It's Autumntime!
Day Seven

Once upon a time (2005) Grandpa and I took
our almost only grandson to a pumpkin patch
and he picked out a pumpkin almost as big as he was.

Visit a pumpkin patch sometime this fall to pick out a pumpkin.
Put it on your porch until it's time to turn it into a jack-o-lantern.

And before or after that, read the cutest book
"Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin"by Tad Hills

Happy pumpkin hunting!
Love, Grandma

It's Autumntime!Day Six

Look for leaves to crunch as you walk through them . . .
to rake into a pile to jump into . . . to sort and count . . .
or to use to create "leaf people"

Or create your own fall leafy tree with Q-tips and
yellow, orange, red and brown paint.

Aa is for Apple

It's Autumntime!
Day Five

September 26 is
Johnny Appleseed's birthday
John Chapman, better known as the legendary Johnny Appleseed,
traveled all over the Ohio River Valley planting appleseeds.
He was also the first frontier librarian, ripping apart copies
of books and rotating the chapters among the settlers--kind of a
one-man-one-book walking bookmobile.

Celebrate this autumn day by sitting under a tree to read a book
or eat an apple . . . or you could make apple prints  in
Chapter Aa of your Alpha-Book.

It's Autumntime!
Day Four

Find a fun fall book at the library
(or Grandma's house) such as
"Fall is Not Easy"
by Marty Kelley or . . .

"Fletcher and the Falling Leaves"
by Julia Rawlinson or . . .

"Mouse's First Fall"
by Lauren Thompson or . . .

"Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf"
by Lois Ehlert

Aa is for Acorn

It's Autumntime
Day Three

Eat an acorn!

It's Autumntime
Day Two

Go on a nature walk around the neighborhood
and look for signs of fall.
Find colorful leaves, flowers, or whatever to stick onto a
nature walk bracelet.

Aa is for Autumn

Today is an excellent day to sing or listen to
"It's Autumntime"
while you eagerly anticipate a week of fun fall ideas.

Happy first day of fall!
Love, Grandma