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Hello, September!
September brings the beginning of a new season, with cooler days, changing leaves, and plenty of opportunities for play and discovery. This month's activity calendar is filled with simple ideas to encourage creativity, movement, learning, and family connection as summer turns to fall.
From building with blocks and exploring the outdoors to making applesauce and creating fall art, these activities make it easy to find a little fun in each day.
September 1 - Draw a Favorite Summer Memory
Summer may be coming to an end, but there are plenty of memories to carry with you! Today, draw a picture of your favorite summer adventure, whether it was a day at the beach, a family vacation, playing outside, or simply spending time together.
September 2 - Make a Pancake Breakfast
Start the day with a special pancake breakfast that you can make together! Try adding berries, bananas, apples, or a sprinkle of cinnamon.
September 3 - Make a Weather Journal
Become a weather watcher! Start a simple weather journal and have your child draw or write about the weather each day. As the month goes on, look back at your journal and see how the weather changes as summer turns to fall.
Learn more ways to make sense of fall here.
September 4 - Have a Pajama Day
Sometimes the best kind of day is one spent in pajamas! Grab your Snug Up Doll and keep things cozy with books, games, crafts, and plenty of imaginative play.
September 5 - Create a Backyard Obstacle Course
Get outside and create your own backyard obstacle course! Use cones, cushions, sticks, logs, or other safe items to create stations for jumping, balancing, crawling, and running.
September 6 - Learn How to Use a Compass
It's time to explore! Teach your child the basics of using a compass and practice finding north, south, east, and west. Take your compass outside and see if you can use it to navigate around your yard, neighborhood, or a nearby park.
September 7 - Build a City with Blocks
Bring out the blocks and build a city today! Create houses, roads, bridges, parks, stores, and anything else your little builders can imagine. Once your city is finished, add people, animals, and vehicles and let the pretend play begin.
Explore our collection of blocks here.
September 8 - Play Hide-and-Seek
It's time for a classic game of hide-and-seek! This simple game encourages movement, problem-solving, and plenty of laughter.
September 9 - Go on an Evening Flashlight Walk
As the days begin to get shorter, head outside for an evening adventure. Bring flashlights and take a walk around your neighborhood or backyard. Notice how familiar places look different in the evening and listen for the sounds of nighttime.
September 10 - Learn About a Famous Person
Choose a famous person who interests your child and learn a little about their life. They might be an artist, scientist, explorer, inventor, musician, athlete, or another person who made an impact on the world.
September 11 - Play Veterinarian
Set up a pretend veterinarian's office using stuffed animals, blankets, boxes, and a few household items like bandages and thermometers. This is a great way to practice empathy!
Learn more about the power of toy animals here.
September 12 - Make Homemade Applesauce
Apples are one of the best signs that fall has arrived! Today, make a batch of homemade applesauce together. Children can help wash, measure, stir, and mash the apples. Add a little cinnamon for a warm autumn treat.
September 13 - Have a Doll Picnic
Gather your favorite dolls, stuffed animals, and friends for a little picnic. Set out a blanket and prepare a simple snack for everyone to share.
September 14 - Have a Family Game Night
Turn off the screens and gather everyone together for a family game night. Choose a favorite board game, card game, or cooperative game that everyone can enjoy.
Game nights give children opportunities to practice taking turns, following rules, problem-solving, and playing together.
Find your next favorite game here.
September 15 - Play Pretend Store
Set up your own pretend store at home! Gather play food, toys, empty food containers, or other household items and create a little shop. Take turns being the shopkeeper and customer while practicing counting, sorting, conversation, and imaginative play.
September 16 - Create Fall Finger Paintings
Bring the colors of autumn to your art table today! Set out paints in shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, and green and let your child explore finger painting.
September 17 - Play Freeze Dance
Turn up the music and get moving! Dance, wiggle, spin, and jump while the music plays, then freeze when the music stops. Freeze dance is a fun way for children to practice listening, body control, coordination, and rhythm.
Explore our musical toys here.
September 18 - Find Shapes in the Clouds
Look up at the sky and see what you can find! Lie on a blanket and watch the clouds drift by while looking for shapes, animals, faces, or imaginary creatures.
September 19 - Make a "Welcome Fall" Sign
Fall is almost here! Create a "Welcome Fall" sign to hang on your door, in a window, or near your seasonal decorations. Use paint, crayons, leaves, apples, or other autumn-inspired materials to decorate your sign.
September 20 - Apple Stamp with Paint
Celebrate apple season with a simple painting activity! Cut an apple in half, dip it into paint, and press it onto paper to create beautiful apple-shaped stamps.
September 21 - Learn Five New Words
Choose five new words to learn today. They can be words from another language, words connected to nature, or simply five words your child hasn't heard before. Use the new words throughout the day and see how many times you can practice them.
September 22 - First Day of Fall!
Happy first day of fall! Today marks the beginning of a new season filled with changing leaves, crisp mornings, apples, pumpkins, and cooler days.
Take a walk outside and look for the first signs of autumn. What has changed since the beginning of September?
Explore more fall activities here.
September 23 - Make a Fall Sensory Bin
Create a sensory bin inspired by the season. Fill a container with items such as dried leaves, acorns, pinecones, corn, oats, cinnamon sticks, or other fall-inspired materials.
Add scoops, bowls, cups, or small figures and let your child explore the different textures and create their own play.
September 24 - Have a Silly-Walking Race
It's time to get silly! Have a walking race where everyone has to come up with their own funny way to move. Try walking like a penguin, giant, tiny mouse, robot, or another silly character. Take turns creating new ways to cross the finish line.
September 25 - Feed the Birds
Take some time today to care for the birds in your neighborhood as the weather begins to get chilly. Offer birdseed, sunflower seeds, or other bird-safe foods in a feeder or natural spot.
September 26 - Make a "Question of the Day" Jar
Create a jar filled with questions for the whole family. Write questions on small pieces of paper and add them to the jar.
Each day, pull out a question and take turns answering. Questions can be silly, thoughtful, imaginative, or as simple as, "What was your favorite part of today?"
September 27 - Do a Secret Act of Kindness
Do something kind without expecting anything in return. Leave a little note for someone, help with a chore, share a snack, or do something thoughtful for a friend or family member.
A secret act of kindness is a simple way to remind children that small gestures can make a big difference.
September 28 - Put on a Family Talent Show
It's showtime! Give everyone in the family a chance to share a special talent. Sing a song, tell a joke, perform a dance, play an instrument, or demonstrate something you've been practicing.
September 29 - Go on a Bug Hunt
Grab a magnifying glass and head outside for a bug hunt! Look under leaves, around flowers, and in the grass to see what tiny creatures you can discover.
Explore more outdoor nature toys here.
September 30 - Taste Test Different Apples
Choose several different varieties of apples and cut them into small pieces for everyone to try. Talk about the differences in color, texture, sweetness, and flavor. Which apple is your favorite?
We hope your September is filled with fun, joy, and laughter! Tag us in your adventures @HABAUSA for a chance to be featured.
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