In school, virtually, or home-schooled… no matter how your kids are learning, we’ve got some fun activities to add to the curriculum! Think about adding these projects to subjects like Science, Math, Cooking, Fitness, Recreation, and Art!
Lessons to Grow By is a FREE four-month program of weekly garden-themed lessons and activities for parents teaching at home, or for educators instructing via distance learning. These fun, engaging adventures are grouped around a monthly theme, featuring three hands-on activities for kids each week with supplemental suggested reading, videos, and more.
It’s time for an Apple Dessert Bar!
Harvest some apples, and get the kiddos together for a fun, hands-on activity! Whether they’re candied, chocolate or caramel… the combinations are endless!
- Flaked coconut
- Reeses Pieces
- M & M’s
- Dark Chocolate Drizzle
- White Chocolate Drizzle
- Freshly Popped Popcorn
- Sliced mini marshmallows
- Toffee Pieces
- Graham Cracker Crumbs
- Butterfinger Bar
- Snickers Bar
- Crushed Peanut Pieces
- Sea Salt
- Chopped Pecans
- Chopped Walnuts
- Chopped Macadamia Nuts
- Decorate with Frosting (Jack-o-lantern Faces)
- Crushed Oreos
- Crushed Vanilla Wafers
- Sprinkles
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Cinnamon Candies (Red Hots)
- Crushed Pretzels
- White Chocolate Chips
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Butterscotch Chips
- Cinnamon and Sugar
- Flaked Coconut
Fall is the perfect time for outdoor learning – try a scavenger hunt!
Here is a fun way to remember, or even preserve your findings; use a binder with page protectors and glue some of your findings to each sheet. Or create art projects with the leaves, seeds, evergreen needles and twigs. We’ve collected a bunch of fun Fall nature projects here!
