21
Sep
6 New Picture Books That Celebrate Autumn
Last year I assembled this massive booklist of children’s books about autumn sorted by theme– Autumn Equinox, apples, changing leaves, harvest season, pumpkins, scarecrows, and the list goes on. This year, a handful of noteworthy picture books were released about the autumnal season that are too good not to add onto the list of favorite fall-time reads. Hocus […]
31
Oct
Wild Things in October
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) Oh, October. You were good to us. Lawrence, Kansas has an ego in autumn. The city wears the season pridefully like a loud, orotund parade of the trees. Boom! Bloom! Two pumpkin patches are only a 5-minute drive from home, and I’d often […]
6
Oct
Farm Stand Storytime
Farm Stand Storytime is a new outreach program created by myself and Anna Chill of Crabtree Farms as an outlet for children to foster a healthy curiosity of the natural world around them, as well as their place in the local food system. Back in August, I took my girls to Crabtree Farms to admire their […]
6
Oct
Pages to Projects: Ephemeral Leaf Art
There is a new Pages to Projects up over on Library as Incubator Project! Check out how to make seasonal Ephemeral Leaf Art inspired by Lois Ehlert’s Leaf Man HERE! I’ve also been busy updated the Pages to Projects Pinboard with more ideas for fall time stories and projects too. More about the storytime that inspired this […]
