Autumn is well underway and we are here to share 20 things you can do in October. We have Halloween parties, hashtag challenges & various expeditions that everyone can enjoy. Take a look and see if there are any in your local area.
- Do some seasonal baking! Our very own @simplytogether has got you covered with this easy vegan pumpkin spiced muffin recipe.
- The Ultimate Harry Potter Walking tour – Edinburgh
- Neon Lights, DJ’s and erm…. Steamtrains? This looks so incredibly exciting, not a combination I would ever have thought of but here we go- Pickering Light Spectacular, 23rd – 31st October.
- Well it wouldn’t be October without a pumpkin patch on the list! Tatton Park’s pumpkin patch is set in their beautiful farm, so following a morning of picking pumpkins little visitors can continue the fun by saying hello to some rare-breed animals and learning all about life on the farm. The Pumpkin Patch at Tatton Park. 23rd-31st Oct
- Get to know a tree at Hatfield Forest, Norfolk. Kick through piles of leaves as you search for a walking tree, a tree that’s grown, fallen down and re-rooted. Enjoy the autumn colours and explore this ancient woodland.
- Visit the home of Beatrix Potter, Hill Top in Cumbria and explore the beautiful gardens as they explode into autumn colour.
- Matlock Farm Festival is a fang-tastic Halloween festival, with pumpkin picking, headless horsemen and an enchanted forest to explore.
- Make your own scented playdough! It’s time to dig out those indoor activities as the weather’s beginning to change – and we’ve got a brilliant play guide to making your own scented playdough. Simple enough to make with your child, it’s two activities in one!
- Watch ‘UP!’ in Clifton Observatory, and feel like you too are flying high as you look over Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge. I’m a sucker for an incredible venue, and Clifton Observatory really is quite special. Part of Bristol Film Festival, this promises to be great fun!
- October is black history month, and all month long you can celebrate black history and culture at Canary Wharf. The Crossrail Roof Gardens is hosting an exhibition all-month, as well as literature curated by Booker Prize winner Bernadine Evaristo.
- Have some half tern Halloween fun at Hever Castle. Come dressed in your spookiest outfits, plant garlic bulbs to ward off vampires and spot the Halloween decorations amongst the castle grounds.
- Junior Safari on Foot at Holkham Hall. This one’s for children aged between 7-14 but if you’ve got a budding naturalist visit the Holkham National Nature Reserve for a wildlife trek with an experienced guide.
- Chessington World of Adventures is getting spooooooky this Halloween with a fabulous cast of characters. Wild Witches, Plunderous Pirates and Barbaric Bandits unite in Halloween fun and games.
- Book your Christmas Events (if you haven’t already!). I know, I know, you haven’t even sniffed a whiff of the Halloween candy and I’m telling you to think about meeting the jolly old fella in red. But believe me, the most popular events get booked up quickly. And if you want to join in with a community of mums who know a thing or two about organisation @the_organised_mum on Instagram are tackling Christmas week by week to take out any last-minute stresses!
- Take part in a nature hunt around your local area!
- York Castle Museum, famous for its Victorian ‘street’, is hosting Halloween Traditions Family Tours. Discover past beliefs about witches and evil spirits as well as the history behind beloved Halloween traditions.
- Lego Lovers rejoice – I’ve got the event for you! Dublin’s Brick Show, taking place on the 30th/31st of October, features original models, loads of kids events as well as competitions and activities aimed at younger children. The list of models is impressive, featuring the UK and Ireland’s biggest Death Star and a 3m model of Kirwen Castle – but more importantly, the whole event is aimed at inspiring kids to create. One for any budding master builder.
- Get in the garden! As the air becomes a bit nippier, and the leaves begin to fall its easy to forget about your garden. But with a bit of preparation now, it will continue to reward you throughout the winter and blossom again come springtime. Start planting spring bulbs, a great job to get children involved with, mine love looking at the packets in the garden centre and marvel at the flowers that grow from bulbs that all look the same. Ward off vampires by planting garlic in the veg patch – a job best done in the autumn!
- Hallo’Welly’Ween at Wellington Country Park has activities for all the family to enjoy. From a pop up play village to story time in the big top, there’s plenty of fun to be had.
- Join in with our autumn hashtag challenge! A prompt for every day of October, whatever you are up to – take a snap and join in.
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