Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. The cooler weather, the fall foliage, and all of the fun things to do with the family make it the best season in my opinion. Our family tends to come up with a fall bucket list for the kids each year and we try to complete as many as possible.
We love going to our local farm and picking out a pumpkin each to carve. My kids also love to paint and sticker their pumpkins. Another one of our favorite traditions is to drive around and look at the fall leaves changing.
I decided to come up with the ultimate fall bucket list for my kids and I this year and figured I would share it with you all. If you have any additional ideas or fall traditions leave them in the comments below! Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. If you decide to purchase any of these resources I earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
The Ultimate Fall Bucket List
- Go to a pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin to carve. Here is a kid-friendly carving kit.
2. Go on a walk and collect fall colored leaves.
3. Create leaf rubbings with those leaves.
4. Make halloween shaped sugar cookies.
5. Go to a corn maze.
6. Set-up a fire pit and make s’mores.
7. Make caramel apples.
8. Go to Dollar Tree and pick out a few Halloween or Fall items to decorate with.
9. Explore for fall foliage at a local park.
10. Do a fall scavenger hunt. Look for things like acorns, pinecones, orange leaves, red leaves and yellow leaves.
11. Visit your local zoo – many will have fall/Halloween themed activities. Our zoo here in Nashville does “Boo at the Zoo” where kids can dress up in their costumes and collect candy throughout the zoo.
12. Do a Halloween movie night at home. Hocus Pocus and Casper are two of our favorites.
13. Go to an apple orchard and pick some apples.
14. Read a Halloween themed book. Pick a Pumpkin is one of my kid’s favorites.
15. Camp in the backyard and stargaze with this kid friendly telescope.
16. Do a potato sack race with family or friends.
17. Go to your local Goodwill and create a DIY costume with what you can find.
18. Decorate a pumpkin with paint and/or stickers.
19. Roast the pumpkin seeds from your carved pumpkin. Here is my recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds!
20. Play some Halloween games like Halloween Bingo or Halloween Go Fish.
21. Go on a picnic. Here is a great picnic kit from Amazon.
22. Do a Halloween themed craft such as creating your own haunted house.
23. Make some apple cider and cuddle under warm blankets by a fire.
24. Listen to Halloween music and decorate the house.
25. Do a “pumpkin hunt” in the backyard. (Like an easter egg hunt but with small pumpkins). Here is a pack of 16 from Amazon.
26. Do a Halloween or fall themed puzzle. Here is a great kid-friendly one.
27. Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
28. Bake a pumpkin-flavored treat. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin rice krispie treats or pumpkin cookies.
29. Attend a local fall festival.
30. Make a scarecrow.
Click on the image below for a free printable checklist:
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