Activities

On your next nature walk, collect leaves, twigs, pine cones, etc. During craft time, provide construction paper, markers and glue and let the kids create fun creatures with their finds.

Kids can make their own by cutting out the center circle of a paper plate and decorating the ring. See if they can catch them in the air with their hands or with empty paper towel rolls.

Get kids moving indoors and out by spinning the hoop around their waist, using it to crawl through, jumping into the middle and back out, skipping rope or as a base in a game of tag.

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, lettuce, spinach, beets and turnips are all full of healthy vitamins, and seedlings can be planted now for a late fall harvest. Plant kale in August and it will grow throughout the winter.