Autumn! It's time for pumpkins and apples and campfires and the delicious scent of cinnamon and hayrides... ah, I LOVE Fall! Fall is the perfect time to create a family bucket list, your wishlist of fun things to do to enjoy the signatures of the season. This year, KC Parent is celebrating with you with our Fall Bucket List Blog! Local families will share their autumn memories with you as we discover new places to visit, fun traditions to enjoy, and the tips to make the most of those terrific memories.
To get started, you need to make your list! Sit down with your family and make a list of your favorite fall activities (include traditions and new things you hope to try). You can then print your list off on the computer, decorate it with scrapbook paper, or make a paper chain with the items on your list to check off the fun things you do. Remember to take lots of pictures for the scrapbook or Facebook album and celebrate together! If you would like to use our Bucket List (shown in graphic above), download and print the PDF here.
Below are a few of our Fall Favorites for Family Fun in Kansas City to help inspire you with tips and ideas!
- Visit the Pumpkin Patch.
- Attend Fall Festivals.
- Visit the Louisburg Cider Mill and watch as cider is made from scratch.
- Roast Marshmallows.
- Make apple crisp.
- Go Apple picking.
- Make applesauce.
- Visit Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and feed the animals.
- Visit the American Royal.
- Go through a Corn Maze.
- Eat Pumpkin Donuts.
- Read apple books.
- Make a pot of potato soup.
- Decorate Pumpkins. (Note: We do this 3 ways: 1) We buy a fake look-alike pumpkin at Michael's pick a design, and parents carve it. 2) We decorate real pie pumpkins by painting them and decorating them with the Pumpkin Kit from Mr. Potato Head. I love these safe solutions for little ones!)
- Make a pot of chili.
- Attend Magic Woods at Lakeside Nature Center.
- Attend the Big Bad Pumpkin Derby.
- Take fun fall photos at a scenic park.
- Roast Pumpkin Seeds.
- Go on a hayride.
- Cuddle up and watch a fall movie with popcorn. (We love "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.")
- Make leaf rubbings.
- Make pancakes with maple syrup… for dinner!
- Decorate the house for autumn.
- Paint your fingernails orange.
- Watch the turkeys at Burr Oak Woods.
- Read pumpkin books.
- Eat Apple Cider donuts.
- Read and solve a mystery.
- Eat Kettle Corn.
- Make fall accessories. (We made barrettes with orange pumpkin ribbon and wooden candy corn necklaces with a $1 kit from the craft store.)
- Eat caramel apples.
- Go on a nature walk and enjoy leaf peeping.
- Go on a fall scavenger hunt.
- Go on a Day Trip.
What fun ideas are part of your Fall Bucket List?