Change of Season: Fall

one of the goals jordan and i made on our vision retreat -

was to celebrate the seasons and the changing of seasons.

we wanted to teach our kids that there are different

season's in life for different things.

for example - summer - it is a time of more play,

less work, later bedtimes, etc

but now we are transitioning to fall.

(i know it is not actually fall - but the "season" is fall, back to school time)

so we decided to have some activities that represented the season and teach

our kids what the fall season looks like for us

(more structure, earlier bedtime, school, hard work, fuller schedule, etc)

our theme for the fall/change of season was APPLES

we chose a couple of activities that had to do with apples

to teach them about the transition

yes, we did apple bobbing ;-)

(jordan's idea)

the kids LOVED it

however - we discovered - this is alot harder than we thought

so we threw some clementines into the mix

(and jordan was the only successful "bobber")

the kids LOVED having a special night

and I was so glad to see how easy it was for us

yet meant a lot to the kids

we made a baked apple recipe

(super easy and just cooked in the microwave)

while we made an apple art craft

for this i just cut an apple in two

and had the kids paint with it

how much easier could it be?

i am not that crafty of a mom,

so i know all of you school teachers and crafty moms are thinking -

come on christy - really - this is stuff we do everyday with our kids :)

i don't - so that is what made this special :)

all in all -

i would say it was a really successful

change of season night!

i am excited about doing it again during the winter!

if you have good ideas for me then - let me know!