Fall Bucket List: #12 Coffee Filter Leaves

I hope the ideas below will make your fall a little more festive, especially if you live in Los Angeles, where the heat isn't letting up and swimming in October is perfectly normal. 

The kids and I recently made these fall leaves using coffee filters and watercolor paint. I found a leaf template online which made the cutting easier. I didn't follow my rule of placing newspaper to cover the table. Oops! Good thing the paint is washable. If you don't have watercolor paint or coffee filters lying around, the dollar store will. This will be the least expense craft known to man, with extras to last a couple of falls. Unless, of course, you need those coffee filters for some morning brews ;)  We will most likely use the leaves as part of our thankful tree come November 1st.

I enjoy getting creative with the kids and use it as an opportunity to sit together and talk. A moment to slow down and just be. Plus when mom is involved, the kids' attention span lasts longer and their interest peak a bit more. 

   

We are also reading fall-related books. This is one we have enjoyed! 

"The infectious rhyming prose paired with scriptural passages, give gratitude and glory to God as early learners discover the Fantastic Gifts of Fall."

Here is a list of other books we recently checked-out from the library:

Apples and Pumpkins

By Rockwell, Anne F.

Autumn Leaves

By Robbins, Ken

Awesome Autumn

By Goldstone, Bruce

Bunny and Bee Favorite Colors

By Williams, Sam

Clifford's First Autumn

By Bridwell, Norman

Fall Is Here!

By Jones, Frankie

Fall Leaves

By Curry, Don L.

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

By Rawlinson, Julia

Flora's Very Windy Day

By Birdsall, Jeanne

How Do You Know It's Fall?

By Owen, Ruth

It's Fall!

By Glaser, Linda

Kevin Discovers Autumn

By Slegers, Liesbet

Leaves Fall Down

Learning About Autumn Leaves

By Bullard, Lisa

xo,

M.Y. 

                                                           

Fall Bucket List

Yesterday, the kids and I decorated to commemorate the start of Fall.  Although, the weather here in Los Angeles would say otherwise! We were just in the pool yesterday morning :)

I made this interchangeable wreath last year using floral foam and twine from Michaels. The bow and mini laundry clips came from the dollar store. And the banner was a free printable from the internet. 

We also made a Fall bucket list of things we have done in the past and things we would like to do. The kids had fun taping leaves on the door (also from the dollar store) and sang "All the Leaves are Falling"

Here is our bucket list:

1. Carve a pumpkin

2. Apple Picking

3.Visit a pumpkin patch. 

We enjoy Underwood Farms. It's less expensive if you go during the week.

4. Go on a hayride

5. Bake a pumpkin pie

6. Go on a leaf walk

7. Salt dough leaf prints 

8. Campfire and s'mores

9. Watch a Fall sunset at the beach

10. Decorate home with Fall decor

11. Drink hot cocoa. 

The kids don't dig apple cider

12. Coffee filter leaves 

13. Create a thankful tree

14. Volunteer at the Children's Hunger Fund

15. Write "thankful for you" cards

16. Have a cookie exchange party

17. Make homeless goodie bags

18. Have a countdown to Thanksgiving

19. Checkout-out Fall related books at the library

20. Take Fall Family Photos

If you would like to create your Fall Bucket List

The Homeschool Share Blog has a free editable one! 

Happy Fall! And stay tuned for more details about our bucket list! 

xo,

MY