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Trunk or Treat time is upon us…there are so many schools, churches and organizations that host these popular events, we need to rely on YOU to be our eyes and ears!  We’ve received word about a few of these events, but are asking that if you know of a Trunk or Treat that is open to the public, you add the info below as a comment.  Thanks for your help!

• Join us for a FREE Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 29 from 2-4pm. We will have, candy, games, prizes, and of course more candy! At 3:00 there will be a costume contest, please keep costumes kid appropriate. Antioch Community Church is located at 4805 NE Antioch Rd, KC MO 64119. Visit www.acckc.org for more info.
• Friday – October 28th 4-6pm:  M&I in Shawnee is hosting a Trunk–or–Treat event — providing children in the community a safe and fun trick-or-treating alternative. The event will be held in the parking lot of the bank.  Children simply walk up to each vehicle in the parking lot and trick-or-treat. The vehicles are sponsored by more than 35 Shawnee businesses and restaurants. The Police and Fire Departments will be there promoting lessons on safety.  They will also be collecting canned goods to benefit the Harvesters Community Food Network.
• Monday, October 31st, 10-11am– Halloween Snack and a Story Event.  $5.  You are invited to bring your small toddler/preschool age children to hear a “spooky” Halloween story and enjoy healthy Halloween snacks.  This event will be located in the upstairs conference room.  Costumes are optional!  Where: Englewood Hy-Vee   207 NE Englewood Road, KC, MO  64118.   Children ages 5 and younger with parent or guardian.  Please sign up in advance.  Contact Keli Hurst at khurst@hy-vee.com.
• What: FREE Kids Club Halloween Party. Where: Whole Foods Market on Metcalf, Sunday, October 23^rd from 1-4pm.  7401 W. 91^st Street  Overland Park, KS 66212. (913) 652-9633.  Description: Join us for a Free Halloween Event at Whole Foods Market on Metcalf in Overland Park, KS on Sunday, October 23rd from 1-4pm.  We’ll have music, face painting, crafts, and lots of FUN! The event begins with a Dino O’Dell live music concert from 1-2pm. Kids, come in your cutest costumes and parade around the store visiting each department for a FREE special treat!  The first 250 kids get a goodie bag too.  Parents, while you’re here find great tasting snacks for Halloween.  All of our food is free from artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated fats.  Come taste the difference!
• Russell Stover Candies announced today the 13th annual Halloween Candy Giveaway will be Monday, October 31^st. The event will be held at the Russell Stover Candies Store at 2814 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Fairway, KS 66205in The Shops of Fairway, across from Houlihan’s.  Free Halloween candy will be given away to all ages from 10 am to 4 pm on Monday, October 31^st 2011.
• Additionally, Russell Stover Candies Retail Store will host the 3^rd annual children’s Halloween party from 2 pm to 4 pm on Sunday, October 30^th 2011.  Festivities include face painting, caramel apple walk, games, and a costume parade followed by a costume contest.  For both events the Russell Stover Candies Retail Store will be decked inside and out with fun, spooky decorations including an orange light in the cupola, lots of pumpkins, hay bales, a graveyard with ghosts, and costumed employees.

Oh My!  There’s just an amazing amount to do in and around KC this weekend. Trunk or Treats are kicking off this weekend, too.  By the way–drop us a comment here and let us know when your favorite Trunk or Treat is taking place! We’re relying on you guys–our eyes and ears– to help us compile our list this year!  Have a great weekend.  PS- The pumpkins are my husband’s handiwork from last year.  I think he’s got to step up his game this year…  =)

Friday, October 22, 2010

• Gymboree Play & Music in Olathe & Prairie Village is hosting a Pumpkin Patch Party – Dress up and join the Halloween fun at Gymboree: Pumpkin activities, seasonal craft projects, music, snacks, dancing, parades and more! 6pm to 7pm – Cost: $15 for the 1st child, $10 for each additional child. Call 913-469-1118 to register.
• Friday Night Haunted Ghost Tours on the Square, Independence, MO – October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 – Experience a 40-50 minute “ghostly” tour of the 1859 Jail, Marshal’s Home and Museum plus a covered wagon historical live narrated tour sharing ghost stories and yarns of haunted places on the historic Independence Square. 7, 8, and 9 p.m., 15 maximum in each tour with reservations. $18 for adults, $12 children ages 7-11, not recommended for children under 7. 816-461-0065 for details and reservations.
• Enchanted Forest – George Owens Nature Park, 1601 S. Speck Road, Independence, MO – October 22, 23, 29 and 30 – A non-scary event designed for ages 3-9, this annual event sponsored by the Powerhouse Theater Foundation and Independence Parks and Recreation transports children to the Enchanted Forest, hosted by Effie, the Forest Fairy. Storybook, popular movie characters and fairy tales come to life as groups are guided along candlelit trails. The evening ends with an old fashioned hay ride past a spectacular light display. 7-9 p.m. $3 per person. (816) 325-7115 or (816) 325-7370 for details.
• Night of the Living Farm, Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, Overland Park – 6pm to 9pm – awesome kids’ Halloween activity!!
• Halloween Train at the Midland Railway, Baldwin City, KS – 6:30pm, 8:00pm and 9:30pm – tickets sold first come, first served beginning at 5:30pm that evening at the Depot

