1. Go to a Pumpkin Patch/Farm
There are so many amazing farms that have pumpkin patches and other activities for children. Usually, they cost anywhere from $3-$10. The one I like to go to has a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, a corn pit, a petting zoo, and a slide. It's a lot of fun for kids of all ages and a good way to get out of the house and teach kids about farms!
2. Carving/Decorating Pumpkins
This has always been a tradition in my family, and I am sure it is a tradition in many other families. Depending on the age you may want to carve pumpkins or paint them, or put stickers on them! Painting pumpkins is a good alternative for little ones who aren't quite old enough to use a knife or carving tool. You can buy paint and brushes for cheap at Wal-Mart, Joan's, or any craft store. At Wal-Mart acrylic paint is $.50 each so you can usually get away with spending less than $5 on this craft! If your little one is under or around one it's always fun to carve a pumpkin for them to sit in! I think these make the cutest pictures to keep for years to come.
3. Playing in the fall leaves
It's always fun to get outside and run around. And your yard needs to be raked up anyway, so make that chore become a little family fun. Work together to rake up leaves into a pile and have some fun jumping into the fall leaves. Then when you're done you can re-rake the leaves and finish the chore.
4. Arts & Crafts
whether is closer to Halloween or thanksgiving there a lot of fun crafts for little children. There are printable coloring pages you can get online of almost anything. Hand turkeys are always a classic around Thanksgiving time and you could ask them what they are thankful for as you make them.
For Halloween, you can turn the hands upside down and make them into monsters!
5. Collect Leaves and Make Leaf Art
Use the fall leaves for art! take a leaf put in behind a piece of paper, then use a crayon to color where the leaf is when your done coloring it will look exactly like the leaf!
6. Trick or Treating
Don't forget to visit family and friends on your trick or treat route so they can see your cute little ones in costumes!
7. Go On a Fall Nature Walk
Show your children all the different colors of leaves, take in the cool air and get some exercise.
8. Have a Campfire Before it Gets to Cold
I love fall campfires, cuddling under the stars watching the fire, making smores. If you are worried about your little one wanting to touch the fire because they are too little to understand, us a booster seat, high chair or bouncer to keep them from crawling into the fire. My little guy wouldn't let me hold him, all he wanted to do was crawl into the fire, so we used this hack and it worked great!
9. Make Festive Treats
You could make Halloween or Thanksgiving shaped sugar cookies, caramel apples, or popcorn balls. Don't forget to listen to The Monster Mash, and The Purple People Eater while your cooking!
10. Read Holiday Books
If you are closer to Halloween read books about Halloween, one of my favorites from growing up was, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! By Lucille Colandro.
2. Carving/Decorating Pumpkins
This has always been a tradition in my family, and I am sure it is a tradition in many other families. Depending on the age you may want to carve pumpkins or paint them, or put stickers on them! Painting pumpkins is a good alternative for little ones who aren't quite old enough to use a knife or carving tool. You can buy paint and brushes for cheap at Wal-Mart, Joan's, or any craft store. At Wal-Mart acrylic paint is $.50 each so you can usually get away with spending less than $5 on this craft! If your little one is under or around one it's always fun to carve a pumpkin for them to sit in! I think these make the cutest pictures to keep for years to come.3. Playing in the fall leaves
It's always fun to get outside and run around. And your yard needs to be raked up anyway, so make that chore become a little family fun. Work together to rake up leaves into a pile and have some fun jumping into the fall leaves. Then when you're done you can re-rake the leaves and finish the chore.
4. Arts & Crafts
whether is closer to Halloween or thanksgiving there a lot of fun crafts for little children. There are printable coloring pages you can get online of almost anything. Hand turkeys are always a classic around Thanksgiving time and you could ask them what they are thankful for as you make them.
For Halloween, you can turn the hands upside down and make them into monsters!
5. Collect Leaves and Make Leaf Art
Use the fall leaves for art! take a leaf put in behind a piece of paper, then use a crayon to color where the leaf is when your done coloring it will look exactly like the leaf!
6. Trick or Treating
Don't forget to visit family and friends on your trick or treat route so they can see your cute little ones in costumes!
7. Go On a Fall Nature Walk
Show your children all the different colors of leaves, take in the cool air and get some exercise.
8. Have a Campfire Before it Gets to ColdI love fall campfires, cuddling under the stars watching the fire, making smores. If you are worried about your little one wanting to touch the fire because they are too little to understand, us a booster seat, high chair or bouncer to keep them from crawling into the fire. My little guy wouldn't let me hold him, all he wanted to do was crawl into the fire, so we used this hack and it worked great!
9. Make Festive Treats
You could make Halloween or Thanksgiving shaped sugar cookies, caramel apples, or popcorn balls. Don't forget to listen to The Monster Mash, and The Purple People Eater while your cooking!
10. Read Holiday Books
If you are closer to Halloween read books about Halloween, one of my favorites from growing up was, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! By Lucille Colandro.
