This contest is sponsored by The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

We shared our Fall Bucket List with you and now our readers have shared their fall photos with us!

Click here to see the entries
and cast your vote!

Vote for your favorite photo and the winner (only once, please) between November 7  and November 21, 2014. The winner will be announced on our site on November 25th, 2014!

The family with the most unique votes will win these amazing prizes:

Midlothian Athletic Club – birthday party package for 10 kids

Romp n’ Roll – one month of classes

Massage Envy – 1 hr massage

Allison Patel Photography- 1 family lifestyle session* and a $100 voucher for prints

Thunderbolt – 4 Free Ride vouchers

Meadow Events Park – free vehicle pass up to 9 passengers

VA Rep 2 tix to Mame

We shared our Fall Bucket List with you now share your fall experience with us!
Submit a picture of you and the kids (or just the kids) sharing your favorite thing to do in RVA in the fall for a chance to win a ton of great prizes!

This contest is sponsored by The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Here’s how to enter:

1. Share a photo of your family doing any one of the things on our Fall Bucket List or your own favorite fall activity. Submit your photo to Contest@Richmondmom.com (Just one please!) Between now and 11:59pm November 5th, 2014

2. Get your friends and family to vote for your photo between November 7  and November 21, 2014.

3. The winner will be announced on our site on November 25th, 2014!

Check out this amazing prize package for the winner:

Midlothian Athletic Club – birthday party package for 10 kids

Romp n’ Roll – one month of classes

Massage Envy – 1 hr massage

Allison Patel Photography- 1 family lifestyle session* and a $100 voucher for prints

Thunderbolt – 4 Free Ride vouchers

Meadow Events Park – free vehicle pass up to 9 passengers

VA Rep 2 tix to Mame

1. Maymont – Whether you are exploring the sprawling estate adjacent to the Maymont Mansion viewing the amazing variety of huge, seasoned trees in the arboretum, or enjoying the scenic Japanese Garden, trees here are magnificent and offer both beauty and fun. Additionally, most of the tree varieties are marked so you can discover different species of trees.
   

   My youngest playing in the leaves at Maymont

2. University of Richmond – With a beautiful lake at the center, the University of Richmond campus, nestled among beautiful trees offers a perfect spot for leaf play. Whether jumping in leaf piles, throwing leaves, or even rolling down a mega hill in leaves, it’s a location not to be missed.
   

   My boys playing in the leaves at the University of Richmond

3. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – This spectacular garden is home to an amazing climbing tree, a Mulberry tree  that is over 100 years old. The tree’s knobby branches provide opportunities for hands-on exploration and wonder.
   

   Tree Climbing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

4. Forest Hill Park – We have not visited this lovely park in the Fall, but it is on our list for this upcoming Fall. Still, throughout the year, there are several scheduled tree climbing events you may want to consider.
   

   Recreational Tree Climbing with Riverside Outfitters: My oldest said, “Why is the rope so short when there is still so much tree left to climb?”

5. Your own Backyard – Our favorite, hands down though is our backyard, perfect for impromptu leaf play. And what could be better than riding a magic carpet (tarp)?
   

   Magic carpet ride in the leaves.

When was the last time you jumped in a leaf pile? Go ahead. You know you want to. One thing I learned about leaf jumping – remember that old saying, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall”? Well, I can vouch for that. I only jump in the fluffiest of leaf piles. Well, maybe not this big, but you get the idea…

Do you have a favorite place in Richmond to enjoy trees and leaf play? Please share!