We had a lot of sick kids during this week in Oct. during preschool. There were only 3 boys on Tuesday and 4 boys on Thursday. I thought this would make for a looong preschool day, trying to figure out things to keep them busy since it wouldn't take them as long to complete a task. But it was actually the opposite. The boys focused on each task intently and the day was over before we knew it.
On Tuesday we talked about Autumn and the changes that occur. We painted a colorful tree with different leaf colors and also went on a leaf collecting walk. The walk lasted much longer than I anticipated. The boys loved walking around and collecting fun shaped and different colored leaves. We dried our leaves in the oven (since it was a bit damp outside) and squished them between some contact paper to hang up on a window as a light catcher.
On Thursday we focused on pumpkins. We made pumpkin cookies, which the boys loved. It's the easiest recipe ever: (I think I'll bring some to our party on Friday)
1 package spice cake mix
1 (15 oz) can solid pack pumpkin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix and pumpkin until well blended. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 min. Let cool for 2 min. until placing on cooling rack to cool completely.
We cut open a pumpkin and became "pumpkin scientists" by seeing what shape and color the pumpkin was, how it smelled (before and after cutting it open), measuring how big around it was, and then evaluating what the goop inside felt like. The boys were a little apprehensive at first to stick their hand inside to get the goop out, but they cringed and dove in. We toasted pumpkin seeds and the kids enjoyed them. We did counting, math, and pattern making with the pumpkin seeds and marshmallows.
We also made cute jack-o-lanturn luminaries by decoupaging orange tissue paper to some empty jars. I pre-cut some eyes, noses, and mouths in black to stick on as well. It was super easy and they turned out so cute.
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