Fall is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, stay active, and explore the changes of nature in a fun way with your little ones. Here are 40 ways to fall in love with fall!
1. Jump in a pile of leaves. Make sure you take pictures!
2. Make baked apples
3. Visit a corn maze
4. Make leaf rubbings
5. Make a "things we're thankful for" handprint tree
6. Have a bonfire or campfire
7. Make people, shapes, and letters out of sticks and leaves
9. Pop popcorn in a pot on the stove
10. Watch the geese fly south
11. Make apple cider
12. Plant paperwhite bulbs for Christmas gifts and decorations (plant in mid November for Christmas blooms)
13. Make a scarecrow
14. Visit a fall fair
15. Go apple picking – we've got a list of the best places to go!
16. Visit a favourite park and observe how it has changed since the summer
17. Join in a turkey trot fun run for a local charity
18. Donate food to the food bank. Consider canvassing your neighbours for donations too
19. Read "Pumpkin Soup" by Helen Cooper, and make pumpkin soup of your own
20. Help a neighbour rake their leaves
21. Spot an owl
22. Bake pumpkin cookies
23. Take a flashlight walk through your neighbourhood
24. Make pumpkin pie smoothies
25. Make leaf prints by dipping leaves into paint
26. Go for a walk in the forest to see the fall colours
27. Visit a pumpkin patch and try one of these 10 pumpkin crafts at home
28. Make thank you cards and give them out to people just because
29. Pumpkin Lattes! (order steamed milk for the kids)
30. Go through last year's winter gear, and make puppets out of single mittens
31. Plant tulip bulbs outside so you'll have flowers in spring
32. Visit a local farm and buy produce
33. Make apple butter
34. Have an indoor campout: set up a tent in the living room, roll out sleeping bags, and have hot dogs, smores, and other camping foods for dinner. Turn off the electronics and lights and read stories and games by flashlight
35. Embrace the wind and fly a kite
36. Collect pinecones. Try to find different types and sizes.
37. Make a bird feeder
38. Go on a hayride
39. Host a winter kids gear swap with friends. Trade last year's too small coat for one that fits, and let the kids have a fashion show. Donate any extra gear to charity
40. Make pumpkin pie playdough
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