When the leaves start to change and the temperatures drop, I get excited for fall. It reminds me of being at home and seeing the leaves on a certain tree flame red across the pasture; of apple cider from Dirty Foot Joe's, a local Amish man with his own cider press; of haunted hayrides and cheering on football teams on chilly Friday nights.
My family's farm is now far away and I don't know of any local cider presses, but there are still lots of fun things to do in this season. These are a few of my favorites, and I'm hoping that we can have fun doing as many of these as possible in the next few weeks.
- Cook pumpkins - starting with a real pumpkin
- make pumpkin bars
- make pumpkin doughnut holes
- make pumpkin pancakes
- make pumpkin waffles
- rake leaves - and jump in them
- can applesauce
- make apple butter
- hike in the woods
- collect pine cones and acorns for fall crafts
- collect leaves
- make leaf rubbings
- go for a hayride
- drink apple cider
- visit a farm
- plant fall flowers
- visit a pumpkin farm
- eat candy corn
- cook our dinner outside over a campfire
- roast pumpkin seeds
- decorate the house for fall with oranges, reds, and yellows
- What's your favorite fall activity?
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