Twinsane in the Membrane: The One With November Plans

Hey there! I'm ready to go for November!
I'll be the first to admit that October was a whirlwind for me, but I'm ready to get back to a partially normal schedule this month here goes!

The November Calendar is here!.
I forgot to print the October calendar for last month and put it on my fridge, and I think that was mistake #1 in my busy month. Having the calendar up in September was a good reminder and resource during the day. When my kids were going crazy (and therefore, I was going crazy) I could just look over at the fridge for an idea. I'm doing that again this month!
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Here are the additional things you will need specifically for the month of October:
(in order of which you will need them)
-coffee filter
-grapes
-clothespins
-brown play dough
-feathers
-marshmallows
-Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? Book
-acorns (real or fake, about 20)
-egg carton
-painters/masking tape
-brown paper bags
-gummy worms
-waffle ice cream cones (just the plain cones for cornucopias)
-real cranberries (should be tons out around Thanksgiving when we need these!)
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G Dot Art *

Directions: print file. Allow child to decorate the uppercase and lowercase G. (You can use circle stickers, dot stampers, play dough pieces, or pom poms) Read Dr. Seuss's ABC book, and discuss which letter is "Big G" and which one is "Little g" Hang paper on fridge for the week to reference.

Star Coloring Page*

Directions: print file. Discuss and describe the shape of a star. Count the 5 points. Sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Allow child to decorate the star (markers, crayons, dot stampers, paint, or gluing down little pieces of torn paper). Older children can trace and discuss the letters in the word "star". Hang paper on the fridge for the month to reference. Try to find stars throughout the day!

Coffee Filter Turkeys

Directions: This activity combines water play, the color brown, and turkeys! Give the child a coffee filter and allow them to color all over it with a brown marker. (It must be a marker, not crayon.) Then, allow them to drop water all over it using medicine droppers/medicine syringes. Watch the colors run and travel through the coffee filter. Let filter dry.

Make a turkey body out of construction paper and attach it to the dried coffee filter. Fun!

(I put my soaking wet coffee filter in the microwave for about 20 seconds and it dried! And didn't set on fire! Feel free to use other colored markers in order to make a wild colored turkey!)

G Snack-G for Grapes*

Directions: print grapes snack mat. Give your child a bowl full of grapes and allow them to place them individually on the bunch. (If younger children are having a hard time with the grapes rolling, then cut them in half.) To make this more challenging for older children, let them use tongs to place the grapes on the mat.

Brown Coloring Page*

Directions: print file. Color the crayon brown (using crayon, marker, paint, etc) Older children can trace and discuss the letters in the word "brown". Hang paper on the fridge for future reference. Search for brown things throughout the day! :)

Sorting Leaves Printable*

Directions: print file. Cut along the dotted lines to cut apart the colored leaves on page 2. Mix up the leaf pieces. Invite the child to sort the colored leaves onto the corresponding color of leaf from page 1. For older children, you can hide the leaves around the house for them to find and race around to sort! :)