Saturday, October 23, 2010

• Dino O’Dell’s “Not-So-Scary Halloween” show – John Wornall House, KCMO – 10am – Wear your costume!
• Pumpkin Express on the Belton Grandview & Kansas City Railroad, Belton, MO – train ride with Halloween fun & games – 12:30pm, 2:00pm and 3:30pm
• Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Art Classes: Contemporary Creations – Designs in Clay (ages 8 – 11) – Learn about artistic design and create a clay plate with your own designs. Johnson County Community College, $15/session, $10 for museum members. Pre-registration required: call 913-469-2323 or visit www.jccc.edu/youthto enroll online.
• Night of the Living Farm, Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, Overland Park – 6pm to 9pm – awesome kids’ Halloween activity!!
• Big Bad Pumpkin Derby, The Theatre in the Park, 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee Mission, KS – Build and enter your own pumpkin race car for just $25 per entry and compete in a double elimination derby on our very fast course in the parking lot at The Theatre in the Park, starting at 10 am. Awards will be given in a variety of categories. For complete event rules, construction tips, and design award categories visit our website at www.jcprd.com.
• Haunted Kansas at Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N. K-7 Highway, Olathe, KS – 6:30pm to 9pm -Walk through the trails of Ernie Miller Park and listen to the stories of long ago. Group sessions begin every 20 minutes starting at 6:30 pm and program is approximately 1 hour. This is an outdoor event, dress appropriately. This event is recommended for ages 8 & up and all children must be accompanied by Parent/Guardian or one adult chaperone per group of 5. Program is $5 per person, including adults. For reservations and more information call (913) 764-7759. Reservations are required. In case of inclement weather, program will be held indoors.
• Fashion Doll Tour, Toy & Miniature Museum, KCMO – 1pm
• Paper Doll Workshop – between 1:30 and 3:30 at the Toy & Miniature Museum, KCMO
• Faulkner’s Dog and Pony Show, Faulkner’s Pumpkin Farm, south Kansas City/Lee’s Summit – Saturday, Oct 2nd & Oct 23rd at 11 am & 2 pm – (rain date on Sunday following) – Free with Admission to the Family Play Area which is $6.00 per person plus tax. Things to do inside play area is Hayride, Train Rides, Pedal Go Karts, Petting Farm and so much more!
• Dino O’Dell’s “Not-So-Scary Halloween” show – Red-X, Riverside/Parkville, MO – 1pm and 2pm – Wear your costume!
• Mystic Pumpkin Festival, Englewood Station Shopping District, Winner & Sterling roads, Independence, MO – Halloween themed carnival games, costume contests, pumpkin painting and story telling with Independence Parks and Recreation, concessions for sale, live entertainment and more. 2 p.m. till “the ghosts go home.” Free, fee for concessions. 816-254-9044 or www.englewoodstation.com
• Enchanted Forest – George Owens Nature Park, 1601 S. Speck Road, Independence, MO – October 22, 23, 29 and 30 – A non-scary event designed for ages 3-9, this annual event sponsored by the Powerhouse Theater Foundation and Independence Parks and Recreation transports children to the Enchanted Forest, hosted by Effie, the Forest Fairy. Storybook, popular movie characters and fairy tales come to life as groups are guided along candlelit trails. The evening ends with an old fashioned hay ride past a spectacular light display. 7-9 p.m. $3 per person. (816) 325-7115 or (816) 325-7370 for details.
• “A Halloween Marionette Musical” Puppeteers Joann McMillan and Nancy Clark use Robert Smith’s marionettes to tap their toes to ghostly music. Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E. Winner Road, Independence, MO – 11 and 2 p.m., $5 includes admission to the museum as well, and a finger puppet. Reservations encouraged. 816-833-9777 orwww.hazelle.org
• Corn Husk Doll Making workshop, National Frontier Trails Museum, Independence, MO – Learn the history of corn husk dolls and also how to make them. This is a great family activity! 10 a.m to 12 p.m. $12.00 per person. Advance reservations required. 816-325-7575 orwww.frontiertrailsmuseum.org
• Halloween Train at the Midland Railway, Baldwin City, KS – 6:30pm, 8:00pm and 9:30pm – tickets sold first come, first served beginning at 5:30pm that evening at the Depot

