Spooky Season’s Greetings: Ideas for fall weekends
As soon as the air started to get a little cooler here in North Carolina- I began my quest to find as many family friendly fall activities as possible. Fall of 2020 obviously didn’t go according to plan. Our son, Ro, was a tiny adorable bundle of pure infant, which put him into the higher risk category for COVID-19. Therefore, we decided to lay low last year and missed out on all the wonderful activities that are available to us. So this time around I was determined to make up for it. The result: every single weekend in October is booked with some type of fall activity. I would totally have started earlier but there is a rule in our household: no pumpkins until October.
Where did this very specific rule come from? Well, I am originally from New York and fall starts in September there. As soon as Labor Day is over- so is summer. Kids go back to school, the leaves start changing, and the air starts to have a ‘crisp’ quality to it. That is (surprise, surprise) not the case in the South. So when our first fall in the South came along I was convinced that I had to start decorating in September. I travelled out to a wonderful farmers market with a friend and bought so. many. pumpkins. In 80 degree heat. Needless to say those charming pumpkins were rotted within a couple of weeks. After being the pumpkin removal crew, my sweet husband declared no pumpkins until October.
So here we are, well into October, and every weekend my family has been collecting at least one pumpkin to add to our fall decor. I would love to share some of the activities we have done (or will be doing) to help y’all have some inspiration for this upcoming week with the little ones!
My Activities List:
1) Pick pumpkins at a local farm
2) Indulge in pumpkin ice cream (Ro may have cried when his was finished)
3) Attend a Halloween themed farm class and paint a pumpkin
4) Trick or Treat at a local farm
5) Head to your local Science Museum to engage in fall/halloween activities
6) Get lost in a corn maze
7) Get some fall family photos taken
8) Pumpkin carving at home (spooky music or movie accompaniment is a must)
9) Cook up some delicious Halloween themed snacks or dessert
10) Stroll around the neighborhood and take in the festive decorations
What are your plans? What’s on your list? I’d love to hear your ideas and activities! Please share in the comment section, below, and Happy Halloween y’all!
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