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October has so many fun holidays to celebrate, though as an educator I wanted to highlight World Space Week (WSW), which goes from October 4th- 10th. This international celebration of the cosmos has been around since 1999 and this year, WSW is about “Space and Entrepreneurship” recognizing all the potential opportunities that space has to offer.

Fall is in the air here in Buffalo and Western New York, and it feels so refreshing! The trees, the weather, the football– all just make you want to enjoy the beautiful outdoors! Fall is a great time to talk with young children about concepts that are important for them to learn. One is the idea of “change”—about leaves changing color and dropping from trees, mornings becoming cooler, and night arriving earlier. Children see changes but may not have a sense of the four seasons or that the seasons cycle every year. Another concept is before and after, which changes in the day can help define.

Dressing up, scaring people, begging for candy, and thinking of witchcraft, ghouls, and goblins, seem like rather strange activities for a holiday.  So how did Halloween come about?

Fall is in full swing here in WNY, and we’re excited to welcome guests back to Explore & More to share some new and exciting things to play into possibilities!

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.