Here Are 100+ Fun Fall Activities To Do With Your Family This Autumn
It's been a long hot and dry summer here and we are over it! Now that it's September and we are finally getting a reprieve from the harsh weather we are itching to get outside and celebrate our favorite holidays and enjoy this season! Bring on all the pumpkin everything! I've created a list of some fun fall activities to do with your family, friends, partner or even solo! As we tackle the list ourselves I'll share some blog posts with reviews and recommendations linked to the activity in this list.
At Home
- Decorate Your Home
- Paint a Pumpkin
- Spooky Movie Night
- Bake an Apple or Pumpkin Pie or BOTH
- Make a Bonfire w/ S'mores & Spooky Stories
- Carve a Pumpkin
- Family Game Night
- Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
- Cook a Seasonal Stew
- Have a Jack O'Lantern Decorating Contest
- Make Chili and Play Football Together
- Read Outside Together
- Create a Memory Box
- Make Fall Scented Playdough
- Roast Pumpkin Seeds
- Make Haunted Gingerbread Houses
- Clean Out Your Closets and Tidy Your Home
- Make Leaf Etchings
- Decorate Skeleton Cookies
- Identify Then Preserve Fall Leaves
- Make a Scarecrow
- Build a Blanket Fort
- Make an Ofrenda to Honor Your Loved Ones
- Collect Leaves for a Craft
- Make Baked Cinnamon Apples
- Plant a Garden
- Make Pumpkin Muffins
- Make a Dried Orange Garland
- Watch the Eclipse
- Create a Thankful Tree
- Use a Flashlight to Make Shadow Puppets on your wall
- Make Homemade Birdfeeders
- Learn About the History of Fall Holidays
- Make Turkey Handprints
- Have a Harry Potter Marathon
- Make Stray Cats Hay Containers for the Winter
- Jump in a Leaf Pile
- Make Caramel Apples - Slice them, then dip them for easier bites
- Have a Dance Party to Monster Mash + Other Jams on Spotify
- Make Cornhusk Dolls
- Have a Silly Face Painting Night
- Make Pumpkin Seed Slime
- Make a Halloween Day Themed Menu
- Bake and Decorate Cookies Together
- Make Balloon Ghosts
- Play Glow Stick Hide and Seek in your yard
- Learn to Knit or Embroider
- Make a Leaf Rainbow
- Build an Insect Motel or Fairy Houses
- Dress Up Like Ghosts + Take Fun Photos
- Listen to a Spooky Podcast! Check out R L Stines Story Club for the kids
- Make a Loaf of Pumpkin Bread
Out & About
- Have a Family Photoshoot Done ( BY ME)
- Go For a Hayride or Jump in a Corn Pit
- Go Hiking
- Do a Fall Leaf Scavenger Hunt
- Go to a Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch
- Go To A Farmers Market
- Visit a Corn Maze
- Go to the Carnival or Fair
- Have a Picnic
- Volunteer at a Food Bank or Pantry
- Go Fishing
- Visit a Haunted House
- Go to a Concert in the Park
- Go Skating or Biking in the Nice Weather Together
- Go to a Drive In Movie
- Go Thrift For Your Halloween Costume
- Fly Kites or Play Disc Golf (Frisbee) at the Park
- Go to a Zoo Boo
- Visit a State Park with Scenic Views
- Be In a Costume Contest
- Help Someone in Need
- Attend a Fall Festival
- Visit an Orchard or Farm
- Go Birdwatching
- Respectfully Visit a Cemetery
- Go to a Halloween Party
- Take a Fall Camping Trip or Camp in Your Backyard
- Find Fall Books at the Library
- Go to a Trunk or Treat Event
- Do a Random Act of Kindness
- Visit Octoberfest
- Do a Spooky Photoshoot with Friends
- Go Apple Picking & Get Apple Cider
- Try a Pumpkin Flavored Drink or Treat from a Local Business
- Attend a Murder Mystery Party
- Visit a Museum
- Collect Pecans, Acorns or Leaves
- Get Hot Chocolate with Friends
- Tour a Spooky Building
- Do a Photography Walk with Friends, Make It a Game!
- Walk Your Town's Downtown Area and Window-shop
- Have a Friendsgiving Get Together
- Go Star Gazing
- Donate Unused Clothing to Charity
- Go Trick or Treating
- Visit a Family Friendly Brewery or Head to a Winery for Date Night
- Visit a Historic Landmark
- Do the Trending Pumpkin Head Photoshoot
- Visit with Friends and Family
- Get Fall Flavored Ice Cream at a local shop