Like mentioned early, they make a beautiful home decoration! These would also make a thoughtful handmade gift for a friend or family member this holiday season. You could set them out as a decoration for Thanksgiving dinner and then pass them out as guests leave! 

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I hope you enjoy this leaf activity as much as I do!

-Tara

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Winter seemed to hit us early this year with cold temperatures and a ton of snow. This put me in the mood for winter crafts, but I couldn’t let November slip by without sharing a couple Thanksgiving ideas! This turkey nature craft puts a smile on my face and was a lot of my to make with my four year old.

Are you ready to make one or two?!

Here’s what you’ll need….

Supplies:

• Stones
• Gold Dipped Feathers 
• Googly Eyes
• Decorative Washi Tape
• Regular Scotch Tape and double sided tape

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Here’s How We Made This Thanksgiving Turkey Craft:

Step 1:

Press googly eyes on the stones. You could draw little dots on the stone to guide your child or let them stick the eyes where ever they want!

Step 2:

Next I cut out a simple wattle from matte red decorative tape and had Leo stick it on the turkey. We looked at the turkey anatomy from our fall nature anatomy activities to help us place the wattle on the stone.

I thought this would be difficult because the piece was so small but he got it on his first try!

Step 3:

Leo placed the beak on the wattle. This was a little more difficult and took a couple of attempts. This was no big deal because the tape peals off very easily!

Step 4:

I flipped the stone over and placed a couple pieces of double sided tape on it. The double sided tape helps the feathers stay in place while arranging and taping them down with regular scotch tape. Leo played around with the feathers first and used the feathers to make legs:) He thought this was absolutely hilarious!

After a few laughs, he flipped the feathers around and started arranging them on the stone. We taped them with regular scotch tape to secure them in place.

Each stone needed about 10 feathers. This is how the turkey looks with all metallic feathers, but you can have a mix of metallic gold and regular white feathers if you want to stretch out your metallic supply. Both options look beautiful!

This Thanksgiving turkey craft can be stored and enjoyed year after year! I promise, this turkey will also put a smile on your face! I hope you give it a try.

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I hope you give this sweet Thanksgiving turkey craft a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love them as much as my boys.

∼Tara

Need more fall ideas?! Check out:

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A Simple Stone Activity to Try Today was so popular that I thought it would be fun to try a themed puzzle!

This DIY activity makes a fun spider anatomy game in the classroom or beautiful Halloween party centerpiece on a table. Kids will be drawn to the beautiful stones and love matching them to their shape outline on the paper.

When matching the stone pieces, you can teach where the abdomen and cephalothorax are on the spiders. The smaller (first) rock is the cephalothorax and the larger rock is the abdomen. These might be big words for young kids to learn, but I think it’s never too early to expose them to interesting parts and pieces of nature!

Here’s what you’ll need…

Supplies:

• Paper- We use Melissa and Doug easel paper
• Stones- We collect ours from the lake. If you don’t have a spot in nature to collect stones, I recommend purchasing from the Dollar Store or craft store.
• Marker

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Here’s What We Did:

Step 1:

Lay out a large piece of white paper. You can tape it down with painters tape if you would like to keep it secure in one spot. I placed a few small spider figures in the bowl of stones so my boys could get a closer look at the different parts of a spider.

Step 2:

Place the stones on your paper where you want to outline them. Make sure you leave enough room in between spiders to add legs. I had a couple of close calls because I didn’t take this into consideration!

If you want to make the puzzle easier, you can draw the eyes on the cephalothorax (smaller) stone. This will not only give  children a clue as to which outline to match the stone with, but also help them figure out which side of the stone should be facing up.

Step 3:

Outline the stones, place them back in the bowl, and draw fangs and eight legs on each cephalothorax. It’s kind of fun to say once you get the hang of it! At this point, you can add a few more spider figures on the paper if you would like.

Step 4:

The first time around I introduced the stone puzzle to my boys, but since they have already done a few nature puzzles with me, I let them get started right away. Leo was working fast and furious so it was difficult to get a picture of him in action!

He’s now a pro at turning the stones around inside the outline and flipping them from one side to the other to get the best fit. I want to share again, that it’s ok if your child doesn’t get this 100% correct. Some of the stones might be very similar is size and can be difficult to match. This is about the process and having fun!

