52 lists week #36; Autumn Bucket List

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This week's list is right up my alley!  When I saw: list your Autumn bucket list I did a little happy dance inside.  

Fall is by far my favorite season and so I always have a huge list of things we need to do to mark this wonderful season.

 Fall Bucket List:

  • Go apple picking
  • Go on a hayride
  • Take the boys to the Zoo Boo days
  • Check out a local corn maze
  • Make apple pie
  • Drink apple cider
  • Go hiking (a lot!)
  • Watch all the leaves change color 
  • Go pumpkin picking
  • carve pumpkins
  • Make pumpkin pie
  • Rake leaves and jump into the piles
  • Go bike riding
  • Decorate the front of the house with mums and cornstalks
  • Make pumpkin bread
  • Roast pumpkin seeds with sugar and spices
  • Take the boys school photos
  • Stack wood and get some fires going in the fireplace
  • Snuggle up with a blanket and read a good book
  • Bring back Friday movie nights
  • Go on a picnic
  • Watch the sunrise
  • Watch the sunset
  • Create some leaf art
  • Make soup in the crock pot with fresh bread
  • Pull out all my scarves, sweaters and hoodies!
  • Bake up some apple crisp
  • Take a family trip to Salem, Massachusetts
  • Visit Pumpkintown
  • Build a blanket fort & read fall/Halloween books with the boys
  • Make candy or caramel apples
  • Take the boys Trick or Treating
  • Watch "fall" movies with popcorn and hot cocoa
You can check out my other fall lists:
45 Things to do This Fall



week #20; My Summer Goals
week #23; My Pet Peeves
week #25; My Favorite Meals
week #30; My Favorite Games
week #31; Sports I Watch or Play 

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Comments

  1. Amy JohnsonSeptember 8, 2016 at 6:19 PM

    Looks like a great list! My husband and I love to hike in the fall and see the fall colors!

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  2. Jenny SparrowSeptember 8, 2016 at 10:34 PM

    I love your list!! I will need to include some of your ideas into our plans for the season. We are taking our children on their first big hike this fall (my oldest is 6 and my youngest is 2). They are so excited.

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  3. Kym ThorpeSeptember 9, 2016 at 11:09 AM

    A delightful list! So many fun things to do in fall.

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  4. TodayismeSeptember 9, 2016 at 1:17 PM

    Looks like you and your family are going to have a lot of fun this fall! Pumpkin bread sounds like a great idea. I may need to add that into my fall plans too.

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    1. Mother of 3September 9, 2016 at 4:34 PM

      I love it! I found one recipe once that had a frosting similar to those found on cinnamon buns over it... yum!

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  5. Carol @Comfort Spring StationSeptember 9, 2016 at 2:30 PM

    Looks like great fun - wishing you an awesome autumn!

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    1. Mother of 3September 9, 2016 at 4:34 PM

      Thanks. I hope you have an awesome autumn as well.

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  6. Jacquelin CaffeySeptember 9, 2016 at 5:08 PM

    I love your list! Pumpkintown sounds like a lot of fun!

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    1. Mother of 3September 9, 2016 at 8:49 PM

      We keep meaning to check it out each year and have never made it there yet. I've heard it's lots of fun for families...

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  7. Beauty full SlowSeptember 10, 2016 at 1:35 AM

    BeautiFALL list! Autumn is also my favorite season :) We plan on leaf art, too.

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  8. TammySeptember 12, 2016 at 1:30 PM

    Great list. I'm a summer lover, so letting go of summer is really hard for me. Probably because our summer is so short!

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    1. Mother of 3September 12, 2016 at 3:15 PM

      I do enjoy summer so much (it is probably my second favorite season) but fall is definitely my favorite.

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  9. Debbie KittermanSeptember 9, 2017 at 1:26 AM

    I love fall so much! I'm so excited it is finally (almost) here! Thanks for sharing this list, I'm visiting you today from Friday Frivolity Linkup.

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