Happy fall! Today is the Autumnal Equinox and we’re celebrating with our favorite family fun-time ideas. Celebrate fall with these outings and enjoy the crisp, bright air, kaleidoscope of colors and rich crunch of leaves underfoot. Strengthen family bonding and have FUN at the same time!
GO APPLE PICKING AND THEN BAKE TOGETHER
Go to a local apple orchard and spend the day picking apples; have a fall picnic outside. Do all of the other activities your apple orchard has to offer. And then, the best part: Go home and make something with those apples! Apple pie, apple crisp, apple strudel, baked apples, apple cider, caramel apples…YUM.
VISIT A PUMPKIN PATCH TO CELEBRATE FALL
Nothing says fall like pumpkin. Going out as a family and spending time looking for the perfect pumpkins brings fall to the next level of awesome. And what can you do with those pumpkins?
- Carve the pumpkins and toast pumpkin seeds.
- Paint and decorate pumpkins for inside or outside decorations.
- Build an outdoor display, adding haystacks, corn stalks, mums, gourds and fall leaves. Use the outdoor display for a family photo opportunity.
NATURE WALK – FAMILY STYLE
Go on a color peeping tour of your favorite park or wooded area. Take time to watch the wildlife as they get ready for winter and collect things like leaves, acorns, twigs and seed pods to…
CREATE FALL ART AS A FAMILY
Take your collected nature items and create a fall centerpiece for the table or a variety of colorful artwork.
WINTERIZE THE YARD AND PLANT SPRING BULBS
Yard work is more fun together! Make a game out of collecting leaves and prepping for the winter season. Teach little ones about the planting season and how to keep perennials alive and thriving each year. Planting bulbs this time of year is exciting and educational; pick a variety of bulbs that will start popping out of the ground in early spring.
DIY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Instead of spending money on store-bought costumes for the little ones, try planning out a theme for the whole family—making the costumes together. Extra credit family-fun: go trick-or-treating as an entire family in your themed costumes!
CELEBRATE FALL BY BUILDING A SCARECROW
Spend an afternoon building a scarecrow together. Use at least one item of clothing from each family member to create a scarecrow to display in your front yard.
ADD SOME COLOR AND MAGICAL STYLE TO YOUR KIDDO’S HAIR
Celebrate fall at your local Snip-its—now through October 13—with our add-on color service promotion. We’re celebrating the fall premiere of My Little Pony: The Movie on October 6, with magical styles inspired by the Mane 6. $5 color streaks are available for a limited time. Just like the fall leaf colors—the color combinations are endless! Stop in and talk to one of our Kids’ Hair Experts today.
