Apple Crisp

It is apple harvest time and no apple treat is more loved and easier to make than Apple Crisp. It’s so yummy my charges and I made this Betty Crocker Apple Crisp recipe twice this week! The children can help you wash the apples, measure the ingredients, stir the ingredients with a fork, pour the apples […]

Leaf Scavenger Hunt

The children are delighted as the leaves are changing colors.  This is an easy printable leaf scavenger hunt I found on the thebestideasforkids web site that children can use during a nature walk. Just print and bring this scavenger hunt with you on your next outdoor adventure! You Will Need: Leaf Scavenger Hunt Template PrinterPrinter Paper MarkerSelf-Adhesive Laminating […]

Sticky Chicken Wings and Drumsticks

It’s football season and chicken wings and drumsticks are the perfect traditional snack food for Sunday football games. This is an amazing recipe to serve your Nanny Kids anytime for dinner, or while watching football games, that I found on the bbcgoodfood web site. The drumsticks are sticky and delicious to eat with fingers and […]

Halloween Punch Board

This is a fun game for a Halloween party. It’s an idea inspired by the Punch a Bunch game on Price is Right. The children will be excited to see what they get after punch through the tissue paper to get a prize on the cup. You Will Need:  Foam Board or Cardboard Small Halloween PrizesPlastic […]

What’s Your Favorite Halloween Candy?

On October 31 children go trick-or-treating dressed in costumes going door to door to collect Halloween candy. The tradition of trick-or-treating evolved from “going a-souling,” a custom where children would ask for food and treats from door to door during Samhain. The phrase “trick or treat” is a suggestion that if a child receives a […]

Vegan Witch Finger Cookies

Let the kids make every part of these adorable witch finger cookies. I found the recipe on the detoxinista web site. They are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and naturally colored without using artificial coloring. I am sure the cookies would look more like witch fingers with knuckles and wrinkles if I had made them but I […]

3-D Cardboard Haunted Houses

I found this cute 3-D cardboard haunted house idea from Studio Rosie Creations. Studio Rosie has an Etsy shop to buy the digital template for the house for merely $2. But I helped my Nanny Kids cut out their own houses from cardboard found in their recycling bin to make their own haunted houses. I […]

Jack-O-Lantern Carving Kits

Kids love the annual tradition of carving Jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. To make a jack-o’-lantern, the top of a pumpkin is cut off to form a lid, the inside flesh is scooped out, and an image of a face is carved out of the rind exposing the hollow interior. A light source, traditionally a candle flame,’ […]

“Too Many Pumpkins” by Linda White and Craft

It’s pumpkin season! I used an orange marker to make dashes on orange paper for the kids to practice using their scissor skills. Then, we made little pumpkins with the orange strips of paper.  Be sure to read “Too Many Pumpkins” by Linda White with the children while they make this craft. In this heartwarming classic […]

Cookie Halloween Haunted Houses

The children in my charge loved decorating this Cookie Halloween Haunted House from Trader Joe’s. I also found a bunch of cute cookie kits including this Gingerbread Haunted House Kit and these Mini Cookie Haunted House Kits. But you can also make cookie haunted houses by making your own cookies by following the recipe from […]