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Autumn Activity Ideas

Autumn Activity Ideas submitted by recreation therapists

Ten (10) Popular Suggestions:

  1. Crafts
  2. Hiking
  3. Baking
  4. Bonfires
  5. Walking
  6. Football
  7. Corn Maze
  8. Apple picking
  9. Haunted houses/ haunted trails
  10. Pumpkin related activities (painting/ carving)

Complete list of activities that were submitted:

 

  • hike
  • Hike
  • Hike
  • Hike
  • Bake
  • Camp
  • walks
  • Paint
  • Walks
  • Hiking
  • Hiking
  • Walks
  • Hiking
  • Baking
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • walking
  • Hayrides
  • Bonfires
  • Painting
  • Camping
  • Corn hole
  • Decorate
  • Apple Fun
  • Corn maze
  • Carnivals
  • Bonfires
  • Corn maze
  • Color tour
  • ATV riding
  • Corn Maze
  • Bike riding
  • Leaf Prints
  • Visit parks
  • Scarescrows
  • Bike Riding
  • Fall Festial
  • Nature walks
  • Fall wreaths
  • Nature walks
  • Leaf Peeping
  • Apple picking
  • apple picking
  • Leaf painting
  • Apple picking
  • apple picking
  • pumpkin patch
  • Pumpkin patch
  • Apple picking
  • Apple orchard
  • Fall carnival
  • Leaf painting
  • Pumpkin patch
  • Leaf drawings
  • Apple picking
  • Apple picking
  • Leaf tracings
  • Apple picking
  • Raking leaves
  • Apple picking
  • Pumpkin patch
  • Apple picking
  • Apple picking
  • Carve Pumpkins
  • Have bonfires
  • Carve Pumpkins
  • Pumpkin Patch
  • Handprint Tree
  • Play in leaves
  • apple picking
  • Paint pumpkins
  • Apple picking
  • Gratitude tree
  • Paint pumpkins
  • Fall Festival
  • Look at leaves
  • Pumpkin patch
  • Pumpkin Bowling
  • Watch football
  • Pumpkin carving
  • collect leaves
  • Apple 🍎 picking
  • Pumpkin carving
  • Scavenger hunt
  • pumpkin carving
  • pumpkin picking
  • paint pumpkins!
  • Walk in the park
  • Pumpkin picking
  • Pumpkin carving
  • Pumpkin painting
  • Pumpkin picking
  • Fall leave drive
  • walk in the woods
  • Picking Pumpkins!
  • Walking, hiking,
  • Make apple butter
  • View Fall Foliage
  • Make Apple Butter
  • Go to theme parks
  • Play field hockey
  • Ride my motorcycle
  • Apple Cider Social
  • Pumpkin decorating
  • Visit cider mills
  • Collect Fall Leaves
  • Pumpkin decorating
  • Play in the leaves.
  • Leaf scavenger hunt
  • Go for scenic walks
  • Go to pumpkin patch
  • Hiking in the Ozarks
  • Visit a pumpkin farm
  • Hiking and campfires
  • Go to a pumpkin patch
  • Apple/pumpkin picking
  • Nature scavenger hunt
  • Harvest, rake leaves
  • Fall Festival/Carnival
  • Visit an apple orchard
  • Hike, go to apple farm
  • Pick/decorate pumpkins
  • Go to the pumpkin patch
  • Going to fall festivals
  • Jump in the fall leaves
  • Pine cone bird feeders
  • We have a fall carnival.
  • Press fall colored leaves
  • Painted pine cone flowers
  • Camp, Paint, pumpkin pick
  • Hiking, Decorate Pumpkins
  • Take and jump into leaves
  • Jumping on piles of leaves
  • Carve pumpkins bake seeds
  • bonfire, walk, enjoy nature
  • Halloween and Thanksgiving
  • Leaf collecting for artwork
  • Pumpkin carving or painting
  • Fishing, trapping, hunting
  • Fall Sensory Scavenger Hunt
  • Looking at the leaves change
  • Blow leaves, Bake Apple Pies
  • Knitting Sweaters for Winter
  • Atten apple butter festivals
  • Fall leaves placemats making
  • Roast pumpkin seeds, bake pies
  • Apple picking, pumpkin patch,
  • Nature yoga, Halloween crafts
  • Pumpkin Carving, Fall Porch Fest
  • Autumn Leaf and farm market tours
  • hike, bike, leaf hunt, road trips
  • Picnic, football games, tailgate
  • road trips to see the fall colours
  • Walking, crafting, hiking, campung
  • rake leaves, pumpkin patch, orchard
  • pumpkin carving, making leave people
  • Use fall leaves to make art projects
  • Leaf art, pumpkin decorating, hiking
  • Going to the cider mill, leaf tracing
  • Read, cook, walking, biking, crochet
  • drawing leaves, finishing up the garden
  • Fishing, Apple picking, Biking, camping
  • Pumpkin picking, apple cider, halloween
  • walk, rake leaves, drive in the country
  • Visit a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hike
  • Apple Picking! Haunted House/ Hay Ride
  • roasting marshmallows around the bonfire
  • outings to view the beautiful NY foliage
  • Take walks, blow leaves with hand blower
  • Hiking, Apple picking, Bon fires, Boating
  • visit a pumpkin patch, go to haunted houses
  • Fall Festival, Harvest Day, Fishing, Baking
  • Go see the beautiful leaves in Brown County
  • Leaf piles, pumpkin patches, wreath making
