Welcome to October!! It's time to embrace the season & have some fun!!
Below is a pretty extensive list of ideas to add to your October or Autumn bucket list this year!!
- Go thrifting/antiquing for vintage items
- Read a spooky book
- Make roasted pumpkin seeds
- Make a new pumpkin based creation to share
- Take a scenic drive to see the changing foliage
- Go to a local expo, or other vendor event for some spooky finds
- Visit a haunted house... if that's your thing
- Host a scary or a not-so-scary movie marathon with some fun snacks
- Go on a graveyard picnic... or in a beautiful park with all the fall leaves
- Visit a pumpkin patch
- DIY autumn wreath to your liking to hang on your front door
- Visit a farm/corn maze/hay-ride
- Host a backyard bonfire & roast marshmallows to make some gourmet s'mores
- Make caramel apples
- Buy fall candles
- Try a new crock-pot recipe... soups, stews, broths
- Visit a metaphysical shop
- Have a Harry Potter marathon
- Go Halloween decor hunting around town
- See a psychic
- Get bundled up & bring your blankets, binoculars, & go view the autumn sky or a full moon
- Decorate your home
- Host a Hocus Pocus themed gathering
- Carve &/or paint pumpkins
- Go apple picking
- Put away your summer clothes & pull out your fall/winter items... take time to organize & purge as needed
- Go on a nature hike - take a camera & a scavenger hunt list of things to find, make it fun... you could even find different shaped leaves to bring home & do rubbings to make artwork
- Get your nails fall ready or update them for Halloween
- Have a fall/Halloween photoshoot
- Roast pumpkin seeds - research different styles/flavors to try out
- Enjoy a new coffee place...try something related to fall
- Participate in a fall festival
- Buy a cozy sweater
- Visit a farmer's market
- Make a fall-themed trail mix
- Make a Boo basket for your neighbors, friends, family members, etc. (more to come on this)
- DIY Autumn & Halloween crafts
- Make a Halloween pizza
- Get new fall decorations, if able
- Get coffee/lattes with a friend
- Buy some Halloween pajamas (for the whole family)
- Go to a football game
- Try a seasonal donut
- Plant mums or use them in planters for a porch
- Do a Fall photo challenge & then compile them into a photo album
- Go on a ghost tour
- Volunteer at a food bank/shelter
- Make an apple or a pumpkin pie from scratch
- Make or try out a new chili recipe
- Go for a moon walk with your family or friends
- Create a fall potpourri that you can simmer on your stovetop
- Bake treats to keep AND to share
- Tie-dye orange shirts
- Visit a Halloween/costume shop
- Attend or host a Halloween costume party
- Create a spooky playlist
- Change your backgrounds/wallpapers on phones, computers, etc. for the season
- Attend or host a Murder Mystery Dinner Party
- Learn how to dance to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
- Try bobbing for apples
- Go to an Oktoberfest event
- See a live theater production of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" or another fun play for the season or Halloween related
- Do a Halloween puzzle
- Hand out candy to Trick-or-Treaters
- Attend a graveyard tour
- Smash the after-Halloween sales... LOL
- Invite friends &/or family to a soup night
- Make a scarecrow
- Do a fall cleaning of your space to refresh & organize & to get ready for the seasons to change
- Make luminaries
- Try your hand at making homemade applesauce (maye from the very apples you pick at an orchard)
- Jump in the leaves (take photos for some great pics)
- Make pumpkin pancakes for a fun breakfast
- Visit Spirit Halloween
- Research the history of Halloween or a favorite fall activity
- Enroll in a costume contest
- Go to a Paint n' Sip event/party themed for the fall or Halloween
- Embellish & create your own witch's hat
- Have a autumn themed spa day at home with fall scents, etc.
- Start a journal
- Pick out some fun, fuzzy socks
- Create a fall cocktail/mocktail & give it a fun name
- Update your fall skincare routine
- Host a game night & award prizes for the winner(s)
- Have a DIY candle-making session with autumn-inspired scents
- Create your own bucket list for the season
- Go camping in your backyard
- Start your holiday shopping
- Try out a Halloween/Seasonal only cereal
- Plan a weekend getaway/rent a cabin with a friend or family for everything autumn
- Celebrate National Pumpkin Day - Oct. 26th - with all things pumpkin
- Try a new hobby
- Check out fall books from the library
- Donate to a local food bank/shelter
- Tell spooky stories... even better around a bonfire
- Paint kindness rocks to share with others (incorporate the autumn colors, themes, etc.)
- Participate in a Trunk-or-Treat event
- Learn about how to embrace Hygge
- Bring a little of the season/holiday with you to your workplace by bringing a little treat or a kind note, etc.
- Perform a RAK (Random Act of Kindness)
