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Pumpkin Patch Photo Challenge
It’s the most awesome time of the year. Well, pumpkin spice and pumpkin season does make me happy. I know it makes you feel the same way. Anyways, if you plan to visit a pumpkin patch this year then you might consider taking this pumpkin patch photo challenge with you for fun. Looking for activities that appeal to all ages and can keep the kids busy while on a road trip, or maybe just when you are cooking dinner? The printables section above is ideal for that kind of content. There are many full sized learning activity booklets here that you can save and print for your family. Don’t miss the seasonal…
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Pumpkin Investigation Science Activity
The best science activities in my personal opinion are the ones where kids don’t even realize they are learning about science. As a lot of you know I have always had one child here who is a reluctant science student. My oldest is all hands on science and social science and always has been. My youngest however finds it abstract somehow and never really enjoyed the topic. So, hiding some science activities under the guise of play always made the most sense for them. This post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small amount of money off of purchases made via qualifying links. That’s…
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10 + Simple Uses for Common Food Scraps
Food waste is one of the biggest contributions to landfills. One of the ways you can prevent food waste is to reuse food scraps when possible. There’s so much waste that can actually be diverted from landfill when you know how and when to reuse your food scraps. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small commission off of purchases made via qualifying links. My oldest daughter has me scrutinizing our habits at home and at first I have to say I was a skeptic, but seeing how she easily regrows green onions and uses scraps for other household things from gardening to cosmetic…
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Amazing Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
Make these Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Whoopie Pies now and you can take them anywhere you are going this year. Or, if you are staying home and being safe, you can just as simply wow your family. Either way, this pumpkin and ginger whoopie pies recipe will be a huge hit. This is the time of year for all things pumpkin spice. So, as usual I am playing around with all of the delicious pumpkin recipes that I can find or think of trying out. That led me to these Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Whoopie Pies. Harvest Season is Special Actually, I adore all of the gourds and squashes the harvest season…
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Free Halloween Mandala Pumpkin Colouring Page
If ever there was a year when we all needed a relaxing hobby, this was the one. I have spent many mornings in the past six months working out and we all have been crafting, doing puzzles and colouring occasionally too. That’s why I thought this Halloween Mandala Pumpkin Colouring Page might be just right for you. Colouring isn’t just for kids after all. Colouring as Both a Craft and Relaxation Technique As everyone knows, we have all been through the ringer this year with the pandemic, but even so, we have found many ways to adjust and be resourceful. Colouring is a great way to take the edge off.…
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Comforting Cranberry Walnut Pumpkin Bread Topped with Streusel
I am a huge fan of cranberry and pumpkin separately, but throwing them both together? Sure, why not? Together with walnuts they make a rich earthy kind of comfort food in this Cranberry Walnut Pumpkin Bread. Soothing and heart and earthy all at once. No other way to describe it really. The Season For This Recipe Cranberry Walnut Pumpkin Bread is the recipe you want to make for your next in person or virtual book club gathering. Perfect for Thanksgiving too of course. This time of year it definitely seems like pumpkin is in everything. Frankly, I love it. The smell of pumpkin baking in a pie, a loaf or…
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Pumpkin Treats Almost Too Good To Share
I was an adult before I grew into my love for all things pumpkin. As a kid, pumpkin never appealed to me as a food, or a flavour. It was fun to carve and sometimes a treat to make pumpkin crafts, but I would never have eaten pumpkin treats. Adulthood has some benefits and thankfully tastebuds mature sometimes. Even if you all like different things in your family, that’s okay, because some things are too good to be shared – like these pumpkin treats This roundup of beautiful pumpkin treats knocks my socks off. I probably wouldn’t have thought to put together Cranberries and Pumpkin. But these cranberry pumpkin muffins…
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30 Delicious Pumpkin Recipes
It’s that pumpkin spice time of year. Now admittedly I am a summer girl and find little that is redeeming about the changing seasons. But for pumpkin and squash. These delicious pumpkin recipes will remind you of home and make everyone feel like Fall is the best season of all. I have a few solid performers that the entire family loves here when it comes to pumpkin. Pumpkin cookies are so good and pumpkin soups make for some of the best pumpkin recipes you could ever imagine. Pumpkin cheesecake too! That’s one of my favourite kinds of cheesecake – the perfect flavour combination. As for these little gems though, pumpkin…
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Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
These are inspired. I wanted to make sugar cookies one day this past week and I was on a baking kick. And my favourite cookies ever are the soft ones that you buy at the grocery store, but I wondered if I could make something similar and add pumpkin. I was also on a pumpkin kick last week because who doesn’t love pumpkin flavour? There’s something so wonderfully fresh and comforting about pumpkin spice foods and baked goods. So I decided to try to create some awesome pumpkin sugar cookies and let me tell you these turned out so good!! I started with a basic sugar cookie recipe and then…
