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Being a parent of a toddler for any amount of time quickly teaches you that boo-boos happen, messes are to be expected, dirt gets everywhere, and there is bound to be enough laundry to make a pile as high as the Statue of Liberty. Toddlers are little explorers and everything in life to them is something waiting to be discovered. We decided  to take advantage of the Fall weather and that adventurous toddler spirit and throw a little backyard fall party. We grabbed our little red wagon and some stacks of hay to set the atmosphere for fall, and of course, no fall party is complete without pumpkins. We whipped up some fall treats and some fun fall activities that the kids could just be free to be themselves and explore and have fun!

 

 

 

We had a blast I really think we will have to do this more often. There was plenty of messes and adventure, but it was absolutely perfect! The hard part isn’t really about realizing messes happens, it’s more about embracing it. Embracing the mess, embracing the dirt all over your house, embracing the never ending laundry and just allowing your kids to be free to be. Free to be who they are, free to discover, free to be kids! I’ve been challenging myself to do just that, embrace it all. When I embrace it, I am taken on an incredible adventure and I see life from a perspective I never would have before. I am really enjoying this adventure and it’s helping me be free to be the mom my kids need. If you are ready to embrace the messes and throw a backyard fall party of your own, I wanted to share some of the activities we did so you could incorporate them at your party.

 

 

We made our own pumpkins and did some apple stamping art and the kids had so much fun. Elyse mostly turned the pumpkin stamping into her own finger painting, but hey, she was free to explore, right? That’s what it’s all about.

Pumpkin Craft:

1. Orange tissue paper cut into squares
2. Paper Plate
3. Green & Brown Construction Paper
4. Glue (Liquid is better than glue sticks for this project)
5. Pencil
6. Scissors

Take the paper plate and cover it with glue. Give the kids a basket of orange tissue paper and have them cover the glue on the plate with the tissue paper. Then help your child trace their hand on a piece of brown construction paper. Cut out the hand. Then cut a rectangle for the stem out of the green construction paper. Glue both at the top of the paper plate to make the stem for your pumpkin!

 

Apple Stamping:

What you will need:

1. Apple cut in half
2. Washable Paint
3. Paper

What to do:

Use the apples to dip in the paint and stamp on the paper! This one is easy and pretty self-explanatory!

 

 

 

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