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Fall Checklist – FREE Printable!

October is just a few weeks away and it is my favorite month.

And I don’t want this month to slip away before I have fully experienced all the joy the autumn season has to offer –

So I created a little checklist to help keep your Happy Home on track!

You’ll find all of your favorite fall activities on this list (mine is surprising someone with a potted mum on their doorstep).

I hope you will print one off for your own Happy Home to check off together.

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Some of the great ideas you’ll find on your FREE Printable Fall Checklist are…

  1. Make leaf rubbings
  2. Volunteer together
  3. Make popcorn
  4. Bake a fresh apple pie
  5. Attend a football game and have your own mini tailgating party
  6. Go on a hayride together
  7. Drink hot apple cider
  8. Visit a local candle shop and select delicious fall-scented candles
  9. Hang a homemade fall wreath
  10. Make a pot of soup
  11. Play touch football
  12. Go to a pumpkin patch and select the biggest pumpkin you can find
  13. Pick up a pumpkin and take it to an elderly neighbor
  14. Make a scarecrow for your front yard
  15. Jump in a big pile of leaves
  16. Roast marshmallows
  17. Have a pumpkin carving contest
  18. Eat candy corn
  19. Bake pumpkin bread
  20. Play a board game
  21. Do a 1,000 piece puzzle
  22. Eat breakfast for dinner
  23. Surprise someone with a potted mum on their doorstep
  24. Make chili and invite neighbors over
  25. Build a tent with blankets, sheets, chairs, and chip clips
  26. Decorate your house for fall
  27. Take your family photo for Christmas
  28. Clean out your junk drawer
  29. Write your parents a letter by hand – expressing your love and appreciation
  30. Print off some games/puzzles online for your kids
  31. Hang artwork your children created
  32. As a family. stay in your pajamas all day long
  33. Have a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino at Starbucks
  34. Make apple prints
  35. Go to a fall festival or craft fair
  36. Host a story time at your house and pull out all of your fave fall books
  37. Enjoy a fall picnic
  38. Make homemade applesauce
  39. Get a head start on Christmas shopping
  40. Call an old friend

Click HERE for your FREE Fall Checklist Printable!

Don’t you just feel fall-ish after reading that? 🙂

I’d love to hear how your Happy Home enjoys their fall fun this month!

Happy Fall Checklist-ing! 🙂

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Julie Brasington is a Preschool Director, wife of a South Florida Worship Pastor and mom of 3 boys. She writes at Happy Home Fairy where you can find easy craft ideas, FREE printables, simple recipes, holiday fun, thoughts on raising kids, and encouragement for moms.

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8 Comments

  1. Andrea Worley (@andreaworley)

    October 19, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    this is such a great list! i love this! thanks for sharing!!

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    • melissaelswick

      October 19, 2011 at 4:58 pm

      Andrea! I so wished you lived in South Florida! You and Julie (aka The Happy Home Fairy) would get along GREAT! 🙂

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  2. Joanna

    October 20, 2011 at 8:13 am

    What a fun list. I know it’s late but I am going to try to get do everything.

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  3. Joanna

    October 20, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    Do you make these lists monthly? I hope so it would be fun to follow along.

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  4. Jessa

    October 20, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    This is adorable!

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  5. Lisa Buchanan

    October 24, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Hi…I LOVE the idea of this list – thanks! One thing that is not on it that we just did with a bunch of families this weekend is a caramel apple dipping party – with homemade caramel sauce and apples and toppings to dip them in. The kids had a blast and afterwards were able to run around outside playing flashlight tag…it was GREAT!

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  6. Emily

    September 22, 2012 at 10:56 am

    I did it last year and I’m doing it again this year! I love this checklist! I just linked it to my blog. It’s a small blog, but atleast my close friends will get to have fun reading your blog like I do!

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  7. Cherie

    October 18, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    LOVE, love, love your creative ideas 🙂

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Someone made me an “after-birth basket” when I had my last baby, and I still remember how loved and cared for it made me feel. So now I love doing the same for other new mamas. 🥹

A few favorite snacks, a magazine, a cute hair clip, pads for postpartum bleeding + nursing, lip oil, a fun drink… just little things to make those first days at home a tiny bit more comfortable.

