by 6 Super Easy and Affordable Family Fall Activities
With the summer slipping away from our hands, it seems that everything that comes after is dull and monotonous, especially for kids who are back to school and have to dedicate time to studying and attending classes. This can significantly shorten the valuable family time, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to squeeze in some quality fun for kids and parents alike. If you’re wondering how to keep the summery mood and united family, here are some fun and affordable family fall activities that will make fall the most awesome time of the year.
Apple Picking
Apples are the one of the most fall-related fruits. Although nothing compares with eating them in the combination with pie dough and cinnamon, eating a fresh apple you’ve picked by yourself comes really close. Most of the apple picking locations will ask you to pay a certain, usually very affordable price, for apple picking, but you will get more in return since you’ll have the right to eat all you can pick. Sounds like a fun new family routine, right?
Nature Hiking
Some would argue that spring is the most beautiful season of the year, but the truth is that only fall has such an astonishing number of colors on one place. In this time of the year, your family will be able to enjoy all of them. Plus, the fall temperature (unless it’s raining) is the most pleasant one for long distance hikes, unlike the summer, when you can’t make three steps without sweating and drinking gallons of water.
Making Your Own Halloween Costumes
Halloween is indubitably the most amazing day of the fall, especially for kids. Still, kids can get a bit carried away in choosing their costumes, and the parents in indulging them, so it usually ends up as the most expensive day of the fall. Turn making costumes into your own fun family activity and save some dollars as well. Collect the materials you need, brainstorm some great ideas and get started.
Everything Pumpkin-Related
Speaking of Halloween, why not carve your own pumpkins? But before you get down to making Jack-o’-Lanterns, you need to get the pumpkins, right? And there is no better way of doing that than visiting a local pumpkin patch. There, you can have a great time by contesting who’ll find the biggest pumpkin or the funniest looking pumpkins. And when you get home you can all make sweet pumpkin pie together.
Movie Marathon
A family that watches movies together – stays together, or something like that. Depending on the age of your kids you can watch some old Halloween movies or TV show specials or go for something more appropriate for younger kids. Either way, you should make this occasion truly special with snacks and refreshments, sometimes even movie-themed.
A Fun Quest
Kids are explorers by their nature, and grownups could enjoy being reminded of the times when they were competing and turning the world inside out for new knowledge and fun. You can try a seasonal search, where you go to search signs of fall throughout your neighborhood. Alternatively, a good old scavenger hunt is always a great idea, especially when you have a concrete reward. Look for the tallest tree, the smallest monument, etc. and give rewards for major findings. Make it memorable by organizing a scavenger road trip.
In the end, fall is the most inspirational season for creating art. Use this colorful and interesting ambiance to make something fabulous with your family. You can use pumpkins, apples, fallen leaves and everything you can find to create a true fall-inspired artwork.
These 6 affordable family fall activities are a great way to break up the monotony of work and school by celebrating the cooler weather that autumn brings. I would love to hear your favorite affordable family fall activities and how you take time to explore the great outdoors on a budget.
Emma Lawson is an Aussie lifestyle blogger, former teacher and mom to two boys. She loves to make beautiful coastal artworks together with her family, and display them along with the fall art to show the passing of the time. You can follow her on her Twitter account @EmmahLawson
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. I love doing activities and getting out to see the beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing these ideas!
These are all great Fall Activities. How I wish there’s an apple orchard near me. It’s one of the things on my bucket list.
I would love to go apple picking one day!!! It always sounds like so much fun!!
You’ve just totally motivated me to start gathering all of the Fall movies I want to watch with the family – thanks!!
Thank you all, for reading and sharing. I’m glad you liked the ideas. Now get off that chair and embrace the Fall 🙂
These are seriously some of my fave things!!! I try to plan a new hiking destination for every weekend. It’s nice to get out of the house
These all sound great! i love fall, and love going on nature walks / hikes. My kids love it too, and anything pumpkin related is ALWAYS a big hit!
These are all great fall fun family activities to do. I love the idea of making your own Halloween costumes together and the nature hike too. Thanks for sharing the family fun fall activities.
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year and I love that you listed some fun filled family activities that people can get into and just enjoy the season.
These are great activities for families to get in the fall spirit! I have never been apple picking but it looks so fun
These really are great Fall activities to do. I am glad you shared them, Fall can be the best time get out and do things as it’s a bit cooler.
We love apple picking in the fall. We try to go every year. Pumpkin patches and pumpkin carving are fun too.
This is a good list, we do most of these already. I love making Halloween costumes. We’ve never been apple picking before but we do the farm.
We love picking apples as a family! We do this every fall and it is a definite family tradition! We also love finding our pumpkins together and then creating cool designs!
Apple picking is my absolute favorite Fall activity. My kids are older, so there isn’t much pumpkin decorating anymore.
In my new hometown, I’m closer to an apple orchard and I can’t wait to go! Hiking is always fun too. But on chilly, rainy days like right now? Movie bingeing is the way to go! LOL. Thanks for sharing!
I cannot wait to take my son hiking up north. I’m hoping to do it in the next couple weeks before gets too cold.
We went apple picking and maybe it;s just here in New England, but it’s pretty pricey. All the orchards really jack up the prices 🙁