Looking for some fun fall activities for your preschooler, toddler or kids?

Check out these 45+ Fun Fall Food Activities for Kids!

Happy Fall! One of the best ways to get our kiddos excited about eating new foods is getting them to explore foods with all their senses. Through touching food by picking it at a farm or painting with it, performing science experiments, reading stories, watching educational videos, or cooking with the food! Sometimes it takes multiple different exposures to get your kids ready to eat a new food (parents this is totally normal and ok!).

I believe one of the best time to expose our kiddos to new foods is when food is in season. This is when foods taste their best, they are easiest to access and often cheapest.

Below I am sharing 45+ activities and recipes you can do with your preschooler, toddler or older kids to explore some of falls most delicious produce: Apples, Corn, Pumpkin and Cranberries!

Apple Activities for Kids

Apple printing activity

1. Apple Printing – Simple Fun for Kids
2.  Apple Washing – Busy Toddler
3.  Apple Scented No Cook Playdough – Natural Beach Living
4. Apple Bobbing Activity – Sunny Day Family
5. Apple Balance – Days with Grey
6. Why Do Apples Turn Brown? – Left Brain Graft Brain
7. Read!
   • Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss
   • How to Apples Grow by Jill McDonald
   • Applesauce Day by Lisa Amstutz
8. Watch! Why Apples Brown
9.  Go Apple Picking or visit a apple farm.
10. Practice A letter identification and spelling APPLE, identifying different colored apples.

Corn Activities for Kids

1.  Corn Sensory Bin – Best Toys for Toddlers
2. Corn versus Popcorn Science Experiment – A Little Pinch of Perfect
3. Indian Corn Play and Learn Activities – Things to Share and Remember
4. Colored Popcorn – Happier than a Pig In Mud
5. Read!
   • Corn is Maize by Aliki,
   • The Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaola
6. Watch! How Does Corn Grow?
7. Visit a corn maze.
8. Practice letter C identification, spelling CORN and identifying different colored corn (Indian Corn is fun to look at this time of year too!).

Pumpkin Activities for Kids

Visiting a pumpkin patch.

1. Pumpkin Bath – Busy Toddler
2. Parts of a Pumpkin -Primary Theme Park
3. Pumpkin Spice Playdough- Home School Preschool
4. Pumpkin Memory Game – Days with Grey
5. Read!
   • The Roll Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders
   • P is for Pumpkin by Kathy-Jo Wargin
   • Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie by Jill Esbaum
6. Watch! Dissect a Pumpkin with SciShow Kids
7. Visit a pumpkin patch or farm
8. Dissect and carve your own pumpkin together.
9. Roast pumpkin seeds for a snack. 
10. Practice letter P identification, spelling PUMPKIN, and identifying shapes and different colored pumpkins.

Pumpkin dissection activity

Cranberry Activities for Kids

Cranberry bog activity.

1. Indoor Cranberry Bog – Views from a Step Stool
2. Dancing Cranberries – The STEM Laboratory
3. Cranberry Structures – Little Bins for Little Hands
4. Read! Time for Cranberries by Lisl H. Detlefsen
5. Watch! How Do Cranberries Grow?
6. Practice C letter identification and spelling CRANBERRY.

Fun Fall Recipes for Kids!

Here are 11 kid-friendly recipes using either apples, cranberries, pumpkin and corn or a combination of the foods!

Apple Muffins with Cranberries

Naturally Sweet Apple Cranberry Compote

Pumpkin Apple Pie Overnight Oats

Baked Pumpkin Apple Cider Donuts

Pumpkin Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus

Pumpkin Cheesecake Smoothie Bowl

Corn Dip with Vegetables

Honey Cornbread Muffins

Corn and Pea Fritters

Maple Pecan Kettle Corn