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Activity List​

• October 1 — Cozy Morning Stretch

  • ​Welcome October by doing a 5-minute family stretch outside before breakfast. Notice how the air feels, and how the crisp morning wakes you up.​​

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• October 2 — Manufacturing Day (STEM)

  • ​Explore how something is made. Choose an everyday object and trace the steps from raw materials to finished product.

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• October 3 — Try a New Fall Fruit

  • Slice and taste something you don’t usually buy.​

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• October 4 — Warm vs. Cold taste Test (STEM)

  • Try the same drink warm and cold (tea, cider, cocoa) and compare the flavor changes.

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• October 5 — Go to a Pumpkin Patch

  • Spend some time at a local pumpkin patch! Relax, and have fun with your family looking at all the different pumpkins.​

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• October 6 — Family Board Game Night

  • Pick out some family favorite games and make a night out of it!

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• October 7 — Create a Blanket Fort

  • Build a fort with blankets!

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• October 8 — Leaf Drop Observation (STEM)

  • Drop different leaves from the same height and watch how each falls. This can start a discussion about shape and air resistance.

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• October 9 — Pumpkin Science (STEM)

  • Open a pumpkin and investigate what's inside. Look at the ribs, flesh, seeds, stem, and structure.

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• October 10 — Bookshop Day

  • ​Visit a local bookstore or library, browse the shelves, choose a book based on interest, or create your own little "bookshop" at home.
     

• October 11— Build a Mini Shelter (STEM)

  • Use cardboard, sticks, blocks, or recycled materials to build a shelter that could protect something from wind or rain.

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• October 12 — Fall Picinic

  • ​Dress warm, pack a picnic and head outdoors! Get the kids involved by having them help plan what to bring!

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• October 13 — Leaf Line Art

  • Trace a leaf’s outline, then fill the inside with simple lines, patterns, or shapes.

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• October 14 — International Top Spinning Day (STEM)

  • Make your own spinning top from cardboard. Test how long it spins and experiment with size, shape, and balance.

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• October 15 — Global Handwashing Day (STEM)

  • ​How Does Soap Help Clean Our Hands? Test water vs. soap and water using cooking oil. See what happens when you try to rinse away oil with just water and then add soap.

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• October 16 — National Dictionary Day

  • Choose an interesting word. Look it up, learn its meaning, find another word with a similar meaning, and use it in a sentence.

  • DIFFERNET REWRITE

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• October 17 — Adventure Day

  • Take an adventure somewhere new—or make an ordinary place feel like an adventure. Explore, notice, and see what you discover.

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• October 18— Family Music Night

  • Put on some music and have a dance night!

  • Extra: Can have each person in the family pick out 2-3 songs to put on a playlist, play the list in shuffle mode and have fun!

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• October 19 — Candy Engineering (STEM)

  • Build a structure using candy and something to connect it, such as toothpicks or pretzels. How tall or strong can you make it?

  • Try it:

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• October 20 — Warm Drink Walk

  • Make cocoa or cider and take a walk with warm cups in hand. This works well on shorter hikes, use a thermas to keep the drink 

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• October 21 — National Apple Day (STEM)

  • Choose an apple activity: apple stamping, an apple taste test, counting seeds, measuring circumference, or investigating how apples change when cut.

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• October 22 — Cozy Reading Pile

  • Everyone grabs one book or magazine and reads together in the same room.

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• October 23 — Nature Observation Walk

  • Take a slow walk and look for signs that the season is changing.

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• October 24 — Pinecone Toss (STEM)

  • Head outside and use pinecones for a simple tossing game. Try different distances and targets, then notice what changes your accuracy. How far can you toss and still hit your target?

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• October 25 — Soup Night

  • Make soup together as a family. It's an easy way to connect with one another and have the kids help.

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• October 26 — Full Moon Observation (STEM??)

  • Look at the moon, sketch what you see, and check again over the next few nights to notice how its appearance changes.

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• October 27 — Decorate or Carve a Pumpkin

  • Get the paints out, or the carving knifes! Have a family pumpkin carving or decorating time!​

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• October 28 — Mini Weather Log (STEM)

  • Step outside once a day and observe the weather for a few minutes.

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• October 29 — Backyard Star Peek

  • Step outside after dark and look up at the stars.

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• October 30 — Pinecone Painting

  • Use a small brush to paint the tips of a pinecone in warm fall colors. Easy, tactile, and satisfying for all ages.

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• October 31 — Halloween Science (STEM)

  • Try a simple Halloween science activity such as dancing ghosts, static electricity, or another spooky experiment

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