Do you love creating bucket lists? With so many ideas out there is can be overwhelming. Confession time: I have never made a bucket list of any kind. This year I’m changing that! Why? Every year there are things I want to experience with my family in a given season. Before I realize it, the season is gone and we’ve only done 1 or 2 of those things. Sound familiar? Find out why I’m taking the plunge and making a fall bucket list this year. Then, fill in your own fall bucket list with help from the 50 ideas listed below!
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Why a Bucket List
Bucket lists are portrayed as these fun little exercises to do things you like. They are, but they are also so much more. When you make a bucket list you are setting goals. These are goals for experiences you want to share with your kids. These are goals to help push you outside of your comfort zone and grow as a person.
I love goal setting and when you look at it that way you see the point. The best part about a bucket list is that you can make any kind you want. Make an individual one, a list for couples, or a list for your family. You can also make it as finite or expansive as you like. Create a seasonal one, like the fall bucket list, or a life-long bucket list.
Tips for Your Bucket List
There are a few tips to make a successful bucket list that you will actually complete. They are:
Determine Who – Who is your bucket list for? Are you setting an individual one for yourself or making one for the whole family to complete together? The “who” will define the activities and goals you put on your list.
Create a Theme – Is it a list of places you want to visit? Are you making a seasonal list? Do you want to try new things? Decide this before creating your bucket list.
Set a Time-frame – A fall bucket list is easy because it has a specific season set to complete it. Other bucket lists are not as straight forward. If creating a travel bucket list, you will need to define a time-frame, such as 5 years. This helps keep you accountable for completing it instead of continually putting it off.
Pick a Number – Don’t overload your list with more tasks/goals than you can reasonably complete in the chosen time-frame. For example, don’t make a list of 20 destinations you want to visit in 5 years if you can only realistically manage 1 trip a year.
50 Fall Bucket List Ideas
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The first 12 of these ideas came from the new Create365 Seasonal Planner Stickers. They include beautiful bucket list stickers for every season. Use them to set little reminders in your planner of bucket list events!
- Go for a Hay Ride
- Visit a Pumpkin Patch
- Eat Pumpkin Pie
- Read a Book
- Roast S’mores
- Carve Pumpkins
- Go Apple Picking
- Enjoy a Comfort Food
- Visit a Haunted House
- Donate to a Family in Need
- Watch a Scary Movie
- Make a Fall Craft
- Make a Costume
- Decorate Your Porch
- Make a Scarecrow
- Make Pinecone Bird Feeders
- Take a Walk through Your Neighborhood
- Drink Apple Cider
- Tell Ghost Stories
- Have a Bonfire
- Make a Dried Fruit Garland
- “Boo” Your Neighbors
- Have a Campout
- Visit a Farmer’s Market
- Go to a Football Game
- Visit a Fair
- Go Trick-or-Treating
- Visit the Library
- Enjoy some Candy Corn
- Collect Acorns
- Throw a Halloween Party
- Make Your Own Applesauce
- Make and Send Halloween Cards
- Create Leaf Rubbings
- Jump in a Pile of Leave
- Make Halloween Masks
- Watch Hocus Pocus
- Go on a Scavenger Hunt
- Visit a Corn Maze
- Start a Family Gratitude Journal
- Look at the Current Constellations in the Sky
- Plant Some Bulbs
- Attend an Outdoor Concert
- Rake a Neighbor’s Yard
- Research Halloween History
- Make DIY Potpourri
- Go Ziplining
- Explore Fall Foliage
- Research Local Ghost Stories
When creating your fall bucket list, make sure you keep the tips above in mind. On the free printable you will find room for 15 items and that is the maximum I recommend. Our family is only choosing 10 because I know we cannot reasonably complete 15 along with obligations already on our family calendar. What are your favorite ideas from the list? Let me know!!
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