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

Note:

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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Watching a new season of The Walking Dead on Netflix is seriously perfect to get you in the Halloween spirit.(If you’re a fan, don’t miss these awesome free trivia printables for Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3 from Erlene @ MyPinterventures) Soon the weather will be turning and then it is time to start pulling out the spooky décor, screening Hocus Pocus, and making costumes. Start planning your October style now by making this pretty spooky DIY jack-o-lantern bracelet. It is an easy seasonal piece to rock with an everyday fall outfit or an entire Halloween ensemble.

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Materials

Clear Thread
1” Jack-O-Lantern Beads (x2) I got all of my beads from Michaels
10 mm Ceramic Orange Swirl Beads (x8) I got all of my beads from Michaels
8 mm Cranberry Glass Beads (x6) I got all of my beads from Michaels
7 mm Chocolate Glass Beads (x6) I got all of my beads from Michaels
Gold Lobster Clasp
Gold Jump Ring
Scissors or Small Wire Cutters (from your jewelry tool set)

Step 1

Cut a piece of thread 24” long.

Step 2

Slide your jump ring onto the thread and center.

Step 3

Match the ends of your thread together and thread through one of your jack-o-lantern beads.

Step 4

Next, thread on one of your ceramic orange swirl beads followed by a chocolate bead.

Step 5

Thread on a cranberry bead next.

Step 6

Thread on another ceramic orange swirl bead.

Step 7

Thread your next beads on in the following order:

Cranberry

Chocolate

Orange Swirl

Chocolate

Cranberry

Orange Swirl

See the photo above for reference.

Step 8

Add your second jack-o-lantern bead followed by an orange swirl bead, a cranberry bead, and a chocolate bead.

Step 9

Thread the last beads on in the following order:

Orange Swirl

Chocolate

Cranberry

Orange Swirl

Cranberry

Chocolate

Orange Swirl

Again, see the photo for reference.

Step 10

Pull your beads taut and attach your lobster clasp. Do this by running your thread through the eye of the clasp and then through the orange swirl bead next to it. Again, pull the thread taut.

Step 11

Next, pull the loose ends of the thread off to the sides as pictured and tie them in a double knot between the orange swirl bead and the chocolate bead.

Step 12

Carefully trim the excess thread.

Tip:

Wire cutters from your jewelry tool set work best for this. Scissors will do the job but it can be difficult to get between the beads.

Now you have a beautiful and fun piece of wrist candy! This is so easy to make and a perfect way to celebrate the Halloween season. Bonus points if you pair it with a kitschy Halloween sweater. Don’t forget that if the jack-o-lantern beads are a little too spooky for your tastes change them out for large witch hats or cute spiders. Keep in mind that the size of the beads adjusts the length of the bracelet. If the new beads you choose are significantly smaller than the jack-o-lanterns simply add additional round beads to keep the length.

Want the Halloween crafts to keep going? Check out how to make this recycled jack-o-lantern treat jar or this gorgeous skull treat stand!

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