25 Fall Activities for Families, Friends, and Couples

October 12, 2015

Family, Marriage, Outdoors

25 Fun fall activities for dates or friends Living the Sweet Wife

  1. Test out which coffee shops have the BEST pumpkin spiced lattes!
  2. Attend a craft show/fair (I do this to get fun handmade Christmas gifts for friends and family or to get ideas of things to make for them).
  3. Collecting leaves and string together to make some homey fall decorations!
  4. Walk through a colorful park, swing on the swings, lay in the grass.
  5. Walk through a graveyard
    1. Someone once told me that this is a great way to find vintage baby names. We haven’t tried it, but hey, makes sense! (If you can get over the whole graveyard thing).
  6. Go out for breakfast (pumpkin pancakes, anyone?)
  7. Watch a sunrise together. Round everyone up with a bunch of cozy blankets and a thermus, drive to a high place and watch the sunrise together.
  8. Apple picking
  9. Baking a pie together (you know, with all those apples you picked).
  10. Pumpkin picking
  11. Pumpkin carving (or painting)
  12. Roast pumpkin seeds (easy, healthy, AND delicious!)
  13. Make apple cider together
  14. Fall photo shoot. Rake up a bunch of leaves and snap some pics while throwing them around! It’ll be a fall wonderland! (and check for ticks after).
  15. Bring a meal to a family in need
    1. (Or shop for and donate canned goods for organizations looking to provide families with Thanksgiving dinners).
  16. Drink hot cocoa under the stars together with a cozy blanket
    1. Download a constellation app!
  17. Attend a wine festival
  18. Find an old book store or a library (obviously go get coffee first) and find some random books and give them a chance! Maybe you’ll find a new genre or author you’d enjoy!
  19. Go to a local football game
  20. Hike somewhere with a view
  21. Attend a local musical performance (whether it’s a festival or in a small coffee shop).
  22. Plan and host a “Friendsgiving”
    1. My family and I live in a college town and both of our parents live at least a day’s car drive away. A lot of our friends are in the same boat as us so we like to have a Friendsgiving with everyone before leaving town to celebrate with family. This is also great practice in learning how to prepare, plan, and make a thanksgiving meal before the pressure’s on!
  23. Build a fire pit and roast marshmallows, hot dogs, popcorn and tell some stories! (or play guitar and sing some songs!)
  24. Take a weekend class together!
    1. pottery
    2. chalk painting
    3. cooking/baking
  25. Wake up early and head to a farmers market together. Talk with some of the farmers about their produce and what’s their favorite and how they like to cook it. Guaranteed you’ll learn something new.