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28 Ways to Celebrate Fall

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Celebrate fall and the beauty of the season with recipes and these 28 easy and fun ideas. From cooking to crafting, hikes, leaf-peeping journeys, and even home organizing tips.

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Welcome to fall!

Though I’ve been celebrating autumn for a few weeks, it’s exciting to be officially here.

Speaking of fall… if you’re an oatmeal fan, you really should try our Amish Baked Oatmeal recipe. My parents are visiting this week, and I’ve made it twice already. They love it that much! With its almost bread pudding-like texture, it’s packed with apples and raisins and nuts and oats and cinnamon… everything we love about fall flavors.

And best ever… it’s a great candidate for a make-ahead breakfast. While we love it warm from the oven, it’s incredibly creamy and delicious straight from the fridge the next morning. And the next, and even next.

But back to welcoming autumn.

After a warm and dry summer, with raging firestorms in the Northwest, the rain and cool weather we’re experiencing in Seattle feels like a gift!

With the advent of fall — there’s so much to look forward to and even celebrate.

Oktoberfest celebrations, game days, fall festivals, and the holidays to come.

And if you’re ready for all things pumpkin spice, here are a few recipes you’ll want to make.

Or check out our page packed with fall recipes of all kinds.

And just in case you need a little inspiration… here are some free and inexpensive ways to celebrate fall:

28 Ways to Celebrate Fall

  1. Visit a pumpkin patch.
  2. Make a list of things you’re thankful for.
  3. Pick apples and make delicious apple recipes.
  4. It’s not just for summer. Make s’mores with a Friday night bonfire.
  5. Make your own Pumpkin Spice Latte.
  6. Collect canned goods for your local food bank.
  7. Take your family Christmas card photo.
  8. Meander through a corn maze.
  9. Decorate for fall with a DIY fall wreath.
  10. Rake leaves, make a pile, and jump in.
  11. Take a hayride.
  12. Take photos of the changing seasons.
  13. Clean out your closet to make room for sweaters or start our 31 Days an Organized Life series.
  14. Decorate your home with fall colors and gathered items.
  15. Make cozy and warm soup.
  16. Go for a drive to see the fall foliage.
  17. Light pumpkin-scented candles.
  18. Make leaf rubbings.
  19. Have a tailgate party for the family in the backyard.
  20. Carve pumpkins.
  21. Host a potluck Fall harvest dinner party. Have each member responsible for a menu item.
  22. Make a corn-husk doll.
  23. Bake a pumpkin pie.
  24. Eat candy corn.
  25. Roast pumpkin seeds.
  26. Make apple butter.
  27. Watch the harvest moon.
  28. Curl up by the fire with a good book.

No Regrets

If your calendar is full and obligations are pressing, the last thing you want to read is a list of 28 additional things to do.

I completely understand. I feel it too.

Let me just say this… some things are worth the interruption, the added line on the calendar.

Because truly, it isn’t about the doing, it’s about the who you’re doing it with. It’s about the making and the experiencing– about setting aside the duties to be present with the ones you care about.

It’s about making the memory while it’s there to be made.

Mark Twain once said,

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn’t do
than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.

I hope you see a falling leaf this week.

Hug your loved ones extra tight and–

Have a beautiful day!

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