Fall comes with many fun activities for seniors! You can celebrate the autumn season in style, and if you’re doing it with your loved ones, the experience can be so heartwarming.
We’ve created a creative list of fall activity ideas that are affordable and, of course, festive for you to try with your loved ones. We hope you’ll enjoy it!
1. Make fun decorations
This is a great way to celebrate the change of seasons and get in the mood for fall. Your home deserves all the love this season – and that’s where these DIY fall decorations come in handy. They’re especially fun to try as a family.
You can create a beautiful fall wreath for your front door or decorate your living room with a basket full of crisp red apples or small gourds. The best thing about this activity is that your grandkids will have so much fun decorating with you!
Collecting from nature is another great way to create a cozy atmosphere. Gathering pine cones is a lovely family-friendly activity. You can also collect fallen leaves, moss, acorns, and tree bark pieces.
2. Prepare festive homemade food
As fall gets underway, we start to crave cozy, comfort food recipes that are warming to both body and soul. Preparing comfort food can be incredibly nourishing – it can be the perfect way to spend a slow Sunday afternoon.
Cooking together is so much more than cooking. As a grandparent, you have a fantastic opportunity to share your culture and traditions with your grandchildren.
The key to sharing the experience and the memories is to make the time spent cooking fun. You can tell your grandkids all those stories you want them to carry on to future generations. Let them see your silly side and make beautiful memories together!
3. Enjoy the natural scenery
Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy nature, whether you go alone or with family and friends. You can walk through a local park, stroll a block or two in the neighborhood, or relax in the backyard or on the porch.
There’s nothing more stimulating than experiencing the blue skies and bright foliage. Not in the mood for a stroll? Then simply open your windows to smell the fresh air and take in the scenery from your windowsill.
4. Go apple picking with your grandkids
Crisp fall weather, delicious apples, time spent with your grandchildren – we call that a perfect day!
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples are a great source of fiber and vitamin C and have many health benefits. In addition to being a delicious treat for all ages, it can also boost your immune system. Let the children pick their own apples – it will encourage them to try healthy foods.
We’re drawing near to the end of the apple-growing season, so just a small amount of fruit is left on the trees. Luckily that’s more than enough for you and your grandkids to have fun. Of course, if you can’t find apples on trees, you can always find them in stores!
5. Build a birdhouse
Birdwatching is a favorite pastime for many seniors. So, why not build your flying friends a little birdhouse?
Building a birdhouse is a fun project – so fun it’s hard to say who benefits from it more, the birds or the builder. If you’re creating it together with your loved ones, it becomes even better!
A home for your feathered friends adds some interest to your yard and ensures the birds will keep visiting. It also gives them a place to snuggle together for warmth away from the cold air.
Most softwood (pine, cedar, cypress, redwood, fir) will work well as a building material. So it won’t be difficult to find.
What better way to connect with nature, get outside, and spark creativity?
6. Indoor gardening
In most areas of the country, fall means the end of the gardening season. But you can bring your garden indoors!
Indoor plants have many benefits, from stress reduction to air purification and aesthetics. You can choose from dozens of plants, including vegetables like spinach and lettuce, or herbs like oregano, mint, chives, sage, rosemary, basil, and thyme. You can also try growing microgreens.
To keep tasty leaves available all winter, harvest small amounts at a time. A few snippets here and there will encourage new growth. Growing herbs inside is a great way to enjoy the flavors and scents of your garden during the fall and winter months.
Happy gardening!
