by Estelle Trogan
Fall Foliage
Credit: istock, 6 Oct. 2020.
Go pumpkin picking
Carve or decorate pumpkins
Pumpkin Picking
Credit: Town & Country, 20 July. 2021.
Go apple picking
Go to a haunted house
Go on a hayride
Go to a farmers market
Eat Apple cider donuts (Try to make your own, but Delicious Orchards Donuts are AMAZING!)
Drink warm apple cider on a cold day
Cozy up on the couch and watch some fall/Halloween movies with friends and/or family
Hocus Pocus 1&2, The Nightmare before Christmas, The Adams Family
Play in piles of leaves
Have a chili and football night
Make s'mores and talk over a campfire
Roasting Marshmallows
Credit: aish, 8 May. 2022
Take a scenic walk
Make/buy fall decorations and decorate your house
Craft with leaves
Make your own candles
Buy a new cozy sweater/wear a cozy sweater
Get lost/explore in a corn maze
Go to a football game with family and/or friends
Go for a drive to see the fall foliage
Indulge in everything pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and all spice (if that’s your cup of tea)
Go for a bike ride in a park
Bike Ride Through Foliage
Credit: Active, 27 Aug. 2019.
Curl up by the fireplace and read a good book, or do something to disengage from life distractions (including your PHONE)
Collect colorful leaves
Do some baking and make the house smell like fall
Make a scarecrow
Go stargazing with a blanket and warm clothes
Friends Stargazing
Credit: Travel+Leisure, 28 April. 2022.
Roast chestnuts
Throw a friendsgiving
Have thanksgiving with just some friends
Eat candy
Do a fall puzzle with family and/or friends
Participate in a costume contest
Plant fall flowers
Tour your town’s and neighborhood’s halloween decorations
Buy and use a fall candle
Start Christmas Shopping
Update your wardrobe to warmer clothes
Make a fall centerpiece for a table
Share/tell scary stories with flashlights in the dark
Friends Telling Stories
Credit: istock, 28 May. 2017.
Craft a pumpkin out of things at home
Cook with seasonal squash
Toast pumpkin seeds (from your pumpkin carving)
Open a window and let the crisp autumn air into your home
Do a scavenger hunt or escape room
Play ding dong ditch on your friends (Not on houses you don’t know!)
Do a beach cleanup/walk along the beach
Play hide and seek in the dark
Hide and Seek in the Dark
Credit: resident events, 16 May. 2019.
Family game night
Play ”The Floor is Lava”
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