Crafts are fun but letting your child loose with nothing but some shapes and a glue stick is a great way to teach shapes and have a great open ended art activity.

1. Gather your materials. You will need some scrap construction paper , one piece of black construction paper , scissors and glue.

Making something for your whole family, with your whole family is an experience no one big or little will forget. So today I searched the blogosphere for some fantastic family projects!

This make your own foosball from Filth Wizardry had my jaw on the floor, seriously how cool is that? And yes the kids helped!

Thanksgiving is coming up fast and so often gets overshadowed by Halloween and Christmas. I love Thanksgiving because my son was born just as most of you were finishing up your pumpkin pie in 2006. So I love to make Thanksgiving crafts .

1. Gather your materials. You will need a piece of brown construction paper, some yellow, orange and red tissue paper, a marker, scissors and glue.

This time of year I find myself writing list after list, for holiday shopping among other things. This craft is perfect for jotting down chores, homework or friend's phone numbers.

Cool ghost projects are everywhere this week! Check out some of the awesome crafts I found!

Have we scared you yet? This next project is fun any time for year just draw different pictures and use different color paints.

Magic Ghosts

1. Gather your materials. You will need some white paper, white crayons , a sponge roller or plain old sponge and orange paint.

Ghost week continues with my favorite ghost project! My son liked this too -- well, the dumping of the glitter anyway!

This week it's all about ghosts! I decided to dedicate a whole week to making different kinds of ghost projects in honor of Halloween this weekend.

Classic Cotton Ball Ghost!

1. Gather your materials. You will need some orange construction paper, cotton balls, 2 large googly eyes,a marker, 1 small piece of black scrap paper, and glue.

2. Draw an outline of a ghost on the paper.

Activities that have a physically active as well as a sit down fine motor component gives you more bang for your buck! This leaf wreath starts with a hunt for leaves outside before you move inside to get your crafty on!

1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper plate, scissors, glue ,a container to collect leaves and ribbon.

2. Head out side and gather a variety of fallen leaves.

We made a magic wand a while back on No Time For Flash Cards and my son has been asking for a new wand. So with these pre-cut pumpkin doilies we picked up at the dollar store and some left over ribbon we made a pretty cool little wand. If you like, it could be used for a Halloween decoration too. Pop it in a flower pot ( if you live someone dry... we do not) or stick it in your autumn centerpiece!