Towards the end of the summer Luisa was starting to notice the leaves on the trees changing (yep, so early!) and proudly declared that she knew why. ‘Autumn is coming Mem!’ she cried. She’s been really excited for all the fun of the season as she’s old enough to remember the fun we had around Halloween last year. Now that she’s in nursery each morning I thought it’d be a fun idea to make a list of some activities we can do this Autumn, so that we can both really appreciate the time we do have together and enjoy more simple fun.
I made this list of 30 things we can do to celebrate the season, most of them are free or low cost. I also decided to make a little craft by writing each activity on a lollypop sticks, they’re colour coded so Luisa knows the sparkly ones are extra special treats. The sparkly ones (in bold below) are activities that cost a bit more money or are further from home so we’ll do at the weekend when Matt is around.
- Collect pinecones and make an Autumn wreath for the door
- Make bird-feeders
- Go for a walk in the park to collect Autumn treasures (twigs, conkers, leaves)
- Set up a sensory activity like this Autumn dig with our treasures
- Bake apple and cinnamon loaf
- Forage for blackberries
- Make natural scented playdough
- Make soup
- Visit the farm
- Carve pumpkins
- Jump in leaves
- Make hot chocolate jars for our family and friends
- Have a movie night
- Make autumn leaf sun-catchers
- Make invitations for a Halloween party
- Decorate the house for Halloween
- Visit a corn maze
- Make spooky cookies
- Visit the library and borrow books about Autumn
- Splash in muddy puddles
- Do the Gruffalo trail
- Bake apple pie
- Make some leaf rubbings
- Make spooky orange slime
- Visit a pumpkin patch
- Toast marshmallows
- Donate cosy clothes that are too small
- See a matinee at the cinema
- Go to the museum to see Dippy!
- Make a half term journal with photos of our adventures
Have you done any of these activities so far this Autumn? I’d love to hear about your simple adventures