If you’re helping a struggling child, use guiding prompts like:

“What does it look like if you flip the stone?”

“Can you turn it another way in the outline?”

“I wonder what it would look like if you tried it in that outline?”

About 10 minutes later, we were finished. I’ll keep this nature invitation out for the next week or so and my boys will play with it whenever they feel like it!

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I hope you give this simple activity a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

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We love searching for spiders in the fall! They seem to be everywhere, piquing my boys natural curiosity of these eight-legged animals. My boys have so many questions about their interesting appearance. I can hear them now…… “How many legs do they have?” “Do they have eyes?” “Where is the mouth?” So.Many.Questions!

So instead of searching for pencil and paper work on Pinterest, I got out some of our favorite crafting supplies and got busy creating a fun, hands-on and engaging activity.

I started the spider for my boys and their job was to finish the spider using what they know about spider anatomy.

Supplies:

• roll of white paper
• black marker
• googly eyes
• black Wikki Stix

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Here’s What We Did:

First I drew the spiders in pencil. I have a serious fear of drawing circles;) I can’t do it no matter how hard I try, so I used a cup to draw the spider abdomen and just tried my best with the fangs and cephalothorax. (Say that 10 times fast!) I drew a couple of spider web threads and one corner web for the third spider.

Then I traced over the pencil with black marker.

Step 2:

Next I prepared the supplies. I unpeeled the googly eyes and cut my Wikki Stix in half. I stuck the eyes on the side of my bowl to make it easy for my boys to grab.

Step 3:

Find a spot to put your activity. This doesn’t need to be an outdoor activity, but we are soaking up the beautiful fall weather before it turns super cold this winter.

You can also tape this to a table!

Step 4:

Once my boys saw the googly eyes, they could hardly contain their excitement! They just love these things and beg to use them all the time. We have a rather large collection and I thought it would be fun to use the eyelash variety. My boys got a kick out of it!

We discussed again that *most* spiders have 8 eyes so that’s the number we went with.

Now they moved on to the legs. My boys love using Wikki Stix, so they were excited about this part as well! If you have never tried Wikki Stix, you need to test them out! They are made out of wax and yarn so they stick to most surfaces with light fingertip pressure. They are really fun to fun to use!

It looked pretty neat in the end and they learned a lot in the process!

You can always unpeel the legs and do this part over and over again! The eyes don’t come off as easily, but you could do this activity on white contact paper and tape it up sticky side out if you would like to peel off the eyes as well.

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I hope you give this activity a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

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As a busy working mom, I like to keep things simple. These days, I don’t have the time to set up complicated activities that take forever to prepare and clean up.

So here is an adorable and incredibly simple nature mummy craft to try this fall!

This activity was a bit difficult for my four year old and he required a lot of help. So if you want this to be more of an independent activity, I suggest this for ages six and up!

Supplies:

• Googly Eyes
• Rubber bands– We used these rubber bands because they are smaller and easier to handle. You can play around with different sizes to see what works best with your age group.
• Stones- I found longer, thin stones work the best for this activity since the rubber bands are small loom bands. You can also try thick branches or pieces of bark!

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Here’s How to Make the Mummy Craft:

Step 1:

First, peel the backing off the googly eyes and stick them on the stones.

I helped peel the backing off the eyes, but my boys stuck them on the stones themselves. I suggest sticking the eyes a bit lower on the rocks so the rubber bands have a wide spot to to wrap around. If you stick the eyes too high, the rubber bands will fly off the rocks.

Step 2:

Put rubber bands on the stones to create the mummy effect.

My six year old tried different methods of getting the rubber bands on the stones. Here he used his stomach to hold on to the stones while he stretched the rubber bands with both hands.

Next, he held the stone in one hand and I showed him how to stretch the rubber bands on two fingers on the other hand. This was a little difficult for him but it got much easier with practice!

He rolled the rubber bands up with this thumb and said he wanted to, “criss-cross some of the rubber bands to make it look more like a mummy.’

I joined in on the fun and couldn’t believe how good of a fine-motor workout this was! The pinching action required to manipulate the rubber bands really works those small hand muscles.

And guess what?! The eyes and rubber bands on this mummy craft glow in the dark! This activity was definitely inspired by our Glow-in-the-Dark Hiking Sticks and they turned out just as awesome.

