There’s no denying fall is a busy season, it’s speeding by so fast! Yet, among all the hustle and bustle of the season, are you remembering to press pause and connect with your family?
It’s easy to get lost in the many activities happening right now, without really slowing down to embrace the season and have some fall-family bonding time. With cooler weather settling in, we spend more time indoors, and that means making a concentrated effort to unplug and connect.
Mattel Games has tips to help you spend quality time with your family this fall season:
Start Traditions
It’s never too late to create new family traditions this fall season. One of the best ways to create a tradition that ensures your family is spending quality time together, rather than just being in the same room together, is to play a game everyone will enjoy. Fun and interactive games like Card N Go Seek and Bounce-Off {we love this game!} offer an exciting and engaging game that your family will be excited to play. Try breaking out the same game, or dedicating a game “time” at your next fall family gathering and make it a tradition for the years to come!
Take Photos
Your family is growing so quickly sometimes its hard to even see the differences right in front of you. This fall season make sure you take plenty of photos from Thanksgiving to Halloween. Capture your family at these various points to not only take a photo, but also capture the memory for years to come. Also starting the tradition of taking family photos on special occasions like Halloween and Thanksgiving will create happy memories that your family will be keen to capture year in and out. It’s a great time to start your Month in Photos if you haven’t already!
Plan Ahead
Just like the beautiful fall colours, the season will be gone before you know it! Try planning ahead this fall season to squeeze in all your family’s favourite fall activities. Check pumpkin and apple picking seasons in advance to ensure your local patch or orchard are open and for how long.
One to One
While spending time together as a family is important to build memories, one to one time is equally important. Make sure you take time to bond with your little ones individually. From baking a pie for Thankgiving dinner, to throwing the ball in the backyard your little ones (and you!) will have precious memories of the quality time spent together.
Keep it Manageable
While it can be tempting to totally overload yourself this fall season from creating the perfect homemade Halloween costumes to making everything for Thanksgiving dinner from scratch, try not to take on too much. Too many on you to-do list will leave you feeling stressed, rather than focussing on family time. Don’t be afraid to lighten the load to ensure your spending quality time with your family, and building memories for years to come!
No matter how you decide to bond with your family this fall season, don’t forget that taking the time to build memories now, will bring your entire family happiness in the future, regardless of where life takes you!
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salexis says
10/22/2015 at 11:34 amWe take a family Trip to the pumpkin patch every year!
Ali P says
10/22/2015 at 1:21 pmRaking leaves and the kids jumping in them!
Anna says
10/22/2015 at 1:25 pmWe visit the pumpkin patch and go apple picking.
Huguette E. says
10/22/2015 at 4:42 pmSpending time together, going for walks and enjoying the beautiful colors.
Lynda Cook says
10/22/2015 at 5:24 pmMy Fall memories are back to school pictures and seeing the grandkids dressed up in their halloween outfits
Kristy Short says
10/22/2015 at 5:44 pmPlaying outside together
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
10/22/2015 at 6:54 pmWhen my children were young it was mainly the leaves that made the memories. Raking them into piles – this is when the kids always groaned – and then jumping into the pile, then raking them up again and using them to stuff big, black, Halloween decorated plastic bags. We all enjoyed ourselves and still got the necessary work done 🙂
Cheryl says
10/22/2015 at 7:28 pmWe got to a pumpkin patch
Dianne says
10/22/2015 at 7:49 pmI help make fun fall memories for my grandchildren by walking through the leaves with them and piling and hiding them in them. We also make fun food for Halloween and love to bake together.
Darwin says
10/22/2015 at 9:45 pmWe head to the pumpkin patch and go apple picking with the kids.
Debbie W says
10/23/2015 at 12:10 amThe fall colours are beautiful and we take several road trips to photograph them
Tina L. says
10/23/2015 at 12:31 amGoing to the pumpkin patch.
Brenda Lacourciere says
10/23/2015 at 2:48 amWe do crafts each year using materials that we find outside like leaves or pinecones.
