I can’t believe it is autumn already. It is starting to get colder outside. People start turning on the fire in the living room and get cosy. But this doesn’t mean you have to be stuck in the house with the kids 24/7. Wrap up warm and read on what you can do this autumn with your baby.
Leaves
Go for a walk in the forest or anywhere where you find lots of trees. Collect a few different leaves and teach your little one about them. Let her touch them. It is never too early to learn about nature. It’s also great to collect a whole bag, add them into a ball pit and sit your little one into it.
Autumn walk
Fresh air is always good. I generally only get time to go for a walk at the weekend because I am working 9-5 so by the time I am home, have the kids fed, it will be dark. I really like going for family walks lately. Your little one can listen to the sound of the leaves when it’s windy, the river floating and there is plenty more to discover.
Leaf colours
Collect different shades of leaves. Add them to a bunch and tie them at the end. Let your little one hold it and listen to the sounds of the leaves.
Touch pumpkin
If your baby is able to sit up yet, then touching and rolling a pumpkin is a little adventure for them. It’s like a new toy to them. Matthew loved the pumpkin when he was just over a year old. Rolling it around on the kitchen floor. He got hours of fun out of it.
Feed birds/ducks
Collect some bread you no longer need in the house and go out to the lake and feed the ducks or birds flying around. That way you can teach your little one about the different types of birds and ducks. You might even see a couple of fish swimming around.
Tree Art
Draw a tree with lots of branches on an A3 sheet. Help your toddler to stick all the leaves you collected on your walk to the sheet.
Haha! I love the idea of rolling a pumpkin around. Anything that keeps a baby entertained for ages is a proper winner! Thanks for linking up to #TheList
Lovely little list. Thanks for the ideas.
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I have actually never done crafts with Matthew. I am hoping to do it this autumn.
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I am hoping to get out more with the 2 this autumn even when its cold.
Tin Box Baby is fascinated by leaves and trees at the moment and loves going out on walks. Her older sister also enjoys feeding ducks. We’ll be wrapping up warm and heading out lots this autumn #thelist
I LOVE AUTUMN! Great list and brilliant ideas. We’re going to be doing all of these. 😀 x #thelist
Everytime we leave the house we seem to come home with leaves that my son picks up! x thelist
Love all of these ideas. My favourite autumn craft is to collect leaves to paint and print them on paper, so easy and the kids love both the fresh air and the craft afterwards! Stopping by from #thelist
A lovely post. We enjoy going leaf picking and then doing leaf painting when we get home. Thank you for making me look forward to Autumn x