These are the perfect Halloween gift or decoration in your home!

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I hope you give this not so spooky mummy craft a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

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Halloween will be here before we know it.  If I don’t plan early, time will slip away with nothing fun or special planned for one of our favorite days of the year! I don’t want that to happen to you, so here is a fun and SIMPLE idea to try this fall.

I promise, this hiking stick will provide hours of entertainment for your kids!

Let’s get to it-

Supplies:

• Glow-in-the-dark tape– This tape is the perfect width and sticks really well!
• Glow-in-the-dark googly eyes– These were also perfect! They are peel and stick, so no glue required.
• Scissors
• Hiking stick- Get outside and find one;)

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How to Make this Simple Halloween Mummy Craft:

There’s really nothing to it, but here are a few tips depending upon the ages of your children.

Step 1:

Cut the strips of tape and wrap it around the hiking stick.

I gave my six year old strips of tape that were about 8 inches long. I had to unpeel the tape backing for both of my boys because it was a little tricky.

First I modeled how to wrap the tape around the stick, showing how to twist it on the stick and flatten the tape as I went. Then he had his chance to try it out.

I helped him criss-cross the tape to give it the mummy effect and he was excited to stick the eyeballs on the tape when we were finished!

Leo is only four, so I gave him more manageable strips of tape. I cut them just big enough to fit around the stick and I helped him by twisting longer pieces around the stick. This was great fine motor work for both of my boys!

Again, he was so excited to add the eyeballs! Just peel the backing off and stick them on. I think they turned out pretty cute with just the right amount of spooky.

We charged our glow-in-the-dark hiking sticks in the sun for about 30 minutes to make them super bright. Leo was the first one to test them out in the bathroom with me and we couldn’t believe how BRIGHT they were!

My boys brought them outside that evening and played with them until it was bedtime. We’re already planning a night hike for this weekend and are excited to see them shinning bright at our favorite nature center!

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I hope you give this spooky activity a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

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I put a fall twist on the classic book, In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming. Instead on drawing bugs and other warm weather creatures behind the grass, I drew items you might find hiding in the tall, fall grass! Yes, if you ask me that should be a sequel;)

This was an absolute hit in our home and it kept my four year old busy for about 30 minutes! I plan on keeping the paper up all week and replacing the green cardstock so my son can try the activity multiple times.

Supplies

• Roll of paper
• Green cardstock
• Kids scissors
• Painter’s tape
• Scotch tape
• Markers

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How to Make the Giant Cut and Reveal

Step 1:

Cut grass in the green cardstock. I tried regular construction paper and it ended up flopping over. So if you want this to be a wall activity, I highly recommend using cardstock. If you want to use construction paper, then try this as a tabletop activity.

Step 3:

Tape a large piece of white paper on the wall with painter’s tape. Painter’s tape is great because it won’t peal any paint off your walls!

Step 3:

I wanted to make sure the my drawings would be right behind the cut grass, so I lined up the green cardstock on the white paper and made little marks to guide my fall drawings. I made sure to draw my pictures in between those two lines.

Step 4:

I’m not much of an artist so I drew an acorn, 2 leaves, walnut, spider, and apple with pencil first. Then I traced over the pencil with marker. I labeled the pictures for extra nature vocabulary practice. If you really don’t feel like drawing, you could always find fall nature stickers and put them on the white paper.

Step 5:

Cover your drawings with the grass! I used scotch tape for this part of the activity. I taped the left, right, and bottom sides of each piece of green construction paper to the white paper.

Here’s What We Did

Leo was super excited when he walked into the living room and saw this taped to the wall! I told him there were fall nature finds behind the grass and he had to cut it to see what was hiding in the tall, fall grass.

I showed him how to hold his scissors in one hand and a blade of grass with the other. This was difficult for him so this was the perfect way to practice!

He was so excited as he started cutting away and shouted out each picture as they were revealed to him.

Leo practically lost his mind when he saw the walnut and tore the paper with his scissors! It’s literally his favorite thing to collect and if you watch our Instagram stories you are well aware of this! It was no big deal; I slapped some tape on the cardstock and we kept on truckin.

As we neared the end of the activity, Leo went back and named all of the items he found behind the tall, fall grass and shouted out that he wanted to color his nature finds. I thought it was a great idea and another fabulous way to cross the midline while working on a vertical surface.

