5 Cheap Kids’ Activities for a Fall Weekend

1. Make leaf prints. Find leaves outside and paint one side of them. Press onto a sheet of paper, and examine the veins that appear in the printed art.
2. Collect acorns during your walks. I have a little box into which my daughter puts one acorn from each walk into the box. It’s a nice little treasure trove for her, and it makes use of something, the little box, that could easily have turned into a useless knickknack just gathering dust.

1. Rearrange their rooms or closets. The changing weather can be a good time to change out bedding for heavier sheets or blankets and to move cold weather clothes to more prominent, easy-to-access areas. This can be a fun game for kids. It gives them autonomy and choice, especially if you let them take it a bit further and move things around in their room, like repositioning the bed or a chair. Not all kids may enjoy this, but some may see the change as exciting and fun.
2. Play a family game all weekend, like pointing out all of the pumpkins or ghosts. You may see decorations outside people’s houses, inside stores, and more. Especially if you have to run errands, this may be a bit of a distraction for kids. See a pumpkin in the grocery store and get to sample something with pumpkin? Awesome! Or grab something else relating to your chosen object, like pumpkin cereal bars or putting a napkin over your hand to look like a ghost.
3. Read a fall- or Halloween-themed book at the bookstore or local library. Yeah, you knew I had to add something about books. Cause reading is awesome. It just is.

Fall has certainly arrived here in New Jersey. I dread the snow coming later, but for now, the fall weather is lovely. Wishing you a wonderful first weekend in October!