We have really been having such a great time with our September themes. On days that we do themes, we stop at about 3:30 and have a full “tea party” or just a snack. If we are cooking the snack, Olivia and I usually prepare it while John naps. While the kids munch away, I read to them and then we do a craft or activity where planned. Good fun.
Nature:
- pumpkins on the vine
- chrysanthemums in gold, russet and magenta
- acorns underfoot
- National Squirrel Awareness Week (7-13)
- The Full Harvest Moon (4)
Food:
- comforting casseroles
- chili and cornbread
- pumpkin muffins with streusel topping
- hot apple cider
- rice krispie treats
- freshly baked pretzels
- caramel apples
- squirrel-shaped cookies
- popcorn balls
- spaghetti and Bolognese sauce – National Pasta Month
- Scary Skillet Sheppard's Pie
- Mummy Face Pizzas
Faith: Ordinary Time Continues (green)
- The Feast of St. Therese (1) LT
- The Guardian Angels (2)
- The Month of the Holy Rosary (7)
Life:
- Columbus Day (12)
- National Popcorn Month
- National Pasta Month
- Our wedding anniversary
- All Hallow's Eve
- Football games
Stories:
- The Littlest Pumpkin
- Autumn Days
- Colorful Leaves
- Growing Apples and Pumpkins
- Pumpkin, Pumpkin
- The Popcorn Book
- Squirrels
- The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
- The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin
- The Scarecrow's Hat
Field Trips:
- a visit to the pumpkin patch
- an autumn walk
Crafts/activities:
- acorn hunting (for squirrels)
- put out corn cobs for squirrels
- do some squirrel watching with the binoculars
- make leaf prints
- collect pine cones
- Pray the "Guardian Angel Prayer" (Catholic Customs p. 41). Make an angel craft. Make one angel for each family member. Hang over dining table in a "mobile".
- Read The Tooth Book for National Dental Hygiene Month (5)
- Pray a decade of the Rosary. Color the rosary. (7) Kids get their own.
- Read Follow the Dream Columbus Day story (12)
- Read poetry on Shel Silverstein's birthday (18)
- read Strega Nona for National Pasta Month
- watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”
- plant a paperwhite narcissus bulb for Christmas bloom.
- roast pumpkin seeds
- carve pumpkins
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