As I mentioned above, I plan on gently taking down whats left of our grass and setting up this invitation again tomorrow with freshly cut grass. I will drew a couple new nature items to keep him interested and engaged with the activity!

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I created this outdoor printable a while ago and we love it soooo much that I figured it was about time to share it with you all!

This nature journal is perfect for children of all ages because you can pick and choose nature prompts that are suitable for your child’s needs and interests. And don’t forget, the cover is a paper bag so collecting nature for the prompts is easy and contained in one spot!

Supplies

• Nature Collection Journal
• Lunch Bags– We bought ours from a store, but this looks like the same size.
• Nature
• Glue
• Scissors
• Crayons– We love beeswax crayons
• Stapler

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How to Make this Nature Journal for Kids!

Step 1: Assemble the journal pages

Choose the cover you would like to use and glue it on the lunch bag on the side without the flap. Cut out the journal pages you would like to use. There are 17 different nature prompts to choose from so there is something for everyone!

There are dashed lines to guide you. Try to put the nature craft prompt pages at the end of the journal, so the natural materials are available for the learning pages in the beginning of the journal.

Step 2: Make a back cover

I also used a paper bag for the back cover of the book, but stapled the top. I found having 2 bags available for collecting was too much for my boys to handle. I stapled the journal pages to my back cover.

Step 3: Staple the front cover

Staple the front cover to the rest of the journal. Lift open the side of the bag and ONLY staple the inside half. Only staple 2/3 of the way down so you don’t staple the bottom flap. This will allow the whole bag to open and fold back up!

Your bag should be able to open like this after you completed these steps! Your nature journal for kids is ready to go!

Here’s What We Did

First, you need to head outdoors to collect nature! Find a wide variety of nature and aim to find most of the items on the ground. Yes, my boys usually pick a couple of flowers but we love to search for rocks, sticks, leaves, pinecones, acorns and more on the ground!

I used 7 pages in the nature journal for this particular day.

We made nature rubbings by putting leaves under the paper and coloring on the journal page to expose the leaf outline and veins.

We also made a nature print by painting leaves and stamping them on the journal. Make sure you give the paint enough time to dry before turning the page!

We also counted nature and documented our findings on the journal page. There is a section for writing tally marks and the numbers.

This nature person page is always a favorite and its fun to see how our nature person changes through the season. This is our fall nature person! The fading flowers and colorful leaves look sooo beautiful.

We love searching for symmetry in nature during our nature walks! Here is a simple hands-on way to learn about this interesting math topic. Find a leaf, cut it in half and invite your child to draw the other half. This also gives children the opportunity to look closely at the beautiful details in nature.

My boys LOVE tracing nature. It’s a fun way to work on those fine motor and writing skills!

Need an extension idea? Invite your kids to color in the outline when finished.

This prompt always invokes oohs and aahs from my boys! Take a leaf (of any color), flower, or experiment with other pieces of nature and rub it in the circle! What colors do you see? This might inspire you to color with nature in future art activities!

One thing that I love about this nature journal for kids is that YOU get to assemble it, so you can decide which of the 17 nature prompt pages are best for your children!

When I first introduced this journal to my boys, I included one of every page to see which prompts they were most interested in. My boys were loving making nature people last spring, so I printed that page 10 times and made a journal with just that prompt! They loved it:) My first grader is currently loving the math activities, so last week I made a journal with just the math activities. Enjoy the process and have FUN!

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I hope you give this nature journal for kids a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

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It’s with much love and care that I share with you our favorite fall books! These books have touched our hearts, made us laugh, and taught us about the magical season of fall. We look forward to reading them every year and are an important part of our favorite seasonal traditions.

These books are all gorgeous and guaranteed to find a special place in the rhythm of your day! I categorized this list of 50 fall books into four parts:

1. Leaves and Trees
2. Animals
3. Pumpkins and Apples
4. General Fall Books

Without further ado, here is our list of favorite fall books!

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Books about Leaves and Trees

1. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

This fall book features watercolor collage along with pieces of actual seeds and other mediums to introduce children to the life of a tree.

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2. Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

As the leaves fall from his favorite tree, Fletcher worries that something is wrong with the tree. But then winter comes, and with it a magical surprise.

