Fall is here! Do you feel the crispness in the air? Have you noticed the leaves starting to fall? Fall is such a fun time, full of family traditions! We've compiled a list of activities for you and your family to enjoy together in our Fall Bucket List. Happy Autumn!
 | OUTDOOR FUN |  |
- Take pictures in a sunflower field- Applecrest Farm Orchard- Parlee Farm
- Go apple picking- See our guide here: Apple & Pumpkin Picking Guide
- Plant spring bulbs in the yard
- Go leaf peeping- American Hiking Society - Hike Trustees - AllTrailsMA - Fall Foliage River Cruise
- Go on a hayride- Smolak Farms -Cider Hill -Rogers Spring Hills Farm
- Go on a fall hike- See our hiking guide here: Family Friendly Hiking Trails -AllTrailsMA -Hike it Baby Merrimack Valley -Hike Trustees
- Go on a night hike- Full Spooky Moon Family Hike -Starlit Dance Hike
- Go on a fall bike ride- See our Biking Trail Guide
- Make a list of thinking you are thankful for
- Plant some mums
- Jump in a pile of leaves
- Go through a corn maze -Connors Farm -Marini Farm
- Go to a fall festival -Smolak Farms - Free Fall Family Day
- Go on a fall nature color hunt
- Take fall family photos -Photographer suggestions HERE
- Enjoy a fall evening by a fire pit- Wine by the fire at Willow Spring Vineyards, LLC
- Watch a movie outside
- Go to the drive-in - See guide here
- Decorate the house for fall or Halloween-Buy Corn Stalks & Mums
- Go pumpkin picking Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm
- Tell a spooky story by a fire
 | Food Related Fall Fun |  |
- Eat a cider donut at every farm nearby- Vote which one is the best?! Shop Your Local Farm
- Try Pumpkin ice cream - Carters,Mad Maggies,Smolaks
- Read some halloween stories- 30 Halloween and Fall Books
- Make an apple cobbler
- Make candy apples
- Make homemade applesauce
- Drink warm apple cider
- Make apple cider sangria (for the parents)
- Have pumpkin eggnog
- Eat candy Corn
- Have a pumpkin drink/ or treat
- Have some hot apple cider and read a fall favorite book
- Have pumpkin pie eating contest with the family
- Have a chili cook off
- Make a Haunted gingerbread house
- How To Make Paper Bag Apple Pie
- Fall in Love with Pumpkin Muffins
- Roast pumpkin seeds
- How to Make a Delicious Jewish Apple Cake
- Farm to table dinners -Café Sarina-Willow Spring Vineyards, LLC -Smolak Farms -Russell Orchards
Fall Crafting |
- Make a leaf wreath
- Build a scarecrow
- Make a fireplace fall garland
- Create some leaf art- leaf prints or leaf painting
- Make a turkey handprint
- Make a wreath with handprint leaves
- Make festive lanterns- Halloween Milk Jug Luminaries
- Start decorating your halloween costumes and wagons 8 Ideas to Decorate Wagons, Wheelchairs, & Strollers This Halloween
- Plan a family costume- 13 Family Costume Ideas for Halloween
- Teal Pumpkin painting- What is the teal pumpkin project /Teal Pumpkin Project: Giving Kids with Food Allergies a Safe Halloween
- Wear something plaid
- Make a halloween craft
- What are your 5 senses of fall? Make a family list
- Get booed
- Enjoy these 3 fall fun crafts
- Fall Clothespin Fairies
- 3 Autumn Leaf Crafts To Do With Kids
- Carve pumpkins
- 10 Pumpkin Carving Tricks
- Have a pumpkin carving contest
Check your Macaroni Kid calendar! Our calendar is stuffed full of local fall fun for you and your family! Pick from any of the local events listed on our calendar to find your fall family fun!
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