Fall is my favorite time of the year. It used to be summer because I love warm weather, but fall brings a comfort for me like no other season in the year. The cool air helps us breath a little easier and the cold breeze invites more opportunities to stay in and cuddle under a warm blanket. Pumpkins flood our homes and the kitchen becomes a place of abundance. Families gather to give thanks. Children and adults alike are encouraged to play dress up, eat candy and run amuck in the streets! Night falls a little earlier and we reap the harvest.
There are so many exciting traditions that come with fall. From jumping into a pile of leaves to visiting your favorite pumpkin patch. Because we don’t want you to miss a thing, my family and I created a family-friendly fall bucket list featuring 20 things you can do to enjoy the coolest season of the year. Enjoy!
What are your favorite things to do in the fall?
Fall Bucket List
- Go to the pumpkin patch
- Attend a harvest festival
- Go on a hay ride
- Jump in a pile of leaves
- Day trip to Julian – for those visiting or living in Southern California
- Decorate pumpkins
- Bake pumpkin pies, bread or whoopee pies
- Write a list of what we’re thankful for
- Watch The Peanuts’ holiday movies and scary movies – See our list of 11 family-friendly Halloween movies here
- Cook with squash
- Make apple cider and enjoy it outside
- Take a walk or hike in the cold
- Fall themed crafts – gratitude stones
- Family dinners
- Incorporate fall décor – Get our free fall printables here
- Stay in all day and cuddle
- Enjoy a fall picnic
- SeaWorld Spooktacular – for San Diego locals
- Dress up for Halloween
- Burn fall scented candles or diffuse fall scented oils
- Watch a football game
*For a printable list click here.
Such a great list!! I need to bookmark this! I hope to take the kiddos up to Julian this year too! So fun!
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This is such a great idea to get the fam involved in fall. I can’t wait to make this when I have kids.
I love this list! Creating memories with my family means so much to us and there are so many things to do in the fall that it would be a shame not to take advantage of it.
I love fall festivals! We just moved to a new state and I’m dying to find one near us. I’m also in desperate need of some new fall scented candles. My husband and I love having candles in our home.
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Now that our little one is 18 mos I absolutely can’t wait to take her to the Pumpkin Patch. I’m so excited for fall! Thanks for putting this list together—can’t wait to try them all.
Yay! 18 months went by real fast. She is going to love the pumpkin patch. There’s always so much fun stuff to see. Thanks for stopping by, Stephanie.
Yes, Keating! I am all about scented candles. I need to pick some up. Cinnamon apple is one of my favorite smells this time of year.
Thanks for the love, Shani! There really are a lot of things to do during fall. I hope you make a ton of memories as the holidays start rolling in. XO!
Thanks, Crystal. It was a fun activity for our family. My daughter was learning about apples at school so she was really excited about putting apple picking on the list…now that I think about it, I can’t remember if I wrote it down specifically, but we will be doing it in Julian which is on the list. #badmom
Thanks for bookmarking, Kristin. Julian is probably the most exciting thing on the list for us this year! Happy fall!
Great list!! I love Julian! Fall is the prettiest time to visit .
Thanks, Jamie. We finally went to Julian a few weekends ago, but I think we left a bit too late. When we got there things were closing and the best pies were already sold out. I guess we have an excuse to go again, lol!