Ah, fall! The season of cozy sweaters, pumpkin patches, and all things apple cinnamon. 🍎🍂 If you’re like us, you’re always on the hunt for fun, family-friendly activities to make the most of this beautiful season. Here are five things we’re doing this fall with our family, and we’d love for you to join in!
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1. Making Apple Cider Floats
What’s fall without a delicious, chilly-but-cozy treat? These Apple Cider Floats are a family favorite in our house — and they couldn’t be easier to make!
What You’ll Need:
- Apple cider (chilled or warm, your choice!)
- Vanilla ice cream
- A dash of cinnamon or caramel drizzle
How to Make It:
- Scoop vanilla ice cream into a glass.
- Pour chilled apple cider over the ice cream. (If you want to warm things up, heat the cider before pouring.)
- Top with cinnamon or a caramel drizzle for that extra fall flair.
The kids love making these themselves (because anything with ice cream is a win), and it’s the perfect blend of sweet and spicy for those cooler fall days.
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2. Checking Off Our Fall Bucket List (With a FREE Printable!)
Raise your hand if you’re the kind of mom who loves lists! 🙋♀️ We’ve put together the ultimate Fall Bucket List to help you and your family make the most of every crunchy leaf, pumpkin spice latte, and hayride. And guess what? This printable is completely free!
Here are just a few of the fun activities you’ll find on the list:
- Visit a pumpkin patch
- Pick apples and make homemade apple crisp
- Take a fall hike
- Watch a Halloween movie
Download your FREE Fall Bucket List printable here! It’s perfect for sticking on the fridge so you can check things off as you go. Because nothing says fall like making memories and being organized, right?
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3. Making Candy Corn Slime 🍬
If your kids are like ours, they’re obsessed with slime. And what better way to get festive than by making Candy Corn Slime? It’s the perfect sensory craft to keep little hands busy, and let’s be honest — it’s just plain fun.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1/2 cup white school glue
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon contact lens solution
- Yellow and orange food coloring
- Optional: Glitter for some extra sparkle ✨
How to Make It:
- In a bowl, mix the glue and water until combined.
- Stir in the baking soda.
- Add contact lens solution a little at a time, stirring until the slime starts to form.
- Divide the slime into three sections. Leave one white, dye one orange, and dye the last one yellow.
- Layer the colors to resemble candy corn!
The kids love playing with this soft, stretchy slime, and it makes for great entertainment during those indoor days. You can even package it up in small containers as a cute fall gift for their friends.
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4. Hosting a Family Pumpkin Decorating Night 🎃
Okay, we’re skipping the carving this year (because let’s be real, mom doesn’t need any more pumpkin guts in the house). Instead, we’re breaking out the paint, glitter, and googly eyes for a no-mess pumpkin decorating night!
Each family member gets their own pumpkin, and the goal is to get as creative as possible. Whether you’re painting them with silly faces, turning them into unicorns, or covering them with glitter, the sky’s the limit!
Plus, it’s an easy way to include younger kids who aren’t ready for carving just yet. And hey, mom wins because there’s way less cleanup.
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5. Attending Local Fall and Halloween Events 🎃🍂
One of the best things about fall? All the local fall and Halloween events! From spooky haunted houses to family-friendly harvest festivals, there’s always something happening in our area to celebrate the season.
We love grabbing the kids and heading out to explore our favorite fall attractions and local trick-or-treating events. And here’s the best part — you don’t have to search high and low to find the fun! Simply check out our Macaroni KID Calendar for a full list of local fall and Halloween events happening near you. We’ve got you covered, so you can focus on making memories with your family.
Happy fall, y’all! 🍂
This article was created with a little help from ChatGPT, an AI tool by OpenAI.
