While the kids are jumping into leaf piles and you’re making sure everyone has their Halloween costumes ready, winter break can sneak up on a family. Before you know it, you’re snowed in with the kids, wishing you had gotten in just one more hayride and stressing about where to take the kids to see Santa. But never fear, we have everything you need for your holiday checklist right here.

1. Visit a u-pick farm like Terhune Orchards in Princton, NJ or Shady Brook Farm in Yardley, PA in October to gather fresh apples or pumpkins to make pies for Thanksgiving Day.
2. This November, get your Thanksgiving turkeys locally from a Delaware Valley farm. The Market at Coverdale Farm in Greenville, DE and Godshall’s Poultry in Philadelphia both allow you to order your turkeys for pickup in advance.
3. A tradition on Thanksgiving Day is the turkey trot — a community 5K. Get up early for the Chester County Turkey Trot or the MoTown Turkey Trot in North Wales, PA.
4. Check for local stores that have Black Friday deals the day after Thanksgiving like StretchLab Rittenhouse and the Barnes Foundation.
5. November is the perfect time to pick out your Christmas tree at farms including McArdle’s Holiday Farm in Doylestown, PA and Exley’s Christas Tree Farm in Monroeville, NJ.
6. Attend a local Christmas tree lighting like the Phillies Holiday Sale & Tree Lighting at Citizens Bank Park or Palmer Square Annual Tree Lighting in Princeton, NJ.
7. In December, sing along to your own family favorites or catch a local performance of Christmas music like Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at Philly’s Walnut Street Theatre.
8. Shop at the Christmas Village in Philadelphia from Nov. 21 to Dec. 27.
9. Take your picture with Santa at the Christmas Village in Philadelphia or Fashion District Philadelphia in Center City.
10. Give back by donating to Toys for Tots at local donation sites or volunteer with
11. Get into the Christmas spirit and go see a lights show like the Electrical Spectacle Light Show in Philly’s Franklin Square or The Comcast Holiday Spectacular at the Comcast Center Campus.
12. Go ice skating at Dilworth Park or Penn Ice Rink in Philadelphia.
13. Climb aboard a holiday train like Santa’s Express at West Chester Railroad or the Santa Trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.
14. New Year, New Me, New Hike: Start the year by participating in First Day Hikes at any local state park like Ridley Creek State Park or Marsh Creek State Park.