I love writing these round ups of things to do on the weekend. I love that our area has so many options. No matter your favorite enrichment activities (yep--I think that everytime we take our kids out to do something, either with them or when they are on their own, they are the better for it), I hope you can find something in the Macaroni Kid website to do if you'd like.
This is the last week to enter the Senor Panchos $25 gift certficate giveaway, the Sunnyfield Studio children's class worth $120 giveaway, and to use the discount code for coupons for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus at Webster Bank Arena.
There are also articles for Halloween crafts (colorful fall leaves and a Jack O'Lantern), family friendly fall cooking, recipes (mummified hot dogs and apple dumplings) this week. Read up on pumpkin picking and pumpkin carving as you get ready for fall and Halloween.
If you haven’t yet gotten your fresh apples, October is a wonderful time to pick and Macaroni Kid has a list of apple picking locations. There is still plenty of time to enjoy a corn maze, too, and you can find them in our article on Corn Mazes.
Quick links for all of the weekend events:
For a Good Cause:
- Cut-a-Thon to Benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at Supercuts in Danbury, CT--all of the money received from the Cut-a-Thon will be given to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Click the link to read a little more about the boy who is the inspiration for this event.
Free and Cheap:
- Pumpkin Day Festival with Pumpkin Painting at the Southbury Plaza (K-Mart)
- Southwestern Connecticut Youth Book Expo at the Shelton Courtyard Marritt
- Harvest Festival at March Farm in Bethlehem, CT--I'll see you there!
- Halloween Hayride Spooktacular at Stew Leonard's Danbury Store
- Halloween Hay Bale Theater Stew Leonard's Danbury Store
- Harvest Moon Hike at the Ansonia Nature Center
- Family Storytime at Barnes and Noble at Brass Mill Commons
- Full Moon Hike at the Pratt Nature Center in New Milford, CT
- Jazz Combos Concert at WestConn in Danbury, CT
- Tribute Concert to Luciano Pavarotti at the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury, CT
- Fall Farm Festival at Sullivan Farm in New Milford, CT
- Lakeshore Learning Store Free Craft for Kids in Hamden, CT
- Tag Sale by Mothers of Multiples of Lower Fairfield County at St Thomas Apostle Church in Norwalk, CT
- Harvest Day Hunt at the Seymour Evangelical Baptist Church in Seymour, CT
- Family Fun Day Presented by the Democrats Running for the Oxford Board of Education
Festivals:
- Fall Farm Festival at Sullivan Farm in New Milford, CT
- Harvest Festival at March Farm in Bethlehem, CT--I'll see you there!
- 39th Annual Gem and Mineral Show in Bristol, CT
- Fall Arts and Craft Fair by Newtown United Methodist Church at Reed Intermediate School—free to enter
Art and Culture:
- Jazz Combos Concert at WestConn—free
- Tribute Concert to Luciano Pavarotti at the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury, CT—free
- Fun Saturday at the Litchfield History Museum in Litchfield, CT
- Look at the World Performance by the Connecticut Chorale Society in New Milford, CT—free
- A Traditional New England Country Dance at the First Congregational Church in Washington, CT
- Frankenstein: The Halloween Hi-Jinks Musical Comedy—there are many show times and dates. Check the calendar for more.
- Over the Tavern at Seven Angels Theatre—there are many different show times and dates, so check the calendar to find them all.
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