Fall is Here!

It's officially Autumn (and here on out we will call this season Fall)! Whether you're in a city where the leaves change colors or not, it's still fun to celebrate the Fall, teach the children about seasons, and get ready for the holidays that come with it.

Fall, doesn't exactly have the healthiest holidays (Halloween and Thanksgiving) so it's important to keep those kiddies active this time of year. Therefore, the first activity I'm going to introduce to you is football. Oh, you've heard of it? Okay, well grab a football, go outside, and have a catch with the children and RUN!! Many U.S. citizens devote plenty of their time to football this time of year. So teach your kids how to play and maybe when you're watching it on TV, they will enjoy it too. You never know, this could be the beginning of a new tradition in your household.

Get into spirit, and work as a team to make a scarecrow! All you need are some old over-alls, but jeans work too. An old plaid shirt, a hat, rope, and either straw, hay, or newspaper. Unfortunately, I am not an expert scarecrow maker, so Check out Kids' Turn Central and find out how they suggest making scarecrows.

If you live in a location where the leaves do fall. Grab an adult sized rake for yourself, and a children's sized rake for the child and start raking! Party stores and convenient stores sell orange trash bags, so when they are stuffed they look like pumpkins.  If you are only stuffing the bag with leaves, you can then get a permanent marker and turn the trash bag into a jack o'lantern! Make this a fun and festive way to clean your front yard then decorate it too!
      
Have a day full of Fall meals with these healthy recipes from Fit Sugar:

         Breakfast: warm apple whole wheat toast

         Lunch: apple, peanut butter and pumpkin seed stacks

         Snack: banana, apple, cranberry muffins

         Dinner: apple squash casserole with a light waldorf salad

         Dessert: baked apple cider doughnuts
YUM! All of this excitement, will certainly get you and the kids ready for Halloween! Make sure you keep an eye out for the Halloween post!