40+ Fun Fall Activities For The Whole Family

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While it’s sad to see the Summer go, there is something to be said for those crisp Fall mornings, sunny afternoons and beautiful Fall colors. Now is the time to enjoy this beautiful season in all it’s glory, before Winter takes it away.

While there are still many fun fall activities you can enjoy outdoors, there will be more days and nights when the weather is cold and wet, so we have listed plenty of indoor activities you can enjoy with the whole family!

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Outdoor Fall Activities

Visit a Fall Festival in your community
Collect colorful Autumn leaves and pine cones in the park. Use them for a fall centerpiece or a wreath.
Pick-your-own apples in a local apple orchard and use them to make apple pie or caramel apples.
Visit a pumpkin patch! Kids love picking out their own pumpkins to create a jack-o-lantern! Pick out a pumpkin patch that offers a corn maze and hay rides. Be Be sure to save the seeds to make roasted pumpkin seeds!
Go on a hay ride
Visit a corn maze
Jump in a leaf pile
Collect leaves for pressing, making a wreath or garland.
Make bird feeders to hang around the yard or outside retirement homes.
Make a scarecrow using hay and old clothes. For the head use a (carved) pumpkin or stuff an old sheet or pillow case with hay and mold in a round shape.
Visit a family farm.
Plant bulbs (like tulips) for next Spring.
Take a walk as a family and enjoy the pretty Fall colors.
Visit a Fall Fair or Oktoberfest. It’s fun for the whole family; eat delicious foods, dance and buy handmade crafts.
Plan a scavenger hunt.
Visit a Haunted House

Indoor Fall Activities

Bake an apple pie.
Watch a family movie on the couch under a warm blanket while enjoying a cup of hot chocolate.
Decorate the family living room with pumpkins, leaves and acorns.
Make pumpkin soup or bread.
Make caramel apples
Bake a pumpkin pie from scratch.
Carve a pumpkin.
Make your own Halloween decorations
Play board games with the whole family
Make an Autumn wreath using natural materials such as leaves & pine cones
Host a party
Buy a new book and give yourself some cozy me-time (think blanket, candles, fireplace)
Make apple cider
Paint pine cones in pretty or crazy colors
Make stove-top popcorn
Make homemade Chili
Bake and decorate cookies
Watch football with the family and make yummy snacks like popcorn.
Make your own Halloween costumes and let the kids help.