Fun activities to try this fall

Fun activities to try this fall

October: a month filled with scares, pumpkin spice, and fall leaves.  It’s that time of the year where a variety of fall themed activities pop up left and right.  Do you ever find yourself wanting to participate in these kinds of activities but by the time the end of the month rolls around you end up not doing any of them?  Although Halloween just passed, don’t fret!  The fall season is still here and you still have time!  Here are some ideas of fun fall things you can do to suffice your fall desires.

Haunted Houses

If you like things to get spooky, a haunted house may be for you. Grab a couple friends and check out some of these spook-tacular haunts.

13th Floor Haunted House in Melrose Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House of Torment in Morton Grove
Cicero’s Town Hall of Horrors in Cicero

Pumpkin Farms

Some pumpkin farms are just pumpkins.  Others have pumpkins AND food, games, animals, mazes, even little haunted houses.  In case you want to buy pumpkins, have a good time, or both, you should visit these farms.

Sonny Acres Farm in West Chicago
Johansen Farms Children’s Zoo & Pumpkin Farm in Bolingbrook
Goebbert’s Farm & Garden Center in South Barrington

Mazes

Snag some friends and get lost in one of theses mazes!  It’s a good way to spend some fall fun with your buds, and get your brains working together.  Often times these mazes also have other activities on site as well.

Konow’s Corn Maze in Homer Glen
Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm in Lockport
Richardson Adventure Farm & Corn Maze in Spring Grove

Hayrides

Take a ride in wagon full of hay this fall at one of these locations.  Most places have hayrides and other activities as well.  Some hayrides are haunted ones if you’re looking for a scare!

Hayride at Sonny Acres Farm in West Chicago
Odyssey Fun Farm’s “Zombie Safari Hayride” in Tinley Park
Forest View Farms’ haunted hayride in Tinley Park

Apple picking

Set aside some time to pick some fresh apples with friends and family.  

Royal Oak Farm’s apple picking in Harvard
Didier Farm’s apple picking in Lincolnshire
Apples on Oak’s apple picking in Lockport

Baking

If you want to stay at home, baking some fall favorite recipes could be for you! Check Allrecipes, Delish, and Foodnetwork for recipes.

Pumpkin pie
Apple crisp sundae
The famous Pillsbury pumpkin sugar cookies

Scary movie marathon

Spending some time in the dark with jump scares and monsters could be a fun activity for you.  Whether it’s a classic, new, or kids horror movie, fall is the perfect time to marathon these movies.  

Horror movie classics, Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Jason (Friday the 13th), and Michael Myers (Halloween)
R.L Stine’s “Goosebumps”
New remake of Stephen King’s “It”

Pumpkin Carving

There’s nothing like gutting a pumpkin and etching a face or image onto it!  Put a candle inside and set in outside your house for a nice decoration

A smiley jack-o-lantern carving
fun pumpkin carvings

We wish you all a spook-tacular Halloween!