barley & birch
@barleyandbirch.com
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Creative art and play explorations for kids and their families. Visit us at https://barleyandbirch.com
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A collage of Halloween crafts
Make a DIY Jack-O-Lantern shape sorter from a cardboard box 🎃 (doubles as a fun Halloween lantern too!)

Visit the DIY and optional templates here: barleyandbirch.com/2018/10/make...
Spooky season is right around the corner...! 🎃 Get in the mood with this collection of b&b's best Halloween activities for all ages and interests...🎃

Find our Halloween favs here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-mod...
Grab the popcorn and a side of construction paper for these 31 kids Halloween movie + craft pairings 🎥

Save the streaming list here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-25-...
One for young October readers - turn your cozy fall read-aloud nights into a game with this (brand new!) free printable Halloween reading bingo card. 📙🕷

Download it here: barleyandbirch.com/shop/free-pr...
Our top 100 Halloween picture books (organized by theme) with links to some great art and craft project pairings for October kid lit art time! 👻

Find the full collection here: barleyandbirch.com/favorite-hal...
Use school portraits, printed pictures, or old family photos to turn your family into WEREWOLVES! 😎🌕🌑

Find all the ideas to help you make this as cute or creepy as you prefer here: barleyandbirch.com/werewolf-fam...
Brand new to the blog, this twist on classic Bingo invites kids to conjure symbols or works of the season. A new kid-created favorite for October family game nights!

Find the DIY and free printables here: barleyandbirch.com/diy-hallowee...
Oooo here's a fun new printable creative prompt for Halloween 🧙‍♀️🪄👻 Invite your kids to dream up their own potion recipes and magical spells for a wickedly good time.

Download the full set here: barleyandbirch.com/shop/printab...
Have you ever tried blind drawing? It is SO much fun, an incredibly easy art activity to pull together, and results in some of the *best* spontaneous kid-made artworks. Here are over 30 ideas to help you embrace the spirit of the season through your own Halloween blind drawing sessions or stations.
Need some fresh ways to celebrate the season with your kids? 31 creative, kid-friendly October experiences to add to your family Halloween bucket list 😊🍂

Find all the ideas here: barleyandbirch.com/creative-kid...
Over 31 fun and easy Halloween sensory play ideas - from bins and bottles to playdough, slime, and beyond!

Find them all here: barleyandbirch.com/31-fun-and-e...
Happy National Pumpkin Day! Mix up the perfect weekend-before-Halloween activity with these playdough pumpkins 🎃

Find the DIY and homemade pumpkin spice playdough recipe:: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-jac...
Use torn scrap paper and nature supplies to make fantastic fall-inspired art 🍂

barleyandbirch.com/make-hallowe...
She's giving Scorpio...😈🖤 Five years later, our DIY Wednesday doll is still wickedly delightful as ever!

You can find the tutorial and optional pattern for our Addams softie here: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-add...
Use up cardboard and paper scraps to make these gorgeously graphic shape collages 😍

Find the easy tutorial here: barleyandbirch.com/make-scrap-s...
Check out these cute jacks muggin' for the camera! 📸 Make your own spice-scented playdough pumpkins with pop-in features for fun seasonal sensory play 🎃

Find the DIY and homemade pumpkin playdough recipe:: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-jac...
Spooky season is right around the corner...! 🎃 Get in the mood with this collection of b&b's best Halloween activities for all ages and interests...🎃

Find our Halloween favs here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-mod...
Learn how (and why!) to prep and preserve the fall nature supplies you plan on using for long-term kids’ play or crafts

Discover the easy process here: barleyandbirch.com/how-to-prese...
DIY woodland fairy peg dolls - perfect autumn play accessories ✨🌲🍄

Visit the full tutorial + grab the free fairy wing and hat templates here: barleyandbirch.com/make-diy-woo...
A collection of fine motor skill activities you can use for fresh autumn play inspiration 🍏

Find all the ideas and simple supply lists here: barleyandbirch.com/discover-fal...
One of my favorite ways to recycle cardboard boxes...🦎 Make a play pet tank! 😀

Find the step-by-step instructions here: barleyandbirch.com/make-play-pe...
Stamp your own patch of artful autumn pumpkins with a past-peak potato, apple, or green pepper 🍎🥔💛

Visit the full tutorial here: barleyandbirch.com/make-potato-...
This map-making activity is brimming over with creative opportunities - from design exploration to storytelling to scavenger hunts, it has it all! 🎨✂️

Make memory maps with us here: barleyandbirch.com/make-interac...
Discover a whole season of instant art, craft, and play projects with our **brand new** autumn favorites art template bundle 🍄🍁🍏

Find it here: barleyandbirch.com/shop/fall-fa...