Fall is a wonderful time for some fun family activities that will create special memories.

Go Apple Picking

Starting in September, you can find orchards in your area that are bursting with their apple harvest. Many offer fun activities such as hay rides and corn mazes as well.

Visit A Local Pumpkin Farm

During the month of October, pumpkin farms usually have attractions like live music, hayrides, and crafts, not to mention the opportunity to hand select your very own pumpkin right off the vine.

Fun In Your Own Backyard

Rake you leaves into a big pile and let the kids jump. It is a time honored tradition that all kids love. You can also go for a nature walk. Gather beautiful leaves and bring them home. You and your kids can also use your leaves, along with crayons and paper to makes some leaf rubbing. Or you can glue them on paper, laminate them and make coasters or placemats.

Write A Halloween Story Together

This is a great activity to make an annual family tradition. The entire family gets to choose the characters, sometimes making inanimate objects like pumpkins and candy corn come alive. Once you create the characters, the setting and the story line, you’ll be surprised how much each family member wants to contribute to the story.

Save each year’s story in a scrapbook and read the stories from past seasons. It will be fun to read in the future and reflect on the memories.

Watch Halloween Movies Together

Share an annual movie night together by renting “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” “Bednobs & Broomsticks,” “Monsters Inc.,” or “Nightmare Before Christmas.” Make some popcorn with orange popcorn salt. Serve it with an orange drink. You could even put orange or black light bulbs in the lamps just for the special occasion.

Have A Monster Mash Dance Party

There are many Halloween-themed CDs available during this time of year. Have an all-family Halloween Dance Party and dance to all the popular Halloween songs. Your kids will watch you dance and think they have crazy parents, but maybe without admitting it, they’ll also have the time of their lives.

Paint Pumpkins
Pumpkin Painting is the newest rage in Halloween crafts. Carving jack-o-lanterns is a Halloween tradition, but the process is messy, dangerous and the jack-o-lanterns only last a few days after Halloween night. Painting Pumpkins is an activity everyone in the family can enjoy, even the littlest goblins.

By having each family member paint their own pumpkin, you will have a fun and memorable family of pumpkins to proudly display in your home or on your front porch.