A great way for parents and children to appreciate nature is to press some of your favourite flowers and leaves. This is a great way to preserve some of your summertime memories and observe all the beautiful changing colours that the Fall provides. You can use them to add colour and texture to regular...

A Halloween Party Planner craft Materials: Plastic Container lid Black construction paper 2 white grocery bags (the small white kitchen garbage bags work great too) 2 white pipe cleaners Scotch tape Glue Black yarn or string Hole punch Glue eyes and mouth on front of lid. Cut off any writing or graphics...

A Halloween Party Planner craft Materials: White sheet Scissors Needle and thread/yarn Glue Cut a hole in the center of a white sheet big enough for your head to fit through and drape it over your neck, or drape it over your head and cut out hole for you to see out. (make sure you take the sheet off...

A Halloween Party Planner craft Materials: Paper bag or gift bag (the darker the colour the better but anything with a solid colour will do) Glue White Paint (washable) Google eyes Foam roller or paintbrush Place the paint on a plate and using the foam roller, roll a layer of white paint onto the child's...

A Halloween Party Planner craft Materials: 2 litre pop bottle 2 straws or sticks 1 balloon White glue Cheesecloth Black felt Scissors String Start with a 2-litre pop bottle (as the body) Tape two straws or sticks horizontally at the neck of the bottle for arms. Blow up a balloon and tape it to the top...

A Halloween Party Planner craft Materials: 10" square of white fabric 1" white pompom white cord or string 2 wiggly eyes Glue Scissors Backpack clip or carabiner Tie the center of a 12" cord or string to the backpack clip. Cut a tiny hole on the center of the 10" square of white fabric...

Instead of spending money on a costume for a younger child who will only really trick or treat at a few houses, why not try making your own? These designs, based on characters that can be seen on Treehouse TV, are easy to make and sure to delight. Franklin the Turtle First, make Franklin's shell...

These crafts are simple enough to do with your preschooler and will create a festive atmosphere in your house. Egg Carton Spiders Materials: Egg cartoon Googly eyes Black marker/paint Black pipe cleaners White construction paper Scissors Cut out each egg cup from the egg carton. Colour them black, using...

The crescent moon is a powerful image associated with Ramadan. Its sighting marks the end of the month of Shaban and the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is then celebrated following the sighting of the next crescent moon. Follow the instructions below to construct your own moon and...

Here are two ghoulish ways for your preschooler to decorate the house for Halloween. Ghostly Ghoul Magnets Materials: White glue Googly eyes Scissors Wax paper Black construction paper Magnet disc Paint (optional) Lay wax paper on the table, waxy-side up. Place a single magnet disc on the wax paper....