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Fall Family Fun!

October 13, 2016
Cooler temperatures, beautiful foliage, crisp air, falling leaves, fairs and festivals, and more.  Fall is a beautiful time of year and a great time to enjoy the outdoors.  Find time to make autumn memories with these Awesome Ideas and Local Places for Fall Family Fun:

FIRST THINGS FIRST
Check out the Macaroni Kid Calendar for up-to-date events
Get the list of Free/Cheap Staycation Ideas

Have fun at Fall Festivals
Visit Local Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes 
See how many Trunk Or Treat Events You Can Make

FOR THE BRAVE
Visit a Haunted Attraction
Fayetteville Cemetery Walk - October 21 & 22.
Newnan Cemetery Walk - October 15.

TAKE A HIKE
Chattahoochee Bend & Other State Parks
Cochran Mills Nature Center
Coweta County Parks
Fayette County Parks
Newman Wetlands Center
Reynolds Nature Center
Stone Mountain Park
Dausett Trails

MORE OUTDOOR FUN IDEAS
Local Farmers Markets & U Picks
Callaway Gardens
Go Fish Education Center
Chattahoochee Nature Center
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Gardens

STAY AT HOME FUN
Make Pumpkin Muffins
Watch a scary movie.
Make Scary Lunch Box Treats
Play a board or card game.
Make Bottle Cap Spiders
Put together a puzzle.
Make a personal Pumpkin Pie
Throw a Halloween party.
Eat candy corn.

INDOOR FUN IDEAS
Starlite Family Fun Center
Home Depot Kids Workshops 
Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshops
Any local library
Monkey Joe's Newnan 
The Bridge Community Center
LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament

OTHER FUN OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
Chalk the driveway.
Rake and jump in a leaf pile.
Go camping at a campground or in the backyard.
Roast marshmallows over a bonfire.
Fly a kite.
Go on a long bike ride.
Blow bubbles.
Build a scarecrow.
Shop at garage sales.
Plant bulbs to enjoy in the spring.
Try geocaching.
Go to the park.
Have an outdoor picnic.
Play flag football.
Star gaze.
Go fishing.

IN OR OUT IDEAS
Watch football.
Decorate or carve a pumpkin.
Read a good book.
Tell Halloween jokes.
Enjoy a cup of warm apple cider.
Decorate for Halloween.
Study and play with leaves.
Tell ghost stories.
Boo your neighbors.
Bob for apples.