  • Enjoying acorn and butternut squash dishes!
  • Hiking, fishing, walking, running, boating
  • Apple picking, hay ride, fall fest, gootball
  • Plant mums. Make fall  table
  • pumpkin patch, corn maze, drinking hot cider
  • Pumpkin carving, cider mill, apple picking.
  • Hay ride, pumpkin picking, making apple butter
  • hiking, camping, sigh seeing, rake leaves, fish
  • Nature hunts, expressive therapies with leaves.
  • Scrapbooking, pumpkin patches and carve pumpkins
  • Playing in the leaves, reading, carving pumpkins
  • Apple picking, pumpkin carving, fall colors tour
  • Drink apple cider, carve pumpkins, baking, walks
  • Hike, Apple pick, pumpkin patch, pioneer village
  • Nature drawing, walking and hiking, apple picking
  • hay rides, corn maze, leaf watching, pumpkin patch
  • Pumpkin patch, haunted house or rides, bake, cook,
  • Hike, drive up to north to see change of leaf colors
  • Pick apples/pumpkins; bake; leaf peeking; hike/walk
  • Apple picking, pumpkin patch, outdoor walk, leaf hunt
  • Apple picking, pumpkin picking, trail hiking, running
  • Hay rides, Pumpkin Carving, Jumping in piles of leaves
  • football games, pumpkin patch visits, apple orchards..
  • Straw maze, corn maze, pumpkin patch, bonfire, hunting
  • Hiking, camping, rock climbing, outdoor games, kayaking
  • Apple picking, leaf peeping, drinking cider and bon fires
  • Corn maze, apple orchard, pumpkin patch, hiking, camping
  • Hayrack rides, hiking, Pumpkin Patch, football, bonfires,
  • Apple Picking, Take pictures of Fall, Go to an Oktoberfest
  • Pumpkin and apple picking, baking, costumes, leaf rubbing
  • Haunted Houses, hayrides, apple picking, trick or treating
  • Thankful collage, roast pumpkin seeds, fall leave painting
  • Apple picking, pumpkin picking, hiking fall foliage, baking
  • Walk in the leaves, go to pumpkin farm, and take long drives
  • bonfires, hay rides, pumpkin carving, visiting haunted areas
  • Walking, Crafts with leaves, yard “work”, harvesting gardens,
  • Hike, fall yoga, pumpkin patch, pick apples, outdoor painting
  • trail or park walks, ride bikes, hiking, fishing, sightseeing
  • Pumpkin Patch; hike; jump in leaves; bonfire; hayrack rides;
  • Wreath making, pumpkin carving, apple picking, scavenger hunt
  • Apple picking, haunted houses, canning, looking at fall folige,
  • Apple picking, Pumpkin painting, Nature walks/ Scavenger hunts,
  • Fall foliage watching, Salem village/Holloween, hiking, camping
  • hike, apple pick, pumking picking, bake, take drives, fish, boat,
  • corn maze, apple/pumpkin picking, hiking, collecting leaves, baking
  • Jumping in leaves, going to the pumpkin patch and watching football
  • Apple picking, pumpkin picking, pie baking, tailgates, football game
  • camp, hike, knit, apple picking, pumpkin picking, train rides, crafts
  • Jump in leaves, drink apple cider , carve pumpkins, go back to school
  • Hiking, Apple Picking, Visiting a pumpkin patch, plan a Halloween party
  • Coloring walking pumpkin picking fall scavenger hunt give sense of fall
  • Go look at fall leaves, walks outside, fishing, hunting, carve pumpkins.
  • corn maze, pumpkin picking/decorating, apple picking, hikes, sew blankets
  • Take pictures of trees that have changed to orange, yellow, red for autumn
  • Take a nature walk and look at all the beautiful fall colors on the trees.
  • Pumpkin picking, apple picking, rock climbing, outdoor hikes, nature walks
  • Hike, apple picking/baking, soup, we ear sweaters, back to school, raking
  • Go on walks, watch movies, visit pumpkin patch, carve pumpkins, fall crafts,
  • Pumpkin picking, fall festival, making a scarecrow, apple picking, hiking,
  • apple picking, bon fires, square dancing, side walk chalking, cider n donuts,
  • Apple picking, pumpkin carving, baking, trick or treating, hiking, sight seeing
  • Pumpkin cravings. Pumpkin picking. Face painting. Raking leaves. Apple picking.
  • Pumpkin/apple picking, coloring/decorating pumpkins, painting with leaves, hiking
  • Halloween Jingo, fall word search puzzles , fall events/ parties, autumn jeopardy
  • Hike, walk, carve pumpkins, travel, bake, cook, celebrate, pre before winter comes
  • Apple and/or pumpkin picking. Going through a corn maze and watching outdoor movies!
  • Pumpkin spice, bon fires, hayrides, Harry Potter theme, walks in the park, roadtrips.
  • Bonfires, BBQ, football game/parties, country drives to view beautiful colors of fall
  • Hiking, fishing, fly fishing, apple & pumpkin picking, haunted house, corn maze, biking
  • Apple orchard, haunted houses, hiking, Carving pumpkins, making Bird feeders, corn maze
