Come out and have a great time at the Oxford Scarecrow Festival. There are many fun activities planned including: ▪ Scarecrow contest ▪ Pet parade ▪ Chili Cook-off ▪ BakeSale ▪ Carved Pumpkin Contest ▪ Kid and Teen Zone ▪ Pet Zone Plus many more. When: October 22, 2011 Where: CentennialParkinOxford …
The Great Pumpkin Hunt
Enjoy an old-fashioned neighborhood gathering with food and fun sponsored by the Huron Valley Optimist Club. The event will feature crafts, face painting, food vendors and more. As the main event, kids can search for clues on pumpkins to solve the puzzle that is “The Great Pumpkin Hunt.” Where: Indian Springs MetroPark, White Lake. At the Meadowlark …
Dinosaur Hill’s Annual Halloween Hoot
For the 3oth year, families will enjoy a crisp fall evening walking through a forest lit with luminaries and populated with many familiar (and some not so familiar) characters from favorite children’s stories, films, TV shows, and fairytales. Where: Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve inRochester When: October 21, 22, and 23rd …
Making an Extraordinary Teacher’s Day Better
On behalf of the “A Day Made Better” cause for teachers, I surprised a teacher at my child’s school with a $110 worth of school supplies from OfficeMax! For many of us, we remember that one amazing teacher who turned our lives around. The one who taught us to think differently about the world …
Fall Farm Festival at Kensington MetroPark
Fall is harvest season on the farm, and there will be a bounty of activities at the “Fall Farm Festival” on Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, at Kensington Metropark Farm Center near Milford/Brighton. Visit the farm animals and get a glimpse of farm life at the festival with special demonstrations. Traditional carpentry methods using …