The Perfect Autumn Day – Things to See and Do This Fall
Making time to create the perfect Autumn day for yourself should be a priority every year. Below I’ve included lots of suggestions to create a cosy day full of lovely things from morning to night. I hope you enjoy!
The Perfect Autumn Day
Autumn Must Haves
Before we get into the perfect Autumn day, let’s get started with some essentials. There are some key elements to creating a cosy Autumn, here are just a few ideas to really ramp up those cosy vibes:
- Cosy soft blankets
- Pumpkins
- Woolen tights and knee high boots
- Halloween movies
- Candles
- Chai tea
- Pumpkin spice latte
- Pumpkin pie
- Jumpers and cardigans
- Mugs
- Conkers
- Fairy lights
- Slippers
- Scarves
- Decorations
Morning Journal
Creating a morning journal routine can be particularly helpful during the darker months. It can help you keep a clear and positive head, and help you cope if you struggle with less sunlight. You can go for a ‘blurt it all out’ stream-of-consciousness routine, but here are some journal prompts to get you started:
- What’s on your Autumn Bucket List and what will you choose to do first?
- What’s your favourite Autumn scent and why?
- What are the positives of the darker months?
- What’s your favourite thing about Autumn?
- What are your favourite things to see during Autumn?
Delicious Food
Creating delicious food is key for making your day feel even cosier. Think porridge or homemade jam on toast for breakfast, vegetable soup for lunch and cottage pie for dinner. Create a ritual around your cooking and baking, light candles and pop music on, take your time and really get into the process. Adding cinnamon or pumpkin spice to these meals gives you extra cosy points too 😉
Autumn Playlists
Create a playlist with all your Fall faves, or check out my Cosy Autumn/Fall Vibes playlist.
Use Your Senses
Take yourself for a walk or an adventure somewhere. There are so many things to see, hear and smell during Autumn to make you feel all warm and cosy. Look out for the following:
- Bonfire smell
- Decorated homes
- Falling leaves
- A crackling fire
- Crunchy leaves
- Abandoned buildings
- Bats
- Pumpkin spice
- Conkers
- Rainfall
- Black cats
- Thunder and lightning
- Carved pumpkins on display
- Apple orchards
- Cinnamon
- Howling wind
- Foxes
- Soup
- Full moon
- Pine cones
- Halloween music
- Owls hooting
Autumn Activities
There are so many lovely activities to do during the Autumn months. Even if it’s a simple as a walk through your neighbourhood, you can make it special to you. Here are some suggestions for all types of activities to choose from for your special Fall day:
- Go pumpkin picking
- Pumpkin carving
- Go for a walk to crunch leaves
- Walk (or run!) through a graveyard
- Apple bobbing
- Make toffee/candy apples
- Make pumpkin cookies
- Go out for a pumpkin spice latte
- Have a fall picnic
- Decorate your home for Autumn
- Light a fire
- Watch an afternoon movie
- Make soup from scratch
- Go camping
- Listen to spooky stories
- Go shopping for a cosy jumper
- Make a Fall wreath
Watch a Movie
There’s so much to watch during the Autumn months, so here’s a list of my favourite autumnal and Halloween movies mixed together…
- When Harry Met Sally
- Coraline
- Halloween
- Gilmore Girls
- Worzel Gummidge
- Practical Magic
- The Craft
- Beetlejuice
- Barbarian
- Freaky
- The Mist
- You’ve Got Mail
- The Worst Witch
- Far From the Madding Crowd
- Working Girl
Light a Candle
Lighting a candle can add all the evening cosiness to your lounge or bedroom or wherever you like to relax. Bonus points if you find a pumpkin spice flavour candle!
Books to Read
Reading in the evening is the perfect way to end a day. Here’a list with links to some awesome Autumnal books, and you can check out my cosy reads for more inspiration.
- The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
- Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places
- Frankenstein
- The Witch’s Book of Self-Care
- The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
What combination of things would create the perfect Autumn day for you? I hope you manage to find at least one day full of all the Fall things you love, and maybe many more too. Let me know in the comments if there’s anything else to add to the perfect Autumn Day.
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