Carol Denny says
10/23/2015 at 4:48 amGo to the pumpkin patch and then take them out for lunch after.
Heidi c. says
10/23/2015 at 5:51 amWe love playing in the leaf piles and going apple picking.
Julie F says
10/23/2015 at 6:26 amMy husband makes a mountain out of all the leaves in the backyard for when the grandkids come over, they all have a blast!
Florence C says
10/23/2015 at 7:12 amHalloween always bring back fall memories for me. One where we had visited Edmonton a few years back and took the grandchildren out with snow on the ground and it was cold.
Nicole s says
10/23/2015 at 7:54 amPlaying in the leaves!! Going to the pool. This game would be great expecting a little bundle of joy in a couple days. Would be great to bond with my older son 🙂
Angie Andrews says
10/23/2015 at 8:13 amwalks, pumpkin picking, collecting pine cones for crafts and warm hot chocolate
Rosanne Robinson says
10/23/2015 at 8:39 amA visit to the pumpkin patch to choose a few pumpkins to decorate, raking the leaves into piles for my grandson to jump in, trips to the parks to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage.
Carole Dube says
10/23/2015 at 8:40 amWe go to the Calgary zoo and play games on rainy days
Amy C says
10/23/2015 at 9:14 amWe make memories by going out & collecting leaves. Then doing craft projects with them.
Viv Sluys says
10/23/2015 at 9:25 amWe make fall memories by going out and doing lots of things like hiking, visiting pumpkin patches and having crafting days with friends.
michelle says
10/23/2015 at 9:29 amjumping in the leaves
Judy Cowan says
10/23/2015 at 9:33 amTry to make memories by going to apple orchards, pumpkin patches, fall walks and by doing fun activities for Halloween.
Jonnie says
10/23/2015 at 9:47 amWe go for walks and collect items to use to make fall crafts.
Travelbuds says
10/23/2015 at 9:54 amPlaying at the park in the leaves.
Meg says
10/23/2015 at 9:56 amPreparing for Halloween is my favorite way – carving pumpkins, dressing up, CANDY!
Gillian Morgan says
10/23/2015 at 10:04 amWe like to go to Lester’s Farm to get pumpkins to carve and to feed the animals. We have gone every year since Sophie was born.
ivy pluchinsky says
10/23/2015 at 10:08 amWe carve the pumpkin together, bake together, and play card and board games when the weather is not so nice
Julie Bolduc says
10/23/2015 at 10:09 amWe always go on nature walks to enjoy the beautiful colours as a family
louise says
10/23/2015 at 11:01 ammy son and I would rack up a big pile of leaves and we would jump in it while I or him take pictures of each other
lori b says
10/23/2015 at 11:21 amthe pumpkin patch is always something we do every fall.
Karla Sceviour says
10/23/2015 at 11:33 amwe go for walks and hikes together.
kristy e says
10/23/2015 at 12:01 pmWe got apple picking on thanksgiving weekend =)
Susan Patterson says
10/23/2015 at 1:42 pmWe love visiting the corn maze, rakinmg and jumping in leaves and decorating for Halloween!
Kim D says
10/23/2015 at 8:16 pmGet outside and take in the fall colours!
Doris H says
10/23/2015 at 8:25 pmWe always go Apple picking in the fall. Great outdoor family fun and fantastic memories.
Marla says
10/23/2015 at 8:27 pmWe go pumpkin picking every year
Lisa H says
10/24/2015 at 6:55 amWe go to our local pumpkin patch as a family and explore, play games and pick out our Halloween pumpkin.
