Does your family ever get in the same routine of doing the same thing over and over again every day or every weekend? Now, this is not a bad thing, but over time it can get monotonous or boring. Here are some fun ideas to try with your family if you are in a rut.
1)With fall right around the corner, find a pumpkin patch to go to. Look at the pumpkins and pick one as a family or let everyone get their own. Take it home and have a pumpkin carving/decorating night as a family.
2) For older kids, create a treasure hunt to do with your kids. Even though you know the path and what is at each spot, your kids don't and they will love the adventure! You can do it just in your house, in your neighborhood, or even at a park area.
3) For younger kids, as a family create a masterpiece of art together! You can either get a large piece of paper and color with either paints or something like pudding or you can make a fall picture! One idea is to draw the trunk of a tree on paper. Then, have everyone have their own cork top and dip it in paint and use colors like red, yellow, brown, and orange to create a tree with fall colors. Here is a picture from the Picky Apple and how they did it.
4) Other crafts you can do is to find fall leaves, dry and press them, then decorate them with puff paint. Another fun one is shaving cream leaf painting. Check out Little Wonders blog to see how they did! It looks like fun!
5) Take a nature walk with your family. Find leaves, cool rocks, fun sticks, etc. Be adventurous and let your kids be adventurous and find new things in nature! Let them climb trees, skip rocks, and whatever else seems fun in nature (as long as it is safe of course!:)
6) Make fall treats together. Make pumpkin sugar cookies, caramel apples, party popcorn (popcorn drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkles), smores over a fire/grill, Halloween Rice Krispies, etc.
7) I found a fun pumpkin bowling game on this blog. It looks easy and like a lot of fun. It is at the bottom of the page.
8) Take a picnic on a pretty day! Pack your lunches and head to the park to eat and have some fun exercise together. Let the kids help pack the lunch too!
9) Make homemade ice cream together. If you dare, let the kids pick the flavor and "special" ingredients!
10) Make fall scented rice! This activity looks super fun! Kids love playing in rice. Plus, it will smell good! Check out this blog to see how to do it!
Bonus: You should make these divine looking cookies just because it is fall and just because they look delicious! I will be trying them soon and I will let you know how they are! To find the recipe, go to this blog!
Hope you have fun with some new activities! Enjoy the start of fall!
Until next time,
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