Inside: Choose from 101 simple ways to enjoy fall with your family. Download your FREE printable bucket list to keep track of what you do!
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School is back in session. College football is the hype of Saturdays. The leaves are starting the change colors. The temperatures are cooler and you need to break out your hoodies. The smell of pumpkin enters your nostrils as you walk around the bakery section of the grocery store.
These are some of my favorite parts of the fall season. I LOVE the fall. It’s probably my favorite time of year. I love the decorations, I love the food, and above all I love spending time with my family.
Are you the same way??
If so, keep reading!
I put together several ways for you to spend some quality time with your family and enjoy this season that is upon us. Pick and choose, or if you are really eager, do them all! I created a Bucket List you can use to keep track or just use this post for inspiration.
I hope that you are able to truly enjoy this fall season with your family!
Simple Ways to Enjoy Fall With Your Family
>>> Grab your FREE printable Bucket List to check off the activities as you do them!
For the kiddos
- Collect some leaves and make a simple leaf craft. Choose from one of these 18 fall leaf crafts for kids.
- Go on a scavenger hunt around your neighborhood. Here is a simple version with pictures – great for preschoolers. Here is a version for kiddos that can read.
- Jump in a leaf pile
- Make a pinecone bird feeder. This is a great craft and plus you can watch the birds that come eat off of your feeder too!
- A craft kit from Etsy would be fun to try as well! Here is a Halloween kit by Cottonwood Home and a fall leaf kit that would be adorable for a Thankful Tree for Thanksgiving!
- Read fall-themed books. Here are some of our favorites that we pull out each time the fall season comes around (click the cover to read more):
- Decorate Halloween shaped sugar cookies. If the kids are old enough they can also help you with the baking too!
For moms
- Decorate your home for the season. Here are 25 inexpensive ideas to try. Printables are one of my favorite ways to change up my decor for the seasons. I also made some of these pressed leaves a few years ago and bring them out every year.
- Drink a pumpkin spice latte (bonus if it’s homemade!) and take a stroll around town.
- Curl up with a cozy blanket and good books like this one, this one, this one, or one of these.
For dads
- Have a lazy afternoon watching football.
- If you are feeling more energetic play touch football with the kiddos.
For the family
- Visit an apple orchard and go apple picking. Bonus if you make apple pie or apple crisp with your produce.
- Visit a Pumpkin patch. Find one in your area.
- Go for a hike and enjoy the beautiful fall colors around you. Find a hike near you.
- Visit a haunted house (if you are brave enough!)
- Carve pumpkins with these 20 ideas or for younger kiddos decorate pumpkins with these 21 no-carve ideas.
- Go on a hay ride, haunted or not!
- Try out a corn maze.
>>> For even more ideas follow my Pinterest Board: Simple Fall Activities.
Don’t forget to grab your FREE Bucket List Printable!
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Your turn
What simple things do you do to enjoy the Fall season with your family? Let us know in the comments!
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Growing up in the mid-west apple orchards we’re a big thing. I miss the apple cider, cinnamon donuts and hay rides. They went all out! I’m trying to convince my husband to move back up North before we have kids so they can experience a real Fall and winter season.
I totally agree! The fall isn’t the same without apple orchards and donuts. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Love the post especially the fall decoration ideas :-).
Thanks for stopping by! I am glad the post was inspiring to you!
Such great ideas! Thank you for sharing!!
Hi Hayley! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Some really great ideas here that I will try with the kids, thank you. All the best to you and your family x
Hi Belinda! I hope you are able to enjoy some intentional time with your family this year. Thanks for stopping by!
I am going to pin this for later! These are great tips! I like how you divided them up.
Hi Christie! I am glad the post was helpful! Thanks for stopping by.
I’ve never been able to really celebrate the fall festivals, but now I have a little one of my own and I look forward to apple picking or pumpkin picking through out the years. Scavenger hunts. I’m so excited and I can’t do most of them until next year but it’s still exciting. Thank you
Hi Melissa! I am glad you are inspired to enjoy this time of year with your little one! Have fun!
I love this… I like how the list breaks down for adults and families and kids 🙂
I am so glad you stopped by! I hope you found at least one new idea to try! Thanks!
I love all these ideas – and I love the fall! My little one is only 6 weeks old, so there’s a lot we can’t yet do (though still lots we can). I’m excited to be able to do more with him, like apple picking and Halloween parties, next year!
Hi Heather! I hope you enjoy your fall with your little one!
Wow! Great list! Looks like we will be very busy this fall with all these things to do 🙂 it’s my favorite time of year too. I love snuggling by the fire reading books and watching movies with the family!
Hi Sarah! Reading books and watching movies by the fire sounds fantastic! Enjoy the season!
Great lists! Picking apples and craving pumpkins are our favorite. Can’t wait to try more from your list!
Hi Christine! I hope you are able to enjoy some of these other fun ideas with your family. 🙂