September marks back to school and a change of season for many. I love autumn for seasonal kid’s activities. There are so many fantastic September activities for kids. The colours of the autumn woodland make it one of my favourite places to visit. My kids love collecting autumn treasures like conkers and acorns too. We use them in our play and crafting at home throughout autumn. This post is part of my series of posts on Seasonal activities for kids.
Below are some of my posts that are most relevant for this month. Keep popping back for more seasonal activities to do with your kids this month too. Autumn activities for kids are some of my favourite things to do this month.
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September in the garden
September can be another busy month in the garden. You might still have some crops to continue to harvest or you might even have pumpkins that are still ripening. Other jobs will include clearing away weeds and plants that have finished producing this year and plant green manure in any empty beds.
If you also grow flowers then you can start planting flowering bulbs for the spring.
Perhaps it’s time to start thinking about encouraging wildlife into your garden.
One way to encourage wildlife into your garden is to put out a bird feeder.
- Learn how to make a pine cone bird feeder here.
- You can find loads more Bird feeders for children here.
It might even be time to start planning what you will grow next year. What worked well for you this year? what would you like to try growing next year?
Perhaps you’re just starting to think about starting gardening with kids.
September outdoor activities
September can still be a lovely month with mild weather and plenty of opportunities for playing in the garden or going on days out.
There are so many fun things to do outdoors in autumn. Find loads of ideas to get you started here – Autumn outdoor activities for kids.
If family walks are on the cards then you might find this post filled with fun things to do on a walk with kids. September is a great time for foraging too. We love collecting blackberries on our walks.
September is a great time for playing outdoors, find the best outdoor games for children here.
If you need any more ideas, click through to find 100 ideas for things to do outside with kids.
Would you like this gorgeous illustrated autumn scavenger hunt to use on your next family walk? Get your copy below.
September on the bookshelves
I love reading seasonal books with my children. I share my favourite autumn books for kids in this post.
If you would like some more Books about seasons for preschoolers then here are my favourites.
If you’re already thinking about Halloween then you’ll love my suggestions in my post on Halloween books for kids.
If your little one starts school this month then you’ll love this post on books about starting school. They’re great to continue reading to help them settle in.
Perhaps you’re really organised and starting to think about creating a book advent calendar.
September ideas for creating and playing
There are lots of opportunities for crafting and play in autumn. We love to use natural loose parts in play and art and there are so many options in autumn.
One of our favourite things to do with all the fallen leaves by children love to collect is to paint with them. If you do too then you’ll love my post on Autumn process art for toddlers (but preschool and primary school children will enjoy it too and perhaps build on the idea too).
- If you want even more fun art ideas for toddlers, you need to read Autumn art projects for toddlers.
- Find lots of Fall nature crafts for kids here.
- We spend lots of time in the forest in autumn, bring the forest inside with this Forest Sensory Bin.
- Pumpkins feature heavily in autumn. We love this Playdough pumpkin activity
- We love these Spider Crafts for Kids
- or a Build a spider playdough activitity
- If you want to celebrate the harvest, how about some Scarecrow crafts for kids
Or perhaps you’ll use all the leaves, conkers and other natural loose parts to set up a simple autumn preschool maths activity (again you can build on the idea for older children).
If you want even more ideas I’ve rounded up loads of ideas from all over the web here –
- Find the best autumn activities for toddlers here
- and the best autumn activities for preschool.
- Find our family autumn bucket list here if you need even more ideas.
We love visiting the woods in autumn so it’s a great time to try forest school inspired activities. I have a couple of posts with forest school ideas. For young ones I have Forest school activities for 2 year olds. If you have older kids or just need some more ideas (as some of these next ones can be adapted for younger kids) – Fun forest school activities.
Get your 10 free autumn pictures to colour for children here. Perfect autumn fun.
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