Submitted by recreation therapists
WordCloud:
Autumn Activity Ideas submitted by recreation therapists
Ten (10) Popular Suggestions:
- Crafts
- Hiking
- Baking
- Bonfires
- Walking
- Football
- Corn Maze
- Apple picking
- Haunted houses/ haunted trails
- 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.