Feeling into the Autumn Season

Creating a Home that Mirrors the Season

When we decorate our homes in autumn, we’re really doing more than just adding pumpkins or hanging garlands. We’re creating an atmosphere that reflects the slowing rhythm of the earth. Children especially thrive when their environment echoes the season — they feel secure when the outer world and the inner home are in harmony and they sense the subtle changes more easily. When we allow feelings of warmth and darker autumn mornings to shape their days they experience it through their sense and embody natures wisdom.

Simple ways to invite autumn as an experience

• Place pumpkins and squash on your front porch or indoors
• Hang leaf garlands or yarn-wrapped leaves from windows.
• Create a nature table with found treasures and handmade crafts
• Cook soups to gather with their helping hands

For feeling:

• Keep baskets of wool yarn within reach for handwork.
• Spread blankets and sheepskins across chairs for cozy nooks.
• Dim the lights in the evenings, using salt lamps or candles to echo the early dark.

Autumn reminds us that your home is more than a house — it’s a sanctuary where beauty and warmth invite us inward as mothers!

LEARN MORE! My book Motherhythm Autumn explores our mothering journey in the context of spending time in nature, women’s wellness, natural home, creative projects & seasonal recipes.