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3. Tidy by Emily Gravett

Pete the badger likes the forest floor free of leaves and very clean, but he learns that may not be what’s best for his home and the environment.

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4. Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer

This book is a beautiful introduction to the season of autumn for young children and shows them how color can capture a season.

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5. Wonderfall by Michael Hall

This stunning and educational picture book, follows a single tree through the fall season, from the end of summer to winter’s first snowfall. Animals, people, and vehicles pass in front of the tree, playing in its leaves, and getting ready for winter.

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6. We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger

Follow three friends as they go on a hike through the mountain and forest to collect leaves of different colors, sizes, and shapes.

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7. Look What I Did With a Leaf! by Morteza E. Sohi

This book will show art and craft lovers, young and old, how to use nature to create animals and natural scenes.

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8. Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

No one quite knows where leaf man is headed but he’s traveling where the wind blows. This book features unique illustrations made from actual fall leaves and die-cut pages that reveal gorgeous landscape vistas.

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9. Fall Leaves by Loretta Holland

Autumn is in the air, which means the days grow shorter and nights are long. Apples and temperatures fall—then snow! This beautiful books is part poetry, part silent page and very educational.

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10. Sweep by Louise Greig and Julia Sarda

This gorgeous book uses leaves as a visual to help children deal with big and hard to handle emotions. The beautiful metallic accents on the cover let you know you’re in for a real treat before you even open the book!

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11. Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

This is a favorite in our home! This interactive and timeless book invites you to tap, shake, jiggle, and even blow it a kiss at it’s pages to help one lonely tree change with the seasons.

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12. Fall Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow

With beautiful illustrations and a lyrical narrative, this book takes children on a fun and educational adventure to identify 24 different kinds of leaves by their shapes and autumn colors.

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13. Little Tree by Loren Long

This book is a gorgeously illustrated, stunningly heartfelt and nature-inspired ode to the challenges of growing up and letting go.

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14. Because of an Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer

This book features enchanting die-cuts illustrating the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem. Take a stroll down a forest path to learn how every tree, flower, plant, and animal connect to one another in the circles of life.

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15.Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk

Count backwards from ten to one during one of the most beautiful times of year. Learn about the bright, colorful leaves and the trees from which they fall. Observe animals frolicking in the crisp, autumn air as they get ready for the winter. Make sure you check out the educational section which includes: Plant parts, Leaves the shape of it all, What good are plants?, and Match the leaves activity.

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Books about Animals

16. Spiders by Gail Gibbons

Spiders are fun to study during fall! This book is filled with interesting facts and information on the history of spiders, as well as an explanation of the difference between spiders and insects. This is a great introduction to spiders and takes the fear out of our eight-legged, web-spinning friends.

Spiders

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17. The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

This stunning book shows children that spider webs are not only beautiful but also quite useful.

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18. Are You a Spider by Judy Allen

With witty text and charming illustrations, this fall book helps young children will make many amazing discoveries about spiders!

Are You a Spider?

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19. Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies

Follow a bat as as she swoops into the shadows, shouting and flying, the echoes of her voice creating a sound picture of the world around her. When morning comes, she returns to feed her babies.

Bat Loves the Night: Read and Wonder

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20. Nightsong by Ari Berk

This breathtaking book features a young bat that is sent off into the night for the first time alone. He learns that as long as he uses his echolocation, navigating the world is easy.

Nightsong

$18.69

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21. Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead

Bear has a story to share with his animal friends, but they are busy preparing for winter. Would anyone still be awake to listen to his story before winter arrives?

Bear Has a Story to Tell

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22. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

This story features stunning illustrations that tell a story of three owl babies that wonder where their mother is at night. Not surprisingly joyous flapping and bouncing greet the mother’s return in this comforting story.

Owl Babies

$6.76

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23. The Very Helpful Hedgehog by Rosie Wellesley

Isaac the hedgehog loves to be alone. One day, an apple got stuck to the spine of his back and he realized that help from friends is better than to be on your own all of the time.

The Very Helpful Hedgehog

$6.77

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24. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

This hilarious #1 New York Times bestseller is a true modern classic and belongs on every bookshelf! Bear is looking for his hat and asks all of his friends if they have seen it. Did you spot it?!

I Want My Hat Back

$8.79

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25. The Hedgehog Feast by Edith Holden

It was fall; the evenings were drawing in and the leaves were beginning to fall. Follow a couple of hedgehogs as they have a hibernation party and make all the preparations.

