25 Fall Activities for Kids and Families
When the air gets crisp in the fall is my absolute favorite time of year! The sunny days and cool nights are perfect for fall activities for kids and families Fall is a great time to get outside and get active with your family! We’ve got a ton of fabulous ideas to spend time enjoying the season and having fun together this fall!
So get your pumpkin spice latte or hot apple cider, strap on your tall boots, layer on your fav cozy cardigan, and let’s really get out and bask in this fall! Use this list of perfect fall activities to get your whole family out enjoying the season!!
25 Engaging Fall Activities for Kids
- Go hiking on a local trail! Use good old Google to find one in your area; many are stroller-friendly and have short out and back options. There is no place like the woods to enjoy fall’s splendor.
- Help decorate the house for Halloween. Get your kids involved in picking out pumpkins and guords and putting out seasonal decor. Maybe even go to the store and let everyone pick out on thing to add to your fall decorations.
- Apple-picking! Great way to get moving, experience agriculture, and collect a delicious snack. One of our family’s personal favorite traditions!
- Visit a pumpkin patch
- Geocaching is a fun way to explore your neighborhood or a new place! Use a geocaching app to find secret treasures, fill out the log book, and return it to it’s hiding spot!
- Go to the zoo! Cooler weather is great for seeing lots of animals and you’ll avoid crowds. We are big fans of our membership to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo — it’s worth a visit if you’re in the midwest!
- Make a tasty fall treat, like these Rolo Fall Candies.
- Host a bonfire and make smores with friends.
- Bike together on a trail while enjoying the foliage! Our kids have all loved this Balance Bike!
- Go to a park or college campus and play frisbee together
- Make apple cider together at a press. This is such a cool activity for families year after year!
- Paint pumpkins or decorate with easy fall sticker set!
- Go on a nature scavenger hunt walk looking for fall finds on a trail, at a park or in your neighborhood. Use my printable to make it extra easy!
- Throw the football back and forth.
- Go to a high school or college football game.
- Visit a new-to-you park or playground. Fall is often the best time to explore!
- Navigate a corn maze as a family. Take turns being the leader and the followers.
- Try to catch leaves before they fall all the way to the ground. The person who gets the most in 5 minutes wins!
- Make a sweet preschool leaf craft with the leaves you’ve caught!
- Rake leaves. Jump into pile. Repeat.
- Plant a mum or fall bulbs that will bloom in the spring together.
- Make pumpkin pancakes together.
- Do an urban scavenger hunt in a downtown area using this fun guide!]
- Do a 5K and/or family fun run together. Check to be sure it is family-friendly and if your kids are small bring a stroller (we love our Phil & Teds Stroller — see my review here!) just in case they get tired.
- Fall movie marathon — When our kids were little they loved watching Curious George: A Halloween Boofest and Coco. We’ve now graduated to Harry Potter and Halloweentown. Get some popcorn and candies to add to it just like at the movie theater!
What can you do in the fall with kids?
Really, what NOT can you do in the fall with kids? This is a great season for enjoying the outdoors with your little ones and creating fun memories and traditions. I’d just avoid anything overly scary (Haunted Houses are out till they’re teens for us!). Around us there are tons of local festivals and activities. Join a local facebook group or ask a fellow mom at the library how they’re filling their fall with fun activities for their children.
What are some of your favorite fall activities?
Great ideas. Love that you and your kids do fun, active stuff.