It's hard to believe that summer is ending and fall is around the corner! I love to make lists and seasonal bucket lists help me figure out what is the important for our family to do during a particular season. Big or small there are lots of great events, outings and experiences to be had on the South Shore this fall! Here are some things you might not want to miss ...
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Donate diapers, baby food or formula to Viv's Give during the Macaroni Kid Diaper Drive (9/17 - 10/14)
1. Keep summer going at Hull's Endless Summer Festival (9/17 & 18)
2. Do a cartwheel or two at Cartwheels for Kids (9/17)
3. Touch some Trucks at the Hanover Firefighters Touch-a-Truck (9/24) or the Norwell Police 5K and Touch-a-Truck (10/22)
4. Catch a high school football game
5. Have some fun at the Family Fun & Wellness Festival (9/25)
6. Don't miss the glowing pumpkins at Edaville USA's Pumpkins Aglow
7. Visit with the animals at Weir River or Dalby Farm
8. Explore all things corn at the South Shore Natural Science Center's Corn Festival (9/17)
9. Check out the cool cars the Spindles Car Show (9/4)
10. Sit by a campfire
11. Watch the babies crawl at the Hanover Mall Diaper Derby (9/10)
12. Pick up some local produce at a farmers' market
13. Learn about Irish heritage at the South Shore Irish Festival (9/10 & 11)
14. Play in the leaves
15. Run around Peddocks Island at the 5K Harbor Dash (9/11)
16. Take a hike with Hike it Baby South Shore
17. Go bobbing for apples
18. Try some great BBQ at the Annual North Community Church Rib Cook-Off (9/17)
19. Host a Halloween costume party
20. Trunk-or-Treat at the South Shore Children's Museum (10/16)
21. Carve or paint pumpkins
22. Bake something with apples or pumpkins
23. Ride Paragon Carousel in costume at their Annual Costume Party
24. Bounce in the inflatables park at Marshfield Oktoberfest (10/1)
25. Have dessert for dinner at a locally owned restaurant (and when you do post about it on our Facebook page!)
26. Check out the Harvest Festival at Lightning Willow Farm (9/25)
27. Go apple or pumpkin picking
28. Use the exercise stations on Derby Street Shoppes' Hidden Pond walking trail
29. Learn about local food at the Historic O'Neil Farm's Farm Day (9/17)
30. Visit a small business you have never visited before
31. Ride the ponies for a great cause at Cranberry Acres (10/16)
32. Ride bikes at Wompatuck State Park or Forges Field
33. Learn all about BONES at Batty for Bones (10/16)
34. Press leaves or do leaf rubbings
35. Sip tea at Daniel Webster Estate (10/16)
36. Celebrate Halloween at the South Shore Natural Science Center's Halloween Howl (10/22)
37. Learn something new
38. Celebrate the harvest season at the 4-H Fall Festival (10/15)
39. Go rollerskating
40. Rock on at the Mad Love Festival (10/9)
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