Fall is a wonderful season to tap into the child within you! You can delight in the cool weather with the changing colors of the leaves, and watch the beauty of nature transform all around you. Let’s make sure to participate in autumn’s seasonal pleasures!

•          Depending on where you live, fall is a great time to visit an apple orchard. Many will allow you to pick your own, and it comes out to be less costly than apples at a grocery store. This is an activity the whole family can enjoy together, and there’s a special joy to crunching down on a freshly picked apple.

•          October and November are pumpkin months. Pumpkins are not only nutritious and delicious, they make for some messy fun. When you dig the seeds out, save them for roasting!

Pumpkin-carving can be loads of fun, even amid the mess and slime! If you live where there are pumpkin carving contests, you’re probably already a pro! Now’s the time to indoctrinate the little ones. Don’t forget to make pumpkin pie and pumpkin stew.

•          Even if you live in the heart of a city and now anywhere near the countryside, autumn is a great time to try your hand at making a bird house. You can buy pre-made ones in many sizes and shapes and paint them, or if you’re handy at carpentry, start one from scratch. You’ll be amazed and happy when you hang it up and the birds come around—even outside an apartment building!

•          Visit an autumn harvest festival. If you live near any kind of agricultural center, there’s bound to be an autumn festival for you to attend. There will be lots of activities, possibly costumes, petting zoos, baking contests and more.

•          Make a fall wreath. Collect fallen leaves of a variety of hues, find acorns, pine cones, twigs, add seeds. Add dried flower petals and anything else your creative mind suggests. A wreath made from the gifts of nature is the most beautiful wreath of all.

•          Make it a point to take a nature walk as often as possible during the autumn months, if not for the visual delight, then for the sheer exhilaration of a brisk walk on a windy day.

•          Fall weather is soup weather. Make use of the abundance of squash (pumpkins are great in soup!) and add all your other favorite veggies. Spice it up and the whole family will love it.

•          Most people love cookies, but again, the cool autumn weather is great for being in a warm kitchen and creating the smell of freshly baked cookies! Even toddlers like to help out.

•          Do you have a farmer’s market in your area? Even if you don’t go to one regularly, go during the autumn months. You won’t be disappointed at the many varieties of fruit and vegetables. This is also the time of year where artisans come out with their crafts and rent stalls along with the farmers.

As you get cozy with autumn, remember that until year end, whenever you purchase a Kenko Naturest® Fit mattress topper you’ll receive a complimentary Kenko PowerSleep Mask. And, whenever you purchase a PiMag Waterfall®, you’ll get a box of 30 packets of delicious Kenzen Jade GreenZymes® Citrus as our treat!