With fall being such a festive season, here are some activities you can do to enjoy the fall weather before winter comes! In Rock Falls, Ill., you can go to Selmi’s pumpkin patch. Selmi’s is a great place to bring your family and friends for some quality time. At Selmi’s, visitors can feed animals, go through a haunted house, pick out pumpkins, go on a tractor ride, go through a corn maze, and eat some delicious fall food like apple cider donuts. They are open Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you are the type of person who loves fall because of Halloween and scary movies then Haunted Haven is a great place for you! Haunted Haven is also in Rock Falls, Ill. This haunted house has free parking, concessions, and the tickets cost $20. In line you get scared and chased by the actors. If you want to have a good time with friends and maybe get out of your comfort zone, this is a fun fall activity for you. After waiting in line you enter the haunted house and it starts outside and goes into a big barn. It’s open Friday and Saturday from 7-11 p.m.
If you are up for making a drive, Tanner’s Apple Orchard is a fun place to visit. Tanner’s is in Speer, Ill., which is an hour drive from Sterling. Tanner’s has a fun kids section where you can ride horses, play on hay bails, ride little go carts, jump on inflatables, and get your face painted. After that you can go inside where you can go shopping and buy delicious fall foods like caramel apples, popcorn, donuts, apple cider, muffins, and much more. They are open Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm.
With Thanksgiving coming up here are some meals you can make and enjoy with your family. An easy meal is air-fried turkey especially for smaller families. Corn casserole is always a safe option that everyone will love. Mashed potatoes, vegetables, cornbread, and stuffing are delicious sides that are easy to make or buy at the grocery store. Pumpkin pie, apple pie, ice cream, and cookie chip cookies is such a good way to finish off your meal. Even though the meal and dessert are very important parts to Thanksgiving, the people around the dinner table eating with you is what Thanksgiving is all about.
Fall is such a fun season because of the weather changing, colorful leaves, pumpkin flavors and smells, halloween, haunted houses, Thanksgiving and more. Fall gives you so many opportunities to go out and do fun things with your family and friends. So enjoy this fall because winter will be here before you know it.
