Fall Fun

Halloween is officially over, we have moved into the season of shorter, chillier days. Are you looking for some ideas to keep your kiddos active both indoors and out? Here are a few seasonal ideas to engage with your child and encourage their development.

  • Leaf clean up

    • Raking/leaf blowing

    • Filling pumpkin bags/collection bags

    • Jumping into/over piles of leaves

    • Placing leaves into wheelbarrow/laundry basket and pushing/pulling

  • Give your pumpkin/squash a bath

  • Take a hike in nature

    • Lake McBride

    • Fossil Gorge, Iowa City

    • Palisades State Park

    • Wanatee Park

    • Wickiup Learning Hill

    • Indian Creek Nature Center

  • Leaf collection walk

    • Identify and sort leaves into various categories

      • Colors

      • Sizes (small, medium, big)

      • Shapes

    • Create simple leaf artwork

      • Tracing

      • Paint animal faces

      • Wreath

    • Stamp leaves into playdough

  • Nature scavenger hunt

    • Collect: Stick, Leaf, Acorn, Mushroom, Rock, Pinecone

  • Scavenger hunt with small seasonal objects within a sensory bin (rice/beans/oatmeal)

  • Visit the library and check out seasonal books

  • Visit apple orchard

  • Hide and seek indoors with glow sticks

Emily Brandt