But my FAVORITE part? 🥹 A printed and framed photo of their brand-new family with the new baby. 🤍

Because in a season when so much attention (rightfully!) goes to that precious new little one, sometimes mama needs a little reminder:

We see you, too. We’re celebrating you, too! Here are some diapers for you, too. 😂

Such a simple gift. Such a sweet way to love on a new mom! 🩷🩵🩷

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Everyone brings something for the baby… but don’t forget about the mama! 🤍 Someone made me an “after-birth basket” when I had my last baby, and I still remember how loved and cared for it made me feel. So now I love doing the same for other new mamas. 🥹 A few favorite snacks, a magazine, a cute hair clip, pads for postpartum bleeding + nursing, lip oil, a fun drink… just little things to make those first days at home a tiny bit more comfortable. But my FAVORITE part? 🥹 A printed and framed photo of their brand-new family with the new baby. 🤍 Because in a season when so much attention (rightfully!) goes to that precious new little one, sometimes mama needs a little reminder: We see you, too. We’re celebrating you, too! Here are some diapers for you, too. 😂 Such a simple gift. Such a sweet way to love on a new mom! 🩷🩵🩷 #AfterBirthBasket #PostpartumCare #NewMomGift #NewMama #PostpartumSupport
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There are no words to adequately express what earth lost this morning. She was selfless, loving, kind, fun, glamorous, hard-working, positive, faithful, and so strong - right up to the end. 🤍

I grieve not being able to hear the sound of delight in her voice when we talked. She always called me her little Songbird. Her laugh was like tinkling bells. She taught me so much about loving God and loving others and living in quiet, faithful excellence for His glory. 🙌🏻

I’m just so thankful that her legacy lives on in my own mom and her 5 siblings and their families! Truly one of a kind people, living for God, faithfully and in His strength, day in and day out. 💛

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🔕Wake up alarms
🚫Stress
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Summer, please don’t ever end! 🫶🏻
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🌴 I love palm trees. 🌴 

They don’t break in storms - they bend *with* the storm. ⛈️ (John 16:33)

They stay green all year round. 💚 (Psalm 92:14)

They grow best when it’s hot. ☀️ (Jeremiah 17:8)

They produce good fruit to be a blessing to others. 🥥 (Galatians 5:22-23)

They point straight up to heaven, reminding us of the goal. ⬆️ (Philippians 3:20)

Their branches are symbolic of victory. 🌿 (John 12, Revelation 7)

Go and be like a palm tree today! 🏝️🙌🏻🤩

“The righteous will flourish like the palm tree…” Psalm 92:12
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🌴 I love palm trees. 🌴 They don’t break in storms - they bend *with* the storm. ⛈️ (John 16:33) They stay green all year round. 💚 (Psalm 92:14) They grow best when it’s hot. ☀️ (Jeremiah 17:8) They produce good fruit to be a blessing to others. 🥥 (Galatians 5:22-23) They point straight up to heaven, reminding us of the goal. ⬆️ (Philippians 3:20) Their branches are symbolic of victory. 🌿 (John 12, Revelation 7) Go and be like a palm tree today! 🏝️🙌🏻🤩 “The righteous will flourish like the palm tree…” Psalm 92:12
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☀️Annual happy place week!☀️

The boys are trying to shoot me with water guns while I sit by the pool. The moon is a sweet bright spot in the night sky. A couple just rode by on the Broadwalk with music and extravagant lights on their bikes. The wind is gently moving the palm tree branches. Zion has a case of late night giggles. Noah is eating 3 scoops of ice cream from the Ben and Jerry’s shop and I am wishing this night will never end!

Thank you for another magical week, Hollywood. 🫶🏻 We will be counting down the days until next year!

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☀️Annual happy place week!☀️ The boys are trying to shoot me with water guns while I sit by the pool. The moon is a sweet bright spot in the night sky. A couple just rode by on the Broadwalk with music and extravagant lights on their bikes. The wind is gently moving the palm tree branches. Zion has a case of late night giggles. Noah is eating 3 scoops of ice cream from the Ben and Jerry’s shop and I am wishing this night will never end! Thank you for another magical week, Hollywood. 🫶🏻 We will be counting down the days until next year! 🌴☀️💕🌴☀️💕🌴☀️💕🌴
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One of these amazing boys made me a thoughtful card and gave me a small box of chocolates.

One of these amazing boys made me a special edition of his homemade comic strips in honor of Mother’s Day.

And one of these amazing boys patted my stomach during the sermon at church and whispered, “I think there’s a baby in there.”

😂🫠😂🫠😂

Happy Mother’s Day! 

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One of these amazing boys made me a thoughtful card and gave me a small box of chocolates. One of these amazing boys made me a special edition of his homemade comic strips in honor of Mother’s Day. And one of these amazing boys patted my stomach during the sermon at church and whispered, “I think there’s a baby in there.” 😂🫠😂🫠😂 Happy Mother’s Day! 💕🫶🏻🌷💕🫶🏻🌷
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