  • Jump in leaves, carve pumpkins, watch/play football, drink apple cider, go to corn mazes
  • Fall color rides (I take my residents for bus rides to see fall leaves- Assisted living)
  • GET FLOWER BEDS READY FOR EARLY SPRING PLANTING. HORTICULTURE IS A GREAT LEISURE ACTIVITY.
  • go to an apple orchard, drink apple cider, watch football, eat s’mores, play in the leaves
  • Pumpkin Patch, Leaf Scavenger Hunt, Hike, Apple Orchard, Bonfire, Sports, Fishing, Hay Rides
  • read, pumpkin patch, bonfires, make blankets, walk in the woods, take leaves and jump in piles
  • rake and play in leaves, go to pumpkin patch, drink pumpkin spice lattes, fall leaves bus trips
  • Corn mazes, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, apple orchard, guided imagery (fall leaves/colors/parks)
  • Pumpkin decorating, cinnamon stick crafts for sensory stim., apple picking, pie baking, wreaths
  • Scavenger Hunts, corn mazes, pumpkin picking, apple picking, candy apple making,  pumpkin carving
  • Making leaf confetti (for special events), nature walks, decorating for fall, and learning to knit!
  • Go to an apple orchard, Rake leaves-Pile them up and Jump in them(try not to lose your eyeglasses) 🙂
  • Garden harvesting, sunflower/fall crafts, making sunflower seeds, hiking/outdoor activities before winter
  • apple picking, pumpkin picking, cider mills, painting pumpkins, carving pumpkins, raking leaves, wineries
  • Carve pumpkins, apple picking, bobbing for apples, baking cookies, baking pies, making s’mores, go camping
  • crafts (leaf wreath, Thankful fall tree, Halloween crafts, pinecone bird feeder, Halloween bingo, Fall bingo
  • Pumpkin Patch, Cider Making, Fall Leaves Art Project, Living Skills: dressing for Fall, making pumpkin bread
  • Go to a pumpkin patch, go to an apple orchard, hayrides, jumping in a pile of leaves, going through corn mazes
  • pressed leaves, thankful blessings tree, football themes, pumpkin decorating, Halloween activities, closing down gardens
  • Fall fest: apple cider and donuts or wine(non-alcoholic ) with cheese ….social eating and presentation…pumpkin picking
  • Bonfire, apple picking, pumpkin patch, carve pumpkins, jump in leaf piles, trick or treat, hayride, haunted houses, camping
  • Hike, camp, pick apples. Walk, drives, see colors,  trips, prepare for winter,  have camp fires,  bake, apples,  apple cidar
  • Playing in the leaves, watching or playing football, Halloween, carving pumpkins, hayrides, camping, hiking, going to orchards
  • Bobbing for apples, leaf art, pumpkin craving, Scavenger hunt, family tree, camping, make s’mores, story time with hot cocoa,
  • A tree. Of gratefulness for thanks giving, pumpkin carving,  hike through the  colourful woods,  bird watching ,  corn mazes,
  • Apple and pumpkin picking, canning all the wonders of the garden, leaf peeping, hayrides, bon fires, sweater knitting, nature walks
  • Go for a autumn hike and see leaves changing color, visit the pumpkin patch, make apple cider, make various crafts from fall leaves and pine cones
  • Pumpkin patch, jump in a pile of leaves, drink all the pumpkin spice lattes (haha), football, more time outside, go on foliage tours to see the leaves change color
  • Pumpkin patch, hay or corn maze, apple picking, baking/cooking with picked apples or pumpkins, pumpkin carving, rake/jump in leaves, plant fall/cold weather flowers
  • scavenger hunts, pumpkin picking and decorating, succulent decor on pumpkins, walks/drives along scenic byways, make cider, cooking/baking new recipes, apple picking,
  • Brisk autumn nature walk, leaf tracing, pine cone baskets with lights, rake/jump in leaves, visit pumpkin patch, visit apple orchard/drink cider, hay rack rides, celebrate Halloween, etc.
  • Apple picking, pumpkin picking, thanksgiving gratitude activities, leaf rubbing/painting, pumpkin carving,  baking pumpkin pie, car rides to view fall leaves, making apple cider/ mulling
  • Sunflower patch visit, pumpkin picking, corn maze, hot apple cider, trick or treat, haunted houses, canning, baking, fall festivals, back to school programs, homecoming dances, football games
  • Get lost in a corn maze. Visit a pumpkin patch and pick pumpkins. Play a game of touch football. Go for a hike. Rent a cabin in the mountains. Plant bulbs in your garden for next spring.  Run a race.  Take a drive in the country. Attend a festival. Have a picnic. Take a hey ride. Tailgate at a football game. Go on a bike ride to admire the fall foliage. Build a bonfire.

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