Social Seniors: It’s Fall, ya’ll!
Seniors should get outside and spend as much as they can enjoying the warm days and cool nights before they are driven inside by winter cold and snow. There are a lot of fun activities that seniors can do in the Fall that will allow them to appreciate the changing colors of the leaves, warm autumn sun, and the distinct crisp smell that only is present in the Fall. If you are looking for some fun things that you can do with your senior parents or if you have a home care provider that is looking for some activities to get your social seniors out of the house try these:
Leaf Watching Train Rides
There are several rail lines that offer special day trips through your local area so that train riders can see the best and brightest examples of the fall foliage. Take a casual train ride in the afternoon and spend a few hours drinking in the glorious colors of the autumn leaves. Seeing your local region by train will make you and your senior loved one feel like tourists and you’ll get an entirely new perspective on the place where you live. Be sure to take plenty of pictures and videos and have a hot chocolate or a hot coffee as you watch the stunning autumn leaves roll by.
Fall Festivals
It wouldn’t be Fall without Fall Festivals at every local farm for miles around. Go look at some pumpkins in the pumpkin patch, pet the farm animals and feed them some corn, and sample some delicious fall treats like fresh-pressed apple cider, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin pies, and fresh apples straight from the trees. You can support your local farmers and have a wonderful day out with your senior parent. But don’t forget to bring home pies and freeze them for Thanksgiving.
Firepit Fun
When was the last time you made S’mores with your senior loved one? Set up a firepit or chimnea in the backyard and you can spend an evening making delicious S’mores with your senior parents and their home care provider. Make sure there are comfy chairs and lots of blankets so that everyone will be warm and can enjoy the bright glare of the fire, the smell of the woodsmoke, and the stars glittering in the fall sky.
Hayrides
Hayrides are another great way to enjoy the fall foliage although they move a little bit slower than the train. Take your senior parents for a Saturday morning hayride followed up by a trip to a local farm for pumpkins and treats and you will have a fantastic time. Just make sure that your senior parents are dressed warmly and make sure you have extra layers of clothes for them in case the temperature drops suddenly.
Trunk Or Treat
Traditional Trick or Treating has given way to organize Trunk or Treats where people park in a large lot, usually in a church or school or shopping mall parking lot. Then they open their trunks where they have bowls and buckets of candy and they distribute the candy to kids in Halloween costumes. Your social seniors will love seeing all the little children dressed up and handing out candy.