October Bucket List Ideas (Free Printable)

Inspiration for an October Bucket List

Bucket lists are a fun way to think about tasks you want to accomplish or new things you want to try. I’ve put together a big selection of October bucket list ideas for you to consider. Pick some you’d like to do and make your own personal bucket list for October.

For a complete set of monthly bucket lists that include a monthly health and fitness activity, planning activity, family fun, organizing activity, a list to make, seasonal fun, and more, check out my monthly planning list pack.

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Ideas for Your October Bucket List

learn a new software program or keyboard shortcut (Computer Learning Month)
interview family members (Family History Month)

Visit my printables library to download a list of Family History Questions

eat a vegetarian meal once a week (National Vegetarian Month)
create a budget (Financial Planning Month)
attend a photography exhibition (Photographer Appreciation Month)
participate in an organization challenge (Get Organized Week – 1st week of October)

Read: 30-Day Challenge Ideas for an Organization Challenge

check smoke detectors (Fire Prevention Week – 2nd week of October)
write a note of appreciation to your pastor (Clergy Appreciation Day – 2nd Sunday of October)
take your parents to lunch (National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day – 2nd Wednesday of October)
play chess (National Chess Day – 2nd Saturday of October)
create with yarn or watch the documentary: Yarn (I Love Yarn Day – 2nd Saturday of October)
clean up and organize your computer files (National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day – 3rd Monday of October)

You’ll find an example of how I organize my homeschool digital files in this article:
7 Steps to Plan Your Homeschool Year

send a card to your mother-in-law (Mother-in-Law Day – 4th Sunday of October)
make a batch of cookies (National Homemade Cookies Day – 10/1)
play golf (National Golf Day – 10/4)
eat a cinnamon roll (National Cinnamon Bun Day – 10/4)
do something nice for someone (Do Something Nice Day – 10/5)
thank a teacher (World Teacher’s Day – 10/5)
eat angel food cake (National Angel Food Cake Day – 10/10)
decorate a cake (National Cake Decorating Day – 10/10)
do a brainteaser or puzzle (National Train Your Brain Day – 10/13)
learn a new word (National Dictionary Day – 10/16)
do an evaluation of your goals and priorities (Evaluate Your Life Day – 10/19)

Read: Monthly Lists to Plan Your Year

listen to an opera (World Opera Day – 10/25)
bring a treat to your local fire station (National First Responders Day – 10/28)
try an overnight oats recipe (National Oatmeal Day – 10/29)
decorate for Halloween
go trick-or-treating
carve or paint pumpkins
have a bonfire
jump in a leaf pile
visit a pumpkin patch
bob for apples
make chili
enjoy a spiced latte
make caramel apples
go for a hayride
make a scarecrow
visit a corn maze
read under a cozy blanket
take fall family pictures
make a pear cobbler
roast pumpkin seeds
go to a football game
go apple picking
pull out rainboots and cozy sweaters
buy Halloween candy
plant mums in pots
find a Halloween costume
plant bulbs for spring
make paper bag luminaries
watch October Sky, You’ve Got Mail, or Serendipity
roast corn on the cob
make pumpkin bread or muffins
do leaf rubbings
make homemade applesauce
play an outdoor game after dark (hide-and-seek, flashlight tag)

Monthly checklist printables for homeschool moms

Visit my monthly resources page to find more ways to plan your year with monthly and seasonal rhythms!

Printable October Bucket List Ideas

Download a free printable list of these October Bucket List ideas for easy reference. Choose a few that appeal to you and enjoy the month of October!

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