It’s going to be another strange season still in the midst of the pandemic. And we’re homeschooling. Being at home does allow for some other fun activities, I just need to be more intentional about doing the activities. And we need to lower our expectations this year, just a bit… I few more items crossed off. We’ll see what I get to this month.

1. Visit Vala’s ✓

2. Read 5 Chapter Book Read-alouds

   • Half Magic by Edward Eager

   • Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

   • The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

   • The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis

3. Carve Pumpkins ✓

4. Go Apple Picking ✓

5. Read 15 Books from My UnRead Shelf (1/15)

6. Hike at Fontenelle Forest

7. Go on a Hayride ✓

8. Take Pictures of Boys in a Pile of Leaves

9. Bake a Pie

10. Watch 10 Fall/Spooky Movies

    • Labyrinth

    • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    • Hocus Pocus

11. Watch It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

12. Decorate the Front Porch ✓

13. Make a Leaf Craft

14. Buy Halloween Pajamas ✓

15. Read 15 Spooky Kids Books ✓

    • Chicken on a Broom by Adam Lehrhaupt

    • The Ghosts Go Haunting by Helen Ketteman

    • The 13 Days of Halloween by Carol Greene

    • Only a Witch Can Fly by Alison McGhee

    • Read, Steady, Ghost by Elizabeth Bauley

    • Black Cat Creeping by Teddy Slater

    • Teeny Tiny Ghost by Rachel Matson

    • The Too-Scary Story by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

    • Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes

    • Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando

    • Frankencrayon by Michael Hall

    • Trick-or -Treat by Debbie Leppanen

    • Halloween Hats by Elizabeth Winthrop

    • Pug & Pig Trick-or-Treat by Sue Lowell Gallion

    • T. Rex Trick-or-Treats by Lois G. Grambling

Next up on the TBR pile: