20 Outdoor Fall Activities for Kids

What are your favorite fall activities?

We are enjoying our first fall in New England.

We picked apples, took a hayride, ran through a hedge maze, ate apple cider donuts, read autumn-themed books, walked through the forest, and picked a pumpkin.

My daughter is actively learning about the changing of the seasons, how fruits and vegetables are grown, and how animals prepare for winter.

We often think of learning as an indoors activity while being outside is playtime, right?

Well, let’s take our learning outside this fall before the cold weather comes in winter.

To take advantage of being outside without having to wear winter clothes, I’ve gathered a list of fun fall-themed educational activities from my Kid Blogger friends to get your children learning, moving, and having fun.

Go puddle jumping and look for bugs.ALLterNATIVELearning	Create an outdoor fall obstacle course. The Chaos and the Clutter
Learn the alphabet through yoga poses for kids. Kids Yoga Stories	Play leaf scramble game. The Inspired Treehouse
Go on a pumpkin hunt around your house or neighborhood. I Heart Crafty Things	Go on a nature walk to collect leaves. One Time Through
Prepare your garden for the winter. Nurture Store	Go on a scavenger hunt and search for bugs. The Chirping Moms
Collect various leaves and make leaf identification cards. Wildflower Ramblings	Visit your local farm. Kids Activities Blog
Take autumn jump games with pumpkins, spiders, and leaves outdoors. Playing with Words 365	Do an autumn yoga sequence together outside. Kids Yoga Stories
Put on large boots and play a Boot-Scoot-n-Shuffle in the leaves. The Inspired Treehouse	Make a Halloween or fall obstacle course outdoors. Lalymom
Play a fall leaf alphabet or number movement activity. Toddler Approved	Decorate your fall tree using a scooter board. Golden Reflections Blog
Dress up in fall-themed clothing and have a harvest dance. The Educators’ Spin On It	Sing and dance with autumn-themed songs.Let’s Play Kids Music
Play Halloween Hopscotch, do a spider crawl, andthrow a Jack-o-Lantern Frisbee. The Pleasantest Thing	Do a Halloween yoga sequence together outside. Kids Yoga Stories

What are your favorite ways to enjoy learning outside in the fall?

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Pretend to feel the raindrops from Fall showers, to pick pumpkins and to watch the bears prepare to sleep in their dens!

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Enjoy this video introducing Good Night, Animal World, a cozy bedtime yoga book for toddlers and preschoolers for those cool fall evenings:

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