Apple Picking -Favourite Canadian Thanksgiving Activities

Whenever October is mentioned, Canadians very often think of Thanksgiving and turkey dinner. When the weather turns cooler and leaves change colour, one of our autumn activities is apple picking at a nearby orchard.

On Thanksgiving Day, we joined many families and drove out of Toronto to the Watson Farm to enjoy the nice fall weather and do some apple picking.

Upon our arrival, the parking lot was full  and there were a lot of people with little kids and their bags in hands, ready for the apple picking.

 Rules of picking apples were clearly posted for all to see and followed

The farm is quite large in size with various crops.

There were people lining up to get a ride to the picking area.

The waiting time was not long as there were a number of trucks with bench seats taking farm visitors  to the nearest apple orchard.









Since it was such a nice day, we took advantage of the mild temperature and  walked to the designated apple picking area.

There were many apples fallen under the trees as October is the month when apples are ready for harvest.

Apples were sold by pounds. Each visitor was given bags and we could pick as many as we wished.

 
We could also sample the apples while picking.
What could be fresher than apples just picked from the tree by your own hands?

A nice fall day for apple picking and to enjoy the outdoors!

  Above us, flocks of birds were circling close by, waiting for us to leave and ready to swish down and peck on the windfalls.

Being outdoors is dun for kids!

We liked this farm because it was more than just picking apples.


 It had a nice play area for kids and things were set up for kids to do.

There was a play area for kids to go on the slide, swinging on the swings, chasing each other under the warm autumn sun.















 I love watching kids running around having fun and just be kids!

It's so much healthier playing outside  than watching TV or playing computer games indoors all day!

There are so many red an plump apples! Which one should I pick?

For many Canadian families, apple picking or driving out to the country are among our favorite things to do, kids and adults alike!

R.T. Thanksgiving
Ajax, Ontario, Canada