Morning:
Make a Fall Bucket List – Write down all the fun fall activities you want to do together, then start checking them off. Add pictures, stickers, and other fun accessories to make it more fun and aesthetic!
Create a Fall Scrapbook – Capture your favorite moments of the season and make a scrapbook together.
Apple Picking – Spend the day picking apples at an orchard and making apple treats later.
Location 1: Cherry Hawk Farm Orchard 22min drive; Hours: 10/5-10/11 Saturdays & Sundays 11am-7pm; Prices: 13lb of apples for $25
Location 2: The Orchard and Company 29min drive; Hours:9/7-10/26 Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm; Prices: $25 peck (10# bag) and $40 bushel (20# bag)
Visit a Vintage Store – Go thrifting and look for fall fashion or decor.
Location 1: The Alley Vintage & Costumes 17min drive; Hours 12pm-7pm tues-thurs 12pm-4pm weekends;
Location 2: Bunty Station Vintage Antiques and Collectables 8min drive; Hours: 10am-6pm thurs-fri different hours on weekends…
Volunteer Together – Help out at a fall charity event like a food drive or community festival.
Scenic Nature Walk or Hike – Admire the fall foliage at a nearby park.
Park 1: Deer Haven 9min drive; Hours Sun up to sun down
Park 2: Shale Hollow 10min drive: sunup to sun down
Noon:
Pumpkin Patch Adventure – Pick and carve pumpkins together. (check both websites before going)
Location1: Leeds Farm 18min drive; 10am-5am on the weekend. $20/person (general admission)
Location2: Lehners Pumpkin Patch; 21min drive sept. 21st – oct. 27th $13/person (general admission)
Attend a Fall Parade – Enjoy the music, floats, and fall-themed fun.
10/18 2024 homecoming Parade, Festival, Bakesale, & silent auction; 23min drive
10/19 Minerva park fall festival 28min drive; 3-6pm
Picnic with Fall Foods – Pack a picnic filled with seasonal foods like apple cider, pies, and hearty sandwiches.
Location 1: Sharon Woods; 23min drive
Location 2: Highbanks Metro Park; 16min drive
Take a Hayride – Go on a fun hayride, often available at farms or festivals.
Visit a Botanical Garden – Check out the fall plants and colors.
Location 1: Franklin Conservatory 32min drive; Hours: (check website)
Location 2: Inniswood Metro Gardens 24min drive; Hours: 6:30am-7pm)
Fall Farmers Market Trip – Stroll through a fall-themed farmers market.
Buell Homestead 20min drive; Hours: 10am – 7pm on weekends
Evening:
Farm Fall Event – See if your local farm has a fall festival
10/19: Pastime park 19min drive; Hours: 3pm-7pm
Decorate a Room for Fall – Transform your space with cozy fall decor.
Make DIY Candles – Try crafting bath bombs or candles with fall scents like cinnamon or pumpkin spice.
Go Roller Skating – Head to an indoor roller rink or find an outdoor skate path.
Pumpkin Spice Taste Test – Try all the pumpkin spice snacks or drinks you can find.
Go for a Hot Chocolate Date – Visit a local café and try different flavors of hot chocolate
Night:
Go Stargazing – Head out to a clear spot, bring blankets, and watch the stars together.
Baking Night – Bake fall treats like pumpkin pie, apple crisp, or cinnamon rolls.
Haunted House Tour – Test your bravery in a local haunted house.
Columbus Ghost Tours 14min drive; Hours: 9am-5pm wed-sun
Thumber House 27min drive; Hours: (check website)
Watch a Scary Movie Marathon – Binge-watch horror or Halloween movies.
Corn Maze Challenge – Get lost in a corn maze and see who can find the way out first.
Location1: Leeds Farm 18min drive; 10am-5am on the weekend. $20/person (general admission)
Location2: Lehners Pumpkin Patch; 21min drive sept. 21st – oct. 27th $13/person (general admission)