SweetPanda says
10/24/2015 at 7:03 amCan go to provincial park to do some hiking and see some Fall colours. Can also bring kids to different parks with their bike so that while riding their bike, can pick some different colour leaves to make some crafts and take some photos
kathy downey says
10/24/2015 at 9:22 amWe like to go Apple picking and decorating our yard for halloween while we rake the leaves
LILLIAN BROWN says
10/24/2015 at 11:05 amWe go to a u pick to get our pumpkins and apples
Cheryl says
10/24/2015 at 12:12 pmEach year we make a convo of cars with all our family and go for a drive to see the fall colors. We stop for a picnic along the way 🙂
FREDERIC BROWN says
10/24/2015 at 12:14 pmWe take a family Trip to the local pumpkin and apple upick each fall
Holly MacRitchie says
10/24/2015 at 1:06 pmWe love to spend time at the pumpkin patch together finding pumpkins!
Lori L. says
10/24/2015 at 3:37 pmEvery year we take the kids to the local corn maze for the afternoon then have a wiener roast around a bonfire!
Jennifer P. says
10/24/2015 at 4:03 pmWe make fall memories playing in the leaves at the park (just did that this morning, got some great photos too!), having Halloween parties, baking muffins, having movie nights and visiting the pumpkin patch (did that yesterday!).
Tammy Dalley says
10/24/2015 at 5:19 pmWe visit the pumpkin patch every year
Amber Y says
10/24/2015 at 5:34 pmCooking and sharing food is my favourite way to create fall memories.
Erica Seaman says
10/25/2015 at 7:25 amWe go for a family walk at one of our parks and feed the ducks.
LILLIAN BROWN says
10/25/2015 at 8:58 amwe pick our apples each year and make pies to freeze
Robyn Bellefleur says
10/25/2015 at 1:24 pmI love carving pumpkins and roasting the seeds.
debbie s says
10/25/2015 at 2:56 pmjumping in leaves
Amanda Neilson says
10/25/2015 at 7:56 pmPumpkin carving, playing in the crisp weather!
Bernice says
10/25/2015 at 9:50 pmwe rake leaves to put in pumpkin bags and we decorate the yard for spooky halloween trick or treaters and we go to the corn maze , its so much fun
Lesley E says
10/26/2015 at 8:00 amLots of outside play befpre ot gets too cold, playing in leaves, pumpkin patches, tons of family time!!
nicolthepickle says
10/26/2015 at 2:45 pmWe go for walks in the wind, and decorate everything.
Melanie B says
10/26/2015 at 10:24 pmVisit the pumpkin patch, play in leaves, board games on cool days, movies
cheryl hodgkins says
10/26/2015 at 11:05 pmWe go to the corn maze, hay rides, and the haunted spook barn with grandkids..taking lots of pics and vids
Jen F says
10/27/2015 at 7:37 amSome of my favorite ways to make memories in the fall with my family is trips to the pumpkin farm and leaf raking (jumping in too)!
ruth moreira-lozon says
10/27/2015 at 9:33 amWe go for walks in the woods, feeling the leaves crunch under our feet. we also go apple and pumpkin picking and each of us carves/paints a small pumpkin together.
Belinda McNabb says
10/27/2015 at 4:32 pmDecorating fof halloween, pumpkin carving and playing in the leaves outside
aarone mawdsley says
10/28/2015 at 2:06 amtake pictures in the leaves
Rene says
10/28/2015 at 3:23 amWe’ve been having our daughter’s birthday parties at the orchard in recent years. What a gorgeous setting for family photos!
Betty S says
10/28/2015 at 4:28 amwe take the kids to the pumpkin farm, so they can see how they are grown,
Lee-Ann S says
10/28/2015 at 8:34 amWe go for hies and take lots of pictures.
Andrea says
10/28/2015 at 12:47 pmBy playing games!
Lisa McLain says
10/28/2015 at 5:23 pmplaying in the leaves
LauraD says
10/29/2015 at 9:38 amGoing apple picking, carving pumpkins, dressing up for Halloween
debbie s says
10/29/2015 at 9:55 amwe usually have an outdoor fall family photo shoot
Nicole Jubleew says
10/29/2015 at 10:52 amWe take a fall family photo every year in our backyard.