The Hedgehog Feast

$61.54

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26. Night Animals by Giano Marino

This funny book follows a bunch on nocturnal animals who are frightened of OTHER nocturnal animals. What happens when they realize they are one of the scary creatures of the night!

Night Animals

$12.54

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Books about Pumpkins and Apples

27. Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. What happens when one day, duck wants to stir the pumpkin soup instead of add the salt?

Pumpkin Soup

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28. The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons

In this cheerfully-illustrated book, children can learn about the growth cycle and many varieties of pumpkins, and even how to plant their own. This book also share the history of pumpkins and features an activity section.

The Pumpkin Book

$7.15

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29. Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

Watch the pumpkin life cycle as a jack-o-lantern sits in the garden through the seasons.

Pumpkin Jack

$9.99

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30. Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington

Jamie plants pumpkin seeds in spring and watches it grow in summer. When fall arrives, she carves a face for Halloween and saves some seeds for spring.

Pumpkin Pumpkin

$5.70

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31. Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

Filled with colorful illustrations, this books shows how one gardener figures out how to make other people happy with the squash she can’t stomach.

Too Many Pumpkins

$6.00

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32. Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins by Katie McKy

A town has an accidental abundance of pumpkins! Find out what José and his well-intentioned brothers do with a mountain of pumpkins.

Pumpkin Town!

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33. The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders

On a windy autumn day, Marla comes running down the hill shouting that her pumpkin is rolling away. Join Marla as she chases her giant pumpkin all over town with some help along the way. Junia Wonders uses repeating sentence structures to capture young listeners’ attention and give early readers confidence.

The Roll-Away Pumpkin

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34. Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf

This is the cutest story! On a trip to the farmers’ market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting her mom cook it, she names it and keeps it as a companion. What will Sophie do as Bernice the squash starts to rot?

Sophie's Squash

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35. Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell

This book features a young girl who spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin. The perfect fall book!

Apples and Pumpkins

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36. The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons

This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. Follow him and his apple tree through the seasons and see how he celebrates his special spot in nature.

The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree

$7.99

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37. Apples by Gail Gibbons

Learn all about this fantastic fruit and how people use it in this brightly-illustrated picture book. A combination of clear, well-labeled diagrams and simple text introduce important vocabulary and concepts for young readers. This book is filled with interesting apple trivia along with a delicious apple pie recipe!

Apples

$9.98

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38. Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht

This gorgeous book is walks the reader through the processes of visiting the pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin to taking it home to carve into a Jack-O-Lantern. This book is similar to Toht’s Christmas book, Pick a Pine Tree. These are both excellent books that deserve a spot in your library!

Pick a Pumpkin

$10.48

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General Fall Books

39. Autumn by Gerda Muller

This is one of a series of four books without text, which lead the young child through the seasons of the year. But believe me when I say that no text is needed, these illustrations are beautiful and invite children to tell their own story!

Autumn

$6.78

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40. Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher

Follow along with a little girl and her cat, as they enjoy the wonders of the night and a last flood of light before the short days of winter set in.

Hello, Harvest Moon

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41. We Gather Together: Celebrating the Harvest Season by Wendy Pfeffer

Celebrate the fall equinox and see how different cultures celebrate this special time.

We Gather Together: Celebrating the Harvest Season

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42. Tiny, Perfect Things by M.H. Clark

This book is stunning and has become a baby shower gift staple for me! There is an abundance of treasures during fall. Open your eyes and see the tiny perfect things around you!

Tiny, Perfect Things

$13.99

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43. Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf

If you are looking for a beautiful book to accompany Thanksgiving, this one is it! Follow this family and their friends as they celebrate Thanksgiving in the woods.

Thanksgiving in the Woods

$10.30

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44. Storm by Sam Usher

This book features a boy and his grandfather as they search for a kite to fly on a windy fall day.

Storm

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45. The Artist: Tales from the Hidden Valley by Carles Port5

It’s Fall in the hidden valley and there’s a sense of change in the air. These whimsical illustrations tell the story of Ticky the bird and Yula the wolf as they prepare for winter.

The Artists: Tales from the Hidden Valley

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46. Thankful by Eileen Spinelli

What are you thankful for this fall? This book takes the reader through many options and we like to extend this book by saying what we are thankful for in nature.

