Just because summer is coming to an end doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! As families settle into their new school routines, we’ve compiled a list of 10 ways your wagon can help you enjoy fall at home this year. Whether your family uses these ideas for #RecessAtHome activities or as after-school adventures, little ones will love using their wagon to celebrate the new season.
10 Ways to Use Your Wagon this Fall
1. Sideline Sitter
Football and fall are synonymous. This season, transform your folding wagon to bench mode to use it as a portable bleacher. It’s the perfect place for a halftime break or for sibling spectators to hang out in the shade.
2. Fall Decorations
Start by collecting decorative fall items such as pumpkins, gourds, and autumn leaves (real or fake!) Then, artfully arrange the items in your Little Red Toy Wagon to display on the table, above the fireplace, or anywhere inside that needs a pop of autumn color. You can even make a bigger arrangement in your Classic Red Wagon or Kids' Wheelbarrow to display on your porch or in your yard.
3. Bonfire Butler
Wagons are the best accessory to any bonfire. Little ones can pull their wagon around the yard to collect sticks to help parents get the fire going. Your haul-it-all wagon is efficient in avoiding back and forth trips from the yard to the firepit! Or, load up the wagon with the all-important s’mores supplies.
4. All-Terrain Tailgate
Whether you’re watching the game indoors on the big screen or hitting baseballs outside in the yard, turn your wagon into an at-home tailgate. Load up your Tailgater Wagon® with stadium snacks like popcorn, hot dogs, or nachos for the full fall sports experience. Decorate your Radio Flyer with your team’s colors and use your wagon as your very own stadium seat.
5. At-Home Hayride
This idea is as creative as it is simple. Transform your wagon into an at-home hayride to delight little ones and complete an afternoon of pumpkin carving or leaf raking. Generously spread hay on the bottom of your Radio Flyer so kids can comfortably sit on top. Suddenly a simple stroll around the neighborhood turns into a hayride adventure. Add blankets or pillows for an extra cozy ride!
6. Drive-in Fall Movie Marathon
Arguably the greatest part of fall is the movie selection that come with it! Pick out your family’s favorite Halloween or fall-themed movie for a night under the stars. Little ones can drive-up and park their wagon or Tesla Model S for Kids at their at-home theatre. Enjoy a night outdoors with a projector or take the fun indoors for a snuggly movie night.
7. No Mess Maze
Jackie from Happy Hooligans amplifies the fun of raking leaves with an at-home maze! Starting in the center of the yard, rake leaves outward to form the walls of the maze. Be sure to leave some gaps as the pathways and make it as large as you like. Navigating the maze helps kids build critical thinking skills while staying in the lines develops spatial awareness. Parents, you can use your family’s wagon to help transport leaves as you build the maze. Kids can then work together to pull one another as they work their way through.
8. Indoor Reading Nook
Few things are as fundamentally fall as curling up in a blanket with a scented candle, a warm drink, and your favorite book. Kids can enjoy this ambiance just as much as parents by creating their own reading nook. Little ones can fill their wagons with their comfiest pillows, coziest blankets, and favorite stuffed animals to settle in for an afternoon of relaxation. Whether it’s a space to color, read, or write, this nook will be your little one’s new favorite spot.
9. Pumpkin Patch
Visiting the pumpkin patch is a staple fall activity! Bring The Beast Wagon along to load up on 300 pounds of pumpkins, or roll in a Classic Red Wagon for iconic autumn photographs. Don’t forget to continue the fun by carving pumpkins at home!
10. Fall Walk Scavenger Hunt
Neighborhood strolls are a front-row seat to witnessing all the color-changing and admiring the fall foliage. Add this scavenger hunt to your walk to really soak up all the sights of the season.
How is your family celebrating fall this year? Share your smiles on social media with #RadioFlyer.
