Fall/Autumn Bucket List

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Host a Chili Cook-Off



Gather your friends and your best cooking skills, and compete for who can make the best chili. Reward the winner with a home baked pie to take home, and have another on hand so everyone can satisfy their sweet tooth.

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Perfect your Stew Recipe




Stew is a great comfort food on a chilly fall day, and it couldn’t be easier to make. Throw your ingredients in a slow cooker before work, and come home to a hearty dinner.

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Tailgate at a Football Game



If you don’t live near a pro team, head over to a local college and join the students in their pre-game festivities. With a big bowl of chili, some beers, and a cornhole game, you almost won’t even want to leave the parking lot for kickoff.

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Play Touch Football



Don’t let the NFL have all the fun. Gather your family for an impromptu game of touch or flag football, or toss a pigskin around with your kids.

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Enjoy Pumpkin Spice



Love it or hate it, ’tis the season for pumpkin spice. Enjoy yours in latte form, or head to the grocery store for cookies, yogurts, ice cream, cereals, and more products that have joined the trend.

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Attend a Fall Fair




Enjoy the last weeks of good weather before winter hits by hitting the end of festival season. Find a fair for the family, or see if your community is holding a craft beer festival for some kid-free entertainment.

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Go on a HayRide



Pile in to the back of a truck or a horse and buggy, and get chauffeured around while you get to watch the changing leaves and feel the crisp fall air. If you dare, visit one of the scariest haunted hay rides in the country.

https://www.rd.com/culture/haunted-hay-rides/

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Sip Apple Cider



Warm up a big, steaming cup of apple cider, then grab a blanket and hunker down on the porch to read a book to keep cozy in the autumn air.

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Make your home smell like Autumn



Buy a candle that smells like apple cider or maple, or make your own potpourri. Just break up spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, then combine with dried orange peels. Display in a bowl with items from a nature walk, like acorns and pinecones.

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Get lost in a Corn Maze



Take your kids to a corn maze, and get lost in the stalks while you embrace the fresh fall weather. It’s a life-size brainteaser the whole family is sure to enjoy.
Plan a trip to one of the most insane corn mazes in America.
https://www.rd.com/culture/best-corn-maze/