Thankful

$7.17

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47. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak

Follow a young girl as she takes a walk through forest and town, greeting all the signs of the fall. In a series of conversations with every flower and creature and gust of wind, she says good-bye to summer and welcomes autumn.

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

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48. In November by Cynthia Rylant

What happens in November? This book features lyrical language, beautiful illustrations and has become a tradition in our home on November 1st!

In November

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49. Autumn Story by Jill Barklem

I can’t say enough of this classic! Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. The mice are busy gathering food for the winter before bad weather arrives. Will Primrose the mouse find her way back home after daydreaming and getting lost in the cornfields?!

Autumn Story

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50. Flower Fairies of the Autumn by Cicely Mary Barker

First published in the 1920s, this story has been rejacketed and updated with a new contemporary look. This is the perfect read for Flower Fairies fans and a new generation of readers.

Flower Fairies of the Autumn

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51. The Autumn Visitors by Karel Hayes

In this fourth and final book in Karel Hayes’s acclaimed Visitors series, the beloved family of bears gets in another round of adventures as they experience the full enjoyment of a New England autumn. Follow the bear family as they enjoy the county fair, Halloween, and Thanksgiving!

The Autumn Visitors

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52. A Moon of My Own by Jennifer Rustgi

With the earlier sunset and pleasant temperatures, fall is the perfect time to observe the moon.

An imaginative young girl travels the world with her faithful companion, the moon. In an enchanted adventure across the seven continents that is marked by the moon’s phases, this story is depicted in silhouetted artwork. This book is both beautiful and educational.

A Moon of My Own: A World Travel Book for Kids

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53. The Little Kitten by Nicola Killen

This is one of my favorite fall books! It’s a not so spooky book for Halloween and is an absolutely adorable follow up to Killen’s books The Little Reindeer and The Little Rabbit. We have all three of these books and love them all. Killen’s sweet stories feature beautifully illustrated pictures with lovely foil and die cut pages. 

The Little Kitten

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54. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Follow a boy through yellow woods as he goes through his life and makes important decisions. This beautifully illustrated book is based off of Robert Frost’s famous poem and makes and inspiring gift for kids and adults of all ages!

The Road Not Taken

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Please Pin this book list if you love it!

I hope you check out some of these books! I promise, your little nature lovers will love them as much as my boys.

∼Tara

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We’ve had some nasty weather the past couple of days. With hail storms during the day and freezing temps at night, I knew our beloved mums would not last much longer in the planter. I decided to use them to decorate our pumpkins and give them one last chance to be displayed in all their glory! Here’s how we did it:

Supplies

• Pumpkin
• Mums or Another Flower
• Hammer
• Mallet
• Golf Tees

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How to Make This No Carve Pumpkin Design

Step 1: Pound Golf Tees Into a Pumpkin

We started this no carve pumpkin design by pounding golf tees into the pumpkin to create holes for the mum flower stems. I’ve seen this going around Pinterest and have wanted to give it a try for a while now. This is such a great activity for fine motor work and kept my boys busy for about an hour!

I poked about 30 golf tees just through the skin of the pumpkin and set out the plastic hammer for my boys. We went over the ground rules first and talked about being safe with the hammer and taking turns with the tool.

Step 2: Pull out the Golf Tees

This step was a little bit tricky. My boys were able to help me with a few of the golf tees, but I had to pull most of them out myself. Here are a couple of tricks that helped make this step really simple:

1. Twist the golf tees as you pull them out.
2. If that doesn’t work, use the other end of a hammer to pull them out.

Step 3: Poke the Mum Stems Through the Holes

Now that the golf tees are out, you have the perfect sized holes for those little mum stems. We pulled the leaves off the stems and poked them right through the holes! We found that stems only a couple of inches long worked the best.

If you don’t have mums, try another flower! I’m sure it would be just as beautiful as our mum pumpkin, AKA mumpkin. When your mumpkin is complete, set it out on your front porch and it will last for about a week! The mums will start to shrivel a bit, but the color will last for a while. 

If you try this activity, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see how your mumpkin turns out!

I hope you give this fun no carve pumpkin design a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

Need more outdoor fun?! Check out:

A Simple and Beautiful Nature Craft to Try Today!

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