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Hey KC Kids Fun readers! Just wanted to let you all know that we’ve put together a super list of drop-in open gyms around the Kansas City metro – there are offerings for toddlers, preschoolers and older kids! We’ve organized our list by days of the week so that you can find one of these great energy-burners at any time (even at the last minute…). The list will now be a permanent fixture in our Links Directory along the right side of the page (listed under Indoor Activities).

So, take a peek at our OPEN GYMS list – and pass it along to your friends who might need a sanity break once a week (or even twice)!

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And I also just wanted to tell you guys about this darling new Halloween book that I found this weekend – Vunce Upon a Time. It’s by J.otto Seibold, the illustrator of the contemporary Christmas favorite Olive, the Other Reindeer (Olive). We LOVE the Olive book at our house so I was immediately drawn to Vunce Upon a Time. Dagmar the Vampire is shy vegetarian who is afraid of humans. And he loves candy. He braves the human world only when he hears about Halloween! This book just came out in September and there’s still time to get it before October 31st!

It’s that wonderful time of year when thoughts turn from swimming pools and sunscreen to pumpkins and hardy mums! There are more than a few options around for you and your family to welcome fall, meander through a corn maze, sip some cider, and pick some PUMPKINS!! KCKidsFun has done all the legwork for you…all you need to do is load up the family and have some FUN! As always, if we’ve missed anything…feel free to leave a comment or shoot us an email. We’d be happy to add your favorites to our growing list of places to partake in pumpkins. Enjoy!

The Berry Patch (just south of Leawood & Martin City) Features fall blackberry picking. Train ride, Haybale mountain and maze also on site!

Carolyn’s Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Liberty, MO) Has a mining camp, corn maze and railroad!

Faulkner’s Pumpkin Farm (Kansas City, MO – south of I-470) -check out the NEW LOCATION at 10600 Raytown Road with farm, ranch and train rides

Johnson Farms (Belton, MO) Pony rides, hay rides, and farm animal corral

KC Pumpkin Patch (Gardner, KS) Features petting zoo, haunted barn, and the ever-popular pumpkin launch!

Looper Farms (Holt, MO – just north of Clay County on I-35) – u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, trainrides

Louisburg Cider Mill (Louisburg, KS) -named one of the top 10 cider mills in America!

Louisburg Corn Maze (Louisburg, KS)

Pendleton’s Country Market (Lawrence, KS)

Powell Pumpkin Patch (Louisburg, KS) – FREE admission! Pack a lunch and enjoy the picnic area.

Pumpkins, Etc. (Platte City, MO)

Red Barn Farm (Weston, MO) -features pony rides, pumpkins and apples

Schaakes Pumpkin Patch (Lawrence, KS) – hayrides, hay maze and 35 varieties of PUMPKINS!  Free admission.

Sibley Orchards (Sibley, Jackson County, MO) -for apples, pumpkins, cider and homemade FRUIT PIES!

Vaughn Orchard, 816-386-2900 (Weston, MO)

Wagon Wheel Orchard (Gardner, KS)