Fall Fun and Learning
Last night one of my kids asked me when fall begins. I happily told him “only 5 more days!”
He was excited, in part because of our family fall activities, and in part because after fall comes winter, and with winter comes Christmas.
One of the first fun and educational things (we don’t tell the kids it is educational though) we do, is visit General Herkimer’s home in Little Falls NY, about 10 miles away from our home. This is an extended family fun time. Dan’s dad, sisters, and brother’’s family usually go too, so there are a lot of us. We get to see Re-inactments of muzzelloading and battle, tour General Nicholas Herkimer’s home, go on horse drawn wagon rides, learn how to make corn husk dolls, and play with toys from the period represented. (late 1700’s-early1800’s).
Another fun fall thing we do is visit the Adirondack Mountains. We usually climb Mt. McCauly, and ride down the ski lift. The view from the top is spectacular. There are deer that come right up to us, and the kids think it is awesome. (so do I though!)
We are also going to visit a cider mill and go through a corn maze. We have been to a cider mill before and seen cider pressed, but we have never been to a corn maze.
Now I am getting myself excited about all of our upcoming adventures.
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