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Where parents and grandparents will find a variety of creative, fun, and educational activities that can be enjoyed together to build strong relationships and lasting memories.

Halloween Treat Box

Oct 28, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Halloween & Fall

Fun and easy way to share a treat or use as party favors. Halloween-Treat-BoxDownload

Candy Corn Decoration or Treat Holder

Oct 26, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Halloween & Fall, Party Ideas

This is a fun and easy activity for Fall and Halloween. Candy Corn Treat Holder Download

Halloween Acrostic Poem

Oct 23, 2020 | Halloween & Fall, Learning Activities, Poetry, Seasons & Holidays, Writing Activities

In acrostic poems, the first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word. The word often is the subject of the poem. Write your own Halloween acrostic poem. Here is an example: Grayish white in color Hiding, ready to scare Often floating in air Scaring...

Spider Web Toss Math Game

Oct 21, 2020 | Family Activities, Games, Halloween & Fall, Learning Activities, Math Activities, Seasons & Holidays

This is an easy and fun game to play around Halloween. It’s a great way to help children learn and practice counting by fives and adding and subtracting. Just print the spider web patterns, cut them out and glue onto a paper plate. Label with the values you want. Set...

Haunted House Halloween Story

Oct 19, 2020 | Halloween & Fall, Learning Activities, Writing Activities

A fun way to write a Halloween story. Color the creaking door then cut around three sides so it will open. Glue to the writing page. Now, write your story and share with friends and family. Haunted-House-Halloween-StoryDownload

Fun Halloween Treats

Oct 16, 2020 | Halloween & Fall, Party Ideas, Recipes, Seasons & Holidays

From Rhodes Bake N Serv

CinderHazel by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

Oct 14, 2020 | Books, Halloween & Fall, Reading Activities, Writing Activities

CinderHazel is a blond witch who loves dirt more than anything. When her step sisters and step mother fly off to attend the annual Halloween witches’ ball, where the elusive Prince Alarming will make an appearance, they leave CinderHazel behind. All her...

Free Door Knob Hangers

Oct 12, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Family Activities, Learning Activities

Door Knob HangerDownload

Explorer/Discovery Day

Oct 9, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Learning Activities, Seasons & Holidays, Social Study Ideas

In honor of Columbus Day, October 12th, your child can be an explorer and make a discovery. They can sail the seas, travel to outer space or go on a journey across land. On their journey they can use their binoculars. When they arrive at their destination they can...

Halloween Traditions & Tales

Oct 8, 2020 | Halloween & Fall, Seasons & Holidays

Halloween is not just about dressing up in costumes and asking for candy! It's a holiday steeped in folklore and customs. From carving pumpkins to trick or treating, each ghoulish tradition has its own fascinating tale. Halloween-Traditions-TalesDownload

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Firecracker Table Decorations

You and can your children can make this easy decorations for your July 4th celebration. You'll Need: cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, foil) about 5 inches in heightdownload patternscrayons or markersglittergluecolored paper or foil ...

Creative Holiday Cards

The women in my extended family have a great tradition. The first Saturday of December we get together at my home and have a pot luck lunch. Everyone 6 years and older is invited. We always do a service project for a local hospital and sometimes we make Christmas...

Personalized Buffalo Dip Bowls

These look so good and are easy to make. Wouldn't they be great for a Saturday brunch before the big game. Servings: 3 Prep Time: 30 min (not including thaw time) Bake Time: 15 min Ingredients 6 Rhodes Warm-N-Serv™ Soft Dinner Rolls, baked according to directions...

Fall Bird Feeders

This is a fun fall activity to do with your children and you're helping the birds. Directions: 1. Gather various sizes of milk cartons. 2. Cut out an opening. 3. Decorate with paint or permanent markers. 4. Make a small hole to push a dowel through so the bird can...

Lady Bug Math Facts

This is a fun way for kids to practice math facts. Print out copies of the lady bugs for each math problem you want to create. Cut out the main body and the wings. Attach with a brad where indicated with a circle. On the wings write a math problem such as 5 x 7 or 12...