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Make Your Own: Pine-Cone Christmas Trees
Enjoy making these mini Christmas Trees. Making your very own crafts for the holidays is a great way to teach children about the true meaning of giving.

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Holiday Caroling
Have fun with family and friends singing your favorite songs! Music is a powerful influence in every child's life.

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Angelic Ankle Bells
Have some holiday fun, with bells! Nothing makes it sound like Christmas more than sleigh bells do, but how often do we actually get to hear them? Add them to your child's musical instrument collection to make the season come alive with the sound of jingle bells!

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Christmas Bedtime Ritual
Start a Christmas Eve bedtime tradition that your child will cherish. It's never too early to start reading to children. Kids love the ritual of cuddling on a parent's lap and hearing their favorite stories read in a parent's voice.

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Santa Bath Time Faces
Turn bath time into fun time with a foamy disguise! Little ones love the tactile sensation of slapping and splashing the water at bath time. Adding some shaving cream or bath foam to the mix can make bath time even more fun!

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The Story of Thanksgiving
Here's an explanation of Thanksgiving that's just right for little ones. It's important for children to know the history and meaning behind the holidays they celebrate, but keep the explanation age-appropriate.

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Thanksgiving Songs and Poems
After you've "gobbled," make time to "warble"! Kids love holiday songs, and it's fun to sing when friends and relatives are gathered all together.

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Snow Cones
This yummy treat teaches about temperature. No, you don't have to stand outside and wait for the flakes to fill up your cup - you can make snow cones with some ice inside where it's warm!

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Jumping Over The River
It's easy to jump over a river?when it's pretend, that is! Kids love to jump and they love to pretend. Combine the two, and you've got a great game for developing gross motor skills.

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Pumpkin Bowling
Set up some plastic pumpkin buckets, and kids are ready to roll. There are many fun and exciting games you can play with your little pumpkin. One of the easiest is Pumpkin Bowling.

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Spider Hats
Turn construction paper into a wearable, eight-legged topper! Halloween means fun time. So, why not have a party?

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Eerie Edible Eyeballs
Kids will gobble up these gross, goofy treats. In a child's mind, October is synonymous with Halloween-and what a fun and spooky month it will be!

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Going to a Baby Fair
One of the most fun things to do when you are an expectant parent is that of going to baby fairs and expos.

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Nutty Squirrel Simon
A nutty twist on an old game that kids will enjoy! In the fall, squirrels in North America are getting ready for the winter months by collecting nuts.

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Apple-Of-My-Eye Pie
Make some delicious apple pie with the apple of your eye! It's September and time for the apple harvest! Apples made their first appearance in America in the 1630s when colonists brought them over from England.

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Star of David Placemats
Make a beautiful place setting and keepsake for the Jewish New Year. This holiday, which begins at sundown, commemorates the Jewish New Year: Hebrew calendar date Tishri, 5763.

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Apple Stamps
Apples are not just for eating! They can be used to make beautiful art designs.

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Pajama Stories
Make story time fun, by going to your local bookstores and libraries and checking out the pajama story times! To kids, putting on pajamas and then going out somewhere is an adventure.

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Back To School Fun
Preparing for your child for the first day of school will ease the transition. September marks the beginning of a new school year, and many children are going off to class for the very first time.

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Ceiling Solar System
Your child will love falling asleep looking up at his very own night time planetarium! Once in a while, every child has trouble falling asleep. This project will ensure that your night owl has a ceiling full of planets to fall asleep to.

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