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PER I BAMBINI
Now that autumn is here, outdoor fun is everywhere
By Maverick Cannavo
Autumn is in full swing, and Darla and I are happy the days are cooler and there are new smells to discover and beautiful
fall colors to enjoy. There are
many fun outdoor activities
you can enjoy this time of
year, and we are happy
to give you some of our
suggestions.
Take a walk with
your friends (if you are
old enough) or parents through the woods or
in a park nearby and
puoi cercare (poy chair-
car-a) you can search for different types of foglie (fol-yay)
leaves which you can collect to make a piece of art or just identificare (e-dent-tea-fee-car-a) to identify and enjoy. You can also do this during a walk through il tuo quartiere (eel two-o kwar-tea-air-a) your neighborhood.
If you spot un pino (oon-pea-no) a pine tree gather some pinecones for fun craft projects.
Visit a nearby fattoria (fa-tor e-ah) farm or a fall festival which offer enjoyable fall activities. They may have un labirinto di mais (oon la-beer-een-to d my-ees) a corn maze, apple slingshots, raccolta di zucche (rah-
coal-tay d zoo-kay) pumpkin picking, petting zoos,
straw jumps, nature walks and much
more. A big favorite for
children and adults is un giro sul carro di fieno (oon
jeer-o sool car- oh d fee-a-no) a hayride when you
can sit on benches or bales of hay in a
cart pulled by a tractor and ride through the woods or through farmlands. Sometimes you can stop to pick
apples or pumpkins during
these rides. And if you like scary things some of hayrides and corn mazes are set up
so you will get a boo-tiful surprise!
Don’t forget to enjoy
some fall food and drinks as
well. Sidro di mele (see-dro
d mel-a) Apple cider is very popular this time of year and
you can also enjoy special pies, donuts and pastries with flavors and colors that celebrate the season.
You can also make crafts out of fall
items you can find in nature. If you do gather a collection of leaves you could make a hanging mobile or use them to make un dipinto autunnale (oon de-peen-to aw-to- nal-a) a fall painting. If you pick alcune mele (al-koon-a mel-a) some apples you can take them home to make a delicious apple pie or you can pick pumpkins to paint, decorate or carve.
We plan to go check out the falling leaves and fall decorations with mamma and papà this weekend, but we will not be going anywhere near any ghost tours or spooky rides because we are two scaredy dogs! Well, Darla would like this but we have to do everything together so she will just have to miss it. But you don’t, so have fun!
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