Sunday, October 24, 2010

• Halloween Family ConcertFest begins at 2 p.m., with a reception in the Carlsen Center lobby at Johnson County Community College. At 12:00 p.m. there will be a stage parade for children in costume, children’s ballet by Legacy School and a concert by the Overland Park Orchestra, all in Yardley Hall. Patrons are encouraged to attend the event in costume. After the concert, each child will receive a gift bag of candy provided by the Friends of Overland Park Arts. The Halloween Family ConcertFest is free and open to the public.
• Pumpkin Express on the Belton Grandview & Kansas City Railroad, Belton, MO – train ride with Halloween fun & games – 12:30pm, 2:00pm and 3:30pm
• Second Annual Shepard Rader Foundation Oktoberfest – 11:30a to 4:30p at Ironwoods Park Leawood Kansas – Music, dancers, German fare/food, special drawings,silent auction & kids area. Museum, playground and walking trail. Proceeds support the Shepard Rader Foundation, a fund of GKCCF. Info and tickets available at:www.ourshepard.com (Tickets will also be sold at the door)

We  wrapped up the Halloween costume-creation process last night, just in time for today’s classroom parties. I was cutting an old t-shirt to make into a “kung fu headband” at about 10pm last night. But everyone got out the door with costumes in hand this morning. So, it’s all good.

What will you be doing this weekend? There’s a lot to choose from in Kansas City this Halloween!

Here are a few ideas:

Friday, October 30, 2009

• Night of the Living Farm, Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, Overland Park, KS – 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Presale $7.00 per person; $8.00 at the gate; children under 1 free. Old-fashioned lanterns and carved pumpkins lead you through pathways of graves and ghouls. There will be games, music and dancing, scary and non-scaryhayrides, candy and much more!
• Midland Railway’s Haunted Train, Baldwin City, KS – 6:30pm, 8pm and 9:30pm
• The Doo-Dads LIVE! at the Record Bar, 1020 Westport Rd., KCMO – 6pm to 8pm
• Friday Night Ghost Tours on the Square – Independence (MO) Square – covered wagon ride with ghost tours and historical stops – 7, 8, 9 and 10pm

Saturday, October 31, 2009

• Spooktacular Halloween Party at Culinary Center of Kansas City (Overland Park) – 10am – $65/parent-child team
• Mildale Farm Fall Fest, Edgerton, KS – 10am to 3pm – hayrides, nature walks, pumpkins, cider, fishing and more!
• Kids Club Halloween Event, Whole Foods, 91st & Metcalf, OPKS – 10am to 12pm – costume parade, goodie bags, decorate a cookie, face painting, balloon artistry – FREE!
• Trick or Treat at the City Market (KCMO) – 10am to 2pm
• Big Brown Bats, Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center (KCMO) – 10am to 3pm – FREE! – learn about bats, make a bat hat, build a bat house!
• Spooktacular Halloween at Zona Rosa (Northland) – 10am to 12pm – join KidZone and Radio Disney for this not-so-scary Halloween party!
• Spook-ZOO-tacular Fun at the Kansas City Zoo! – 10am to 3pm – costumes, snacks, magicians, ghost stories and Radio Disney!
• Halloween at the Legends, KCKS – 12:30pm to 3:30pm – costumes, trick or treating, DJ, bounce house, games, activities and more!
• Night of the Living Farm, Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, Overland Park, KS – 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Presale $7.00 per person; $8.00 at the gate; children under 1 free. Old-fashioned lanterns and carved pumpkins lead you through pathways of graves and ghouls. There will be games, music and dancing, scary and non-scary hayrides, candy and much more!
• The Great Pumpkin in downtown Overland Park – pumpkin patch, seasonal products, live music, games, crafts -  3pm to 6pm
• Trick or Treat Trail, Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty, Overland Park, KS – 3pm to 6pm – FREE – pumpkin patch, “apple orchard”, candy, crafts, games and more!!
• Culinary Center of Kansas City’s Haunted Kitchen – walk-in event (no reservations) – hands-on treat-making and more – 3pm to 6pm
• Trick or Treating on the Square and Halloween Parade – Independence Square, Independence, MO – 1:30 to 3pm, trick or treating; 3pm, parade
• Justin Roberts LIVE at the Record Bar, Westport Rd., KCMO – 12pm – with special appearance by Mr. Stinky Feet!
• Valley View United Methodist trunk or treat, 8412 W. 95th St. OPKS. 4pm to 5:30pm
• Winnwood Baptist Church trunk or treat, Kansas City North – 6pm to 8pm
• Lee’s Summit United Methodist Church trunk or treat, 114 SE Douglas, Lee’s Summit. 6:30-8:30pm
• Belvidere Heights Baptist Church trunk or treat, 15109 White Avenue, Grandview, MO. 6 to 8pm
• Kansas City Baptist Temple trunk or treat, Raytown, MO – 3pm to 5pm
• Red Bridge Christian Church trunk or treat, south KCMO – 6pm to 8pm
• New Hope Church trunk or treat, Kansas City North – 6pm to 8pm – with games, bounce house and more!

Have a safe and FUN Halloween everyone!!