{"id":19123,"date":"2017-09-20T10:33:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=19123"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:36:57","slug":"50-fun-family-activities-for-fall-free-printable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2017\/09\/20\/50-fun-family-activities-for-fall-free-printable\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Fun Activities for Fall (Free Printable)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It may be hard to believe it, but fall officially starts this Friday. The year is nearly \u00be over! But the remaining quarter packs lots of potential for making great memories, if we\u2019re intentional about doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start by making a list of the activities you don\u2019t want to miss, then check them off as you go. If you are drawing a blank, here are 50 of our family\u2019s favorite things to do during the fall season<\/a>, plus a few new activities we plan to try this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 Fun Family Activities for Fall <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1 – Visit a farm or a pumpkin patch<\/h3>
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2 – Attend a fall festival<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 – Go for a drive through the country<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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4 – Admire the changing colors<\/h3>

Head to the Northeast for the most spectacular displays.
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5 – Change batteries in your smoke alarms<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Stage a family fire drill<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Read Pilgrim Stories<\/em><\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used to read this collection aloud to my children every autumn as part of our homeschool studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 – Build a bird or squirrel feeder<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 – Go to the State Fair<\/h3>

Eat a corny dog or funnel cake and enjoy some fresh-squeezed lemonade while you’re hear.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 – Compete in a creative arts competition<\/a><\/h3>

Our kids win a bundle of ribbons and premiums by entering their arts and craft projects in the East Texas State Fair every year.<\/p>

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11 – Play Bananagrams<\/a> or Scrabble<\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love word games — and these are two of our favoirites!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12 – Attend a high school football game<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 – Stuff a shoebox<\/h3>

Consider hosting a Shoebox Stuffing Party<\/a> for Operation Christmas Child<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 – Go on a scavenger hunt<\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have printables for all kinds of scavenger hunts: Scavenger hunts you can play outside<\/a> or right at home<\/a>, around the neighborhood<\/a> or with a camera<\/a> or even with your Bible<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15 – Make homemade granola or trail mix<\/h3>

Drench it in milk and eat with a spoon or eat it dry as a healthy snack.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 – Go to a drive-in movie<\/h3>

If you can’t find an outdoor theater near you, hang up a sheet in your backyard and gather there for a family movie.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 – Take a family photo<\/h3>

Check out these 6 tips for taking portraits you’ll be proud of<\/a>.<\/p>

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18 – Find your way through a corn maze<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 – Plant bulbs for spring<\/h3>

Fall is the season to plant tulips, daffodils, narcissus, etc.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 – Watch a cranberry harvest<\/h3>

If you can\u2019t see it in person, watch a YouTube video<\/a> — it’s facinating!<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 – Write a thank you note<\/a><\/h3>

You can even print your own thank you cards<\/a> from our website. Then, when you’re finished writing them, stamp, seal, and drop them in the mail, or deliver it by hand.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22 – Pass out treats + tracts for Halloween <\/a><\/h3>

In addition to to really good candy, print some of our Halloween tracts<\/a> to give to trick-or-treaters
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23 – Invite a lonely college student for Thanksgiving<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 – Sing praise songs around a campfire<\/h3>

If you can strum along on a guitar, so much the better. If not, just sing acapella.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 – Feast as Pilgrims and Indians<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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26 – Make popcorn balls<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 – Clean house with all the windows open<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 – Rake leaves<\/h3>

If you have a lot of leaves, you can rake a maze through them first for playing tag.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 – Watch Dan in Real Life<\/em><\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another family favorite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 – Jump in a leaf pile<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

31 – Run a Turkey Trot or 5K<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

32 – Carve a pumpkin<\/h3>

Get one for everyone and stage a pumpkin carving contest. Give prizes prettiest, funniest, scariest, most unusual, etc.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

33 – Build a bonfire<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 – Start a leaf collection<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or use your leaves for cool craft projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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35 – Work a jigsaw puzzle<\/h3>
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36 – Go mountain biking<\/h3>

Pack plenty of water if you plan to ride far.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

37 – Roast pumpkin seeds<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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38 – Pick apples at an orchard<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

39 – Watch Martin Luther<\/em><\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What more fitting way to celebrate Reformation Day<\/a> than to watch a biopic of the man who started it all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40 – Sing A Mighty Fortress<\/em><\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin Luther wrote this beloved hymn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41 – Learn the Five Solas<\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone according to Scripture alone for the glory of God alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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42 – Bake a pecan pie<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

43 – Visit a science museum<\/h3>
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44 – Make pumpkin bread<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

…or maybe pumpkin muffins or even pumpkin chocolate chip cookies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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45 – Bake an apple crisp<\/h3>

… or apple pie, apple turnovers, or apple cobbler.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

46 – Read D\u2019Aulaire\u2019s Columbus<\/em><\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, at a very minimum, read what Columbus himself had to say about his purpose and calling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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47 – Make cranberry sauce<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

48 – Camp out<\/a> under the stars<\/h3>
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49 – Make s\u2019mores<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For an extra-special treat, try one of our yummy s’more variations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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50 – Shell pecans<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    That should keep us busy for at least a couple of months! Click on the image or button below to download a free printable version of this list. What are your favorite fall activities? Anything you’d add to our list<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Print More of Our Bucket Lists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Once you’ve finished doing the activities that interest you on our “50 Frugal Ideas for Family Fun” list, try another of our free printable bucket lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n