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One of my very favorite family traditions in Central Virginia is pumpkin picking with the entire family. There are so many amazing locations to hunt for that perfect pumpkin and enjoy all of the fun activities that the fall season has to offer! Fall fun in Virginia is my favorite there are always fall festival to check out and outdoor activities galore for the whole family to enjoy.
Halloween word search puzzles are a great way to add a printable worksheet for classroom use, personal use, or social groups! While this not so spooky Halloween word search is created with 1st graders in mind, older students will love this fun activity too. Halloween printable and printable puzzle options are a great activity to use in the car on road trips during the fall season, at school, at home, or in play groups and get togethers!
Pick your own fruit - fresh apples in Virginia with family and friends this year. Whether you are a Virginia native, passing through Virginia in the early fall, or coming to Virginia due to its large production of apples, you will love apple season in Virginia. Virginia has 25 of the best places to pick your own apples in Virginia. These Virginia apple orchard options are family friendly and offer a wide variety of apples of the highest quality! Check out the list of apple picking orchards in Virginia and pick your own apples across the beautiful state. Visit 1 or visit them all and enjoy some of the best apple orchards in the United States.
10 Halloween maze printable options make any Halloween gathering a ton of fun! Fun themed printable Halloween mazes are a great way for kids of all ages to add problem-solving skills to printable worksheet options in educational settings, play groups, Halloween parties and more! These free printable mazes are a fun Halloween activity for younger kids. This great activity is a fun way to add some fun in spooky season. Free printable activities are great for rainy days at home or indoor recess at school.
Step up your Halloween classroom party, neighborhood Halloween parties, or have a fun Halloween recipes night at home with friends and family. You cannot go wrong with these fun Halloween treats. Every time I make these fun and festive Halloween treats, I get a 5-star rating from kids and adults.
It is summertime in Richmond, Virginia and the weather is humid and hot! Families looking for a fun activity and way to cool down will love the outdoor great splash pads available for kids of all ages! Splash pads are a great option for parents who have smaller kids, families who do not want to navigate a busy pool, or are looking for a new and exciting water feature option to check out in the Richmond metro area! Families will love these 9 splash pad options in various areas around Richmond, VA!
Check out one splash pad in Richmond, Virginia or visit them all this summer to beat the heat and cool down with the whole family. The best part of the 9 favorite splash pads in Richmond, VA is that 7 of the 9 are FREE! Free splash pad play is an amazing resource for families during the summer months in Richmond, VA to stay busy! Go check out the splash pads around Richmond, VA on your own or meet up with friends to have some outdoor water play fun!
Its spooky season and time to cue the best Halloween movies for families and younger kids to get into the Halloween spirit for family movie night. You may think of horror movies or scary stories when you think of Halloween shows, but there are so many good Halloween movie options that are not so spooky movies after all.
Whip up some of these Halloween treats and snuggle up for a Halloween movie with your family or friends. If you love the fall October weather on the East Coast as much as I do, host a outdoor movie night with neighbors and turn on a Halloween show and have cookies ready to serve! You cannot go wrong with chewy cookies and people you love!
My favorite part of the Halloween season and month of October are the endless tasty Halloween treats. Take plain popcorn and turn it into a Halloween party food that is a perfect treat. These fun Halloween popcorn mix ideas are a big hit and great for Halloween night trick or treating or for fun Halloween treats all month long!
There are 16 amazing pumpkin inspired beverages on this list: nonalcoholic pumpkin beverages and adult alcohol-based beverages as well. This list of pumpkin drinks has something for everyone! Let the fall flavors embrace you in these festive drinks.
Spiders, black cats, and spooky ghosts - oh my! Bring on the Halloween crafts and break out the googly eyes, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks and cotton balls to create simple Halloween crafts with kids of all ages! Getting crafty is hours of fun and a favorite Halloween craft can be saved for years to come and used as Halloween decorations. Grab your favorite Halloween candy and settle in to get creative and have a crafty morning or afternoon with any age group! There are 20 easy crafts to do at school or at home for younger kids and older kids that are a great project for individuals, families, or small groups to do.
