October is National Stamp Collecting Month –Collecting stamps is a fun and easy introduction to geography, history, art and nature. Help your children start a stamp collection by sharing stamps from your letters from home. Ask your au pair friends for stamps from their countries.

Go Apple and or Pumpkin Picking at the following local farms:

Blue Jay Orchards 125 Plumtrees Rd. Bethel CT 203-748-0119

Jones Family Farms Route 110 & Walnut Tree Hill Rd (266 Israel Hill Rd) Shelton, CT 203-929-8425

Silverman’s Farm 451 Sport Hill Rd Easton CT 203-261-3306

Take a Fall Hike:

Visit Weir Farm in Ridgefield CT.  Weir was the father of the American Impressionist Movement.   The farm is run by the National Park Service

Hike the Cascades at Mohegan Lake in Fairfield – it is right off the Merritt Parkway exit 46

Hike Huntington State Park in Redding