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Fall Recipe Word Search: Warm Cranberry Punch
How long will it take you to find the 12 words hidden in this puzzle?
Fall Recipe: Warm Cranberry Punch
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Fall A- Z List With Activity Suggestions
Make an A-Z list of fall-related words, then brainstorm some ways to use the list to:
Develop your own games. For ex:
· Charades
· Nature Hunt
· Nature Bingo
· “I’m Thinking Of A Word”
Use as many words as possible to:
· Make a one of a kind criss-cross (fill-in) puzzle on line or on graph paper.
· Draw or write a story.
· Make a Word Scramble
· Think of another word for the chosen words.
· Create a Rebus story.
· Plot out a DIY Word Search Puzzle
· Figure out the Word Values
· Figure out what words can Go Together. (Ex: Crunch & Leaves)
Use the idea provided or come up with your own.
· Decorate your home or room using the words as inspiration.
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Word Search Fall Edition 2022
How quickly can you find the 12 words hidden in the puzzle below?
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Recycle Challenge: Water Bottle Challenge
Before you throw that water bottle away, or toss it into the recycle bin, think of some fun and useful ways to give it a new purpose. Use a small water bottle or a gallon size.
Make sure you clean it out well and allow it to dry completely if you plan to store anything in it.
Tip: A little soapy water will clean it out, to remove odors, a little vinegar or baking soda can help eliminate it.
Here is a list of challenges, please choose as many as you would like to do:
· Use it to plant something that can grow during the fall season. (Gallon size plus would be best for this project.)
· Make a game: With one bottle.
· Make a game: With multiple bottles.
· Make a toy
· A science experiment
· A craft project
· Make a home for an imaginary creature
· A flip bottle game
· A bird feeder
· Storage container
· Some other practical thing
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Summer Word Wheel 
Set Up A Talent Show 
Everyone has something they are good at. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors to show off what they can do well or watch what others are doing.
You can plan this for a future date so participants can practice, or set up something spur of the moment. Ask everyone to bring a little something to share (food or drink) as admission, and set up a table in your yard, or at a park so everyone can access it.
Keep the show positive and encouraging because it takes a lot of guts to get up in front of people to show your stuff.
Are awards really needed or is getting up and sharing what you can do enough?
Some of the things people can do:
Sing, recite a poem, read a passage from their favorite book in a dramatic way, act something out, juggle, do a puppet show, tell a story, magic tricks, draw, etc..
Have fun ending the summer on a fun and entertaining note.
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Summer Songs Cryptogram
The cryptogram below is made up of fun summer related songs. As you figure out the number to letter code, write the number under the corresponding letter. To print, right mouse button click and save to your computer.
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Announcement From Site Owner
Hello Readers!
If you have been following this blog for a while, then you know I have been uploading homemade puzzles here and there for the past couple of years, and I have come to enjoy creating them a great deal. After 13+ years, I will no longer be posting to FranW.com, instead, I will be moving over to Substack, under the name, Brain Recker Newsletter, where I will continue to offer a variety of hand-plotted puzzles. For the moment, everything there will be free to everyone via post and/or email, but I plan to begin offering something special via a paid subscription at some point.
I will continue to share puzzles here until the end of September, and then full posts will end here, and a link will be offered to the new posts on Substack. I will be leaving this site up for the moment, this way readers can continue to access old posts.
I appreciate everyone that has followed this blog through the years and hope you will take the time to follow me on my new adventure.
Thank you for reading. I hope to see you on Brain Recker.
FranW
Water Balloon Running Bases 
For a fun water game version you will need:
50+ Half-filled water balloons, 2 buckets with water, hula hoops or something to make a base out of (two trees, chalk squares, baseball bases, street cones, spray paint, etc.), and 3 or more players
Tip: Less water can make the water balloons more sturdy.
Alternately, 5-10 splash balls can be used instead of water balloons. Keep them in the water when not in play.
Water-less version:
A small soft ball such as a playground ball, or a tennis ball, something to make bases with, at least 3 or more players
This is a “Monkey In The Middle” type game where two players throw a balloon or a ball back and forth. But instead of the ‘Monkey’ trying to get the object being thrown, they run between the bases and try to avoid being tagged or hit with the object being tossed.
Set-Up
Place the bases 20-40 feet apart, depending on how many players you have. This is a great game for groups or a large party.
Put a bucket of water at each base and place the half-filled balloons or splash balls into the water.
Decide who will catch.
How to play:
Catchers: Throw the balloon/ball back and forth to each other, but instead of keeping the balloon/ball from the runners, they can hit or tag the runners with what is being tossed back and forth. As the runners are running from base to base. Catchers must stay on their base unless they have to chase a wild ball. They can not chase a runner to tag or hit them.
*Players should decide if runners will be tagged or hit with the item being thrown before starting the game.)
Runners: Run from base to base without getting hit or tagged. If a runner catches the item being thrown, they can keep playing, if they get hit or tagged by the object, they will need to sit out the rest of the round. The last runner becomes a catcher.
More players make this game much more fun.
Start the game: Runners can stand between the two bases while the catchers toss the balloon/ball back and forth 2 or 3 times. On the last throw, all the runners must run to any base for safety. Runners can stay on or behind the base for 1 or 2 throws but then they must run after that. If a player doesn’t run, they will need to sit out the rest of the round or another consequence chosen by the players before the game begins.
Ending the game: The last runner wins the game and can choose to be a catcher if they want to.
Players should decide the rules before the game begins.
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Summertime Criss-Cross Puzzle 
Use the words in the word bank provided to fill in the blocks below.
Criss-Cross Word Puzzles: Summer Fun Page – Pecan Fun Page – Paper Clip Fun Page – Watermelon Fun Page – Fibonacci Fun Page – Coral Reef Fun Page – Revolutionary War – Radio Fun Page – Hot Air Balloon Fun Page – Frog
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Observe Life At A Pond
During the summer, ponds, lakes, and other bodies of water are full of life. Take some time to observe what’s going on. Use the following suggestions to create a one of a kind summer study.
Visit a pond, lake, river, creek, or ocean (if another body of water is not available). Observe life at the pond, lake, etc. and take pictures, videos, write, and/or draw what you see and hear.
Study the pond for the rest of the season into the next or for the rest of the year into next spring. Notice how life changes while you are watching.
Bring a chair and observe for as long as you can – unless the bugs are too awful.
If you take pictures or videos, take time to identify, via books, websites, or knowledgeable people, what you observed but could not identify.
Start a pond study and take time to learn about all of the plant and animal life that can be found in the area. Bring a friend.
Bring a magnifying glass or a pocket microscope along with you so you can take closer look.
Adult supervision suggested for this activity.
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