This fun activity for Halloween I Spy is great to discuss colors, Halloween items, and count. You can add difficulty for this set of Halloween I Spy Printable worksheets by asking children to total the number of objects together. For example, ask students to add the number of spiders to the number of bats. This Halloween I spy worksheet can adapt and become an activity sheet easily with additional questions.
Even younger children who cannot write numbers can participate in this activity. Counting independently or as a small group is a great way to make a simple counting activity more fun! Talk about the Halloween I Spy objects with the child or student like haunted houses, spider webs, witch hats, pumpkins and other fun graphics from a Halloween theme for kids of all ages.
Halloween season and fall weather in Virginia is my favorite family traditions is that every year we make a bucket list of things we want to do. This FREE printable Halloween Bucket List Activities Printable is such a fun way to kick off the month of October with the whole family. This Halloween activity to-do list of the favorite things to do leading up to Halloween is a great way to pack in so much fun for children of all ages and adults too! We know families have a busy schedule, so having a free printable bucket list with ideas and things to cross off.
We love fall and October in Virginia, its such a gorgeous time of year to enjoy being outdoors with the fall color everywhere and prepping for Halloween theme fun in our neighborhood and community. These Halloween color by number printables are FREE and so much fun for children of all ages for school, home, and the community. Halloween themed color by number pages are fun for families to do together and get excited about the Halloween season!
Get in the Halloween Spirit with young readers in your home and your classroom with these 25 Best Halloween Chapter Books for kids. This list of the best Halloween books includes spooky stories, funny stories, and every Halloween story in between for kids of all ages and the whole family. Check out this book list of Halloween chapter books at your local library or order online and get in the Halloween spirit with these favorite books!
Whether your reader or student loves a graphic novel, scary stories, ghost stories, Halloween adventures with a best friend, spooky chapter books or just Halloween fun, this list has something for everyone!
Take your Halloween parties to a whole new level of fun this year with these free printables - Halloween bingo game options! Halloween bingo boards are such a fun activity for a family game night, classroom Halloween party, or for personal use! This Halloween activity comes with different bingo cards to choose from and is a free download so use one or all! Having a fun Halloween activity planned does not have to be stressful or expensive, and this fun Halloween party game of bingo shows you how to achieve fun Halloween games with limited time, money, and zero stress! These Halloween unique bingo boards are perfect for younger children to adults - everyone loves bingo! The unique aspect of these Halloween Bingo printables is that there are two options: traditional bingo style and activity printable bingo!
FREE Halloween Scavenger Hunt Printable for Kids
Are you looking for a fun Halloween Scavenger hunt for the whole family? Get in the Halloween spirit with these free printables for a simple Halloween Scavenger hunt. These free Halloween themed scavenger hunts are fun a free fun way to get outside for an outdoor scavenger hunt or look inside of your home or even go on a community outing to a Halloween store to look for these Halloween decorations. Halloween (October 31st) is our favorite holiday to enjoy favorite things like party games, pumpkin patch, delicious food, and the best weather!
Board games for families are perfect for vacations, rainy days, or summer vacations! Whether your family is into a fast paced card game, a classic board game that adults have loved for generations, or a new party game, this list of best board games for family game night has everyone covered! Best of all the family board games on this list are all under 20$. Family fun does not have to break the bank and I think your family is going to love a great game night!
60 of our favorite Father's Day books that are the perfect read for young children, dad to a newborn baby, dads of small children, and veteran dads.
These 60 bestselling book options for dad include new releases, modern classic, debut author and new york times bestseller choices that take you and dad on a breathtaking adventure reminding readers how special the love between a dad and his child(ren) are. Grab a few of these bestselling author books and read with dad all year round. These may be great kids' book options but dad will love these for Fathers Day gifts as well.
