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Best of October 2016

Hello November! A great month is ahead that includes my daughter’s birthday {she’s turning 6 today!!!}, more fall activities, Thanksgiving, and our first glimpses of Christmas!

But before I get started with all of that, I want to take a look back at the Best of October 2016: My top 3 new posts of the month, my personal favorite, and a round-up of all new posts of the month to make sure you didn’t miss anything interesting! {And if you’d like to find out what I wrote about last year, here’s the Best of October 2015.}

Halloween was definitely a big focus this past month, and it was what my readers liked to read about most. Make sure to pin your Halloween favorites for next year, there’s still time to enjoy the fall and evergreen activities this year 🙂

 

Here's the Best of October 2016 on Simple Fun for Kids: Sensory activities, printables, and more for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.

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The Best of October 2016: The Top 3 Most Popular New Posts

Printables for Kids: Cute Halloween I Spy Game that practices counting, visual discrimination, and number recognition.
This is awesome! 30 fun Halloween printables for preschoolers including math and literacy learning printables, coloring pages, games, and more! My kindergartener is going to love it, too!
This beautiful Halloween Sensory Bin with rice and beans wasn't meant as a sibling activity, but it turned out to be great fun for both my preschooler and my toddler!

 

Halloween I Spy Game

Another I Spy game made it to the top of the most popular new posts of the past month! 

30 Fun Halloween Printables for Preschoolers

This big list of Halloween printables features both fun educational and just plain fun printables that are perfect for preschoolers {and that my kindergartener loved, too}.

Halloween Sensory Bin

This was a really beautiful sensory bin that was great fun for both of my kids! They particularly enjoyed the mix of rice and beans – an idea that can easily be applied to other sensory bin themes.

 

My Favorite New Post of October 2016

Flash cards for learning sight words? How boring! Not if you stick them in a box and make a simple Sight Word Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bin with rice and beans! My preschooler had lots of fun with it!

My absolute favorite new post this month was this awesome (and simple!) Sight Word Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bin. It’s a great, simple, fun fall-themed way to practice sight words while also getting all of the benefits of sensory play. {Remember the fun rice and beans mix I mentioned above when talking about the Halloween Sensory Bin? I used it for this sensory bin, too.}

 

All New Posts of October 2016

Sensory Activities and Science:

  • Halloween Sensory Bin
  • Fine Motor Practice with Acorns and Leaves
  • Halloween Fine Motor Invitation to Play
  • Sight Word Pumpkin Patch Sensory Bin

 

Gross Motor Activities:

  • None this month!

 

Art Activities and Crafts:

  • Sensory Shaving Cream Fall Art

 

Math Learning Activities and Printables:

  • Dinosaur Matching Game for Toddlers
  • Bat Color Matching Game for Toddlers
  • Colorful Bats Memory Game with Color and Number Words
  • Turkey Counting Clip Cards (1-10)
  • Halloween I Spy Game
  • Halloween Baby Costumes Matching Game for Toddlers
  • Halloween Candy Patterns
  • Rainbow Pumpkin Color Matching Game
  • Building Block Addition

 

Literacy Learning Activities and Printables:

  • Halloween Costumes Writing Prompts for Beginners
  • Halloween Writing Prompts for Beginners
  • Fall Kids Writing Prompts for Kindergarteners

 

Other Printables and Learning Activities:

  • Simple Color Sorting for Toddlers
  • Halloween Cutting Practice Puzzles

 

Recipes:

  • None this month!

 

Round-Ups:

  • Best of September 2016
  • 30 Fun Halloween Printables for Preschoolers
  • 20 Fun Pumpkin Printables for Preschoolers
  • 10 Best Board Games for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners
  • 20 Fun Halloween Party Printables
  • Halloween Printables for Kids

 

What were your favorite new posts in October? Let me know in the comments below!

 

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