Fall Into Fun

With fall officially upon us, I though I’d share some of my favorite, low-cost ideas for fall family adventures.  Over the next several days, I’ll share some of my favorite ideas, and I hope you’ll share some of yours with me!

You’ve probably heard talk about “staycations”, or vacation type things you can do at home to save money, so here are some great staycation acitivities for fall.

Walk With The Animals

One of my favorite fall activities is going to the zoo.  The animals are much more active if the heat is down and many zoo’s offer lower rates since they are heading into the off season.

One of the keys to making a visit to the zoo affordable is to take your own food and drinks.  Pack a cooler with sandwiches, fruit,  juice boxes and water and put the cooler in the wagon to roll around with you.  Even easier is to pack things that don’t need to be cooled, like peanut butter &  jelly sammies & granola bars that can just go in a backpack.

Our Detroit Zoo has something called a Zoo-Boo every year that they advertise as being “merry, not scary” that families with young children love.

You can check out the AZA website for a list of accredited Zoos and Aquariams.

If you have a zoo close by it is a great fall family adventrue.  I’ve found that even teens enjoy themselves and we all know that finding a fun activity for the whole family can be tricky to accomplish!

photo credit: Jesse Kruger,
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