25 Things to do with your child this Autum

  1. Have an End of Summer cookout and invite the neighbors.
  2. Make Grandparents’ Day gifts or cards together.
  3. Start a collection of something (rocks, coins, etc.) that you can each add to.
  4. Sign up for cards at the library.
  5. Tell a story using sock puppets.
  6. Rake leaves and jump in them.
  7. Go to a high school football game.
  8. Make Halloween costumes together and talk about Halloween safety.
  9. Go for a hay ride.
  10. Visit a haunted house and be scared!
  11. Make a homemade bird feeder and place it outside your window.
  12. Carve pumpkins and make a homemade pumpkin pie.
  13. Explore the neighborhood and take pictures of Autumn scenes
  14. Go to a pumpkin patch and pick out your jack-o-lantern.
  15. Make a scarecrow out of leaves or straw and old clothes
  16. Talk about what an election is, and why it is important to vote.
  17. Go to the airport and watch the planes take off.
  18. Put on a play! Dress up in costumes and act out your own family story.
  19. Gather and donate outgrown winter clothes to a local charity.
  20. Read together.
  21. Collect fall leaves and iron them between waxed paper to preserve them.
  22. Make homemade apple cider.
  23. Do a crossword puzzle together.
  24. Visit a museum.
  25. Make a list of things you are each thankful for.