Inclusive Play Calendar - Autumn 2026

1. Make a mud kitchen outside
2. Water potions with conkers, leaves and pinecones
3. Build a cosy den inside or outside
4. Create a giant collage using fallen leaves and sticks
5. Create paint stamps using stones
6. Nature scavenger hunt
7. Create leaf rubbings or leaf printings
8. Use boxes and loose parts to create an autumnal village
9. Explore textures - collect and feel leaves, bark, conkers, pinecones and mud
10. Make a stick family - collect sticks and create characters
11. Taste test harvest fruits and vegetables with a blind fold
12. Make a scented play-doh using spices and herbs
13. Create a dinosaur world using loose parts and natural materials
14. Build a fire and make smores
15. Pumpkin washing
16. Chalk fireworks
17. Build a cosy hedgehog house
18. Use cut up pool noodles and other loose parts to build a haunted house
19. Scoop out mini pumpkins and make pumpkin boats
20. Window leaf printing
21. Make bird feeders using pinecones
22. Use sticks and leaves to make autumn fairy stick puppets
23. Conker ice rescue
24. Use leaves to make autumnal mandalas
25. Jump in puddles! Take homemade boats for boat races
26. Create nests using natural materials - put play doh animals inside
27. Create an obstacle course with a rope swing in the forest
28. Make autumn lanterns