Paper Bag Scarecrows

Paper bags are stuffed with hay, given googly eyes and a drawn on mouth and nose, and topped with a construction paper hat to make these cute scarecrows with we made that.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/paperbag-scarecrow/

Crayon Letters

Colorful crayons are cut into smaller pieces and glued onto a block letter to make a nifty crayon initial.  Frugal life project then places them into a frame for a unique teacher's gift.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.frugallifeproject.com/2010/06/diy-crayon-initials.html

Alphabet Beans

Letters are written on large white beans and then used to make words and practice spelling with ukkonooa.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ukkonooa.blogspot.com/2014/09/papuaakkoset-butter-bean-alphabet.html

Eraser Bracelets

Tiny holes are cut into mini erasers are threaded onto elastic to make fun bracelets with babble dabble doo.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://babbledabbledo.com/back-school-craft-eraser-bead-bracelets/

Painted Leaf Napkins

Plain white napkins are painted with yellow, orange, brown and green leaves to make festive autumnal napkins with me and my inklings.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meandmyinklings.com/index.php/2014/09/17/hand-painted-fabric-napkins-for-autumn/

Fabric Folders

Fun fabric patterns are cut and glued onto regular paper folders to make them more exciting with tikkido.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://tikkido.com/blog/back-to-school-fabric-folders-notebooks

Counting Games

Pipe cleaners are labeled with a number and kids are given colorful beads to try and see if they can put the correct number of beads on the corresponding pipe cleaner as well as work on their fine motor skills.  Partially perfection shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.partiallyperfection.com/11-correspondence-activity-for-preschoolers/

The mud kitchen uses leaves and clothes pins.

Get the instructions here:
http://themudkitchen.com/fine-motor-counting-activity/