FAMILY HALLOWEEN EVENTS & PUMPKIN PATCHES
ON THE NORTH SHORE THIS WEEKEND
OCTOBER 25 & 26, 2014
*And STAY TUNED for an upcoming post about safe trick-or-treating options on the North Shore for October 31st!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th
North Shore Parents of Multiples Kids Swap (9:30 am – 12:00 pm) Location: Holy Trinity Elementary School, 27th St & Lonsdale Ave, North Van Details: Do you have young kids in your life? Get some gently used items at ridiculously great prices! So much to choose from with dozens of tables of items. Everything from clothes, shoes, books, toys, winter gear and much more. Proceeds go towards a community cause related to families with multiples. $2 for adults, kids FREE. Halloween Crafternoon (1:30 am – 3:30 pm) FREE Location: North Vancouver City Library 120 W 14th Street, North Van Details: Join Denise Corcoran from Thrifty By Design for an afternoon of crafting spooky masks and hats just in time for Halloween! Participants will create Halloween costumes by upcycling materials such as cereal boxes, old jewelry, buttons and more. Open to all ages. 604-998-3450 Yoga Halloween Party (Parents Night Out) (5 – 8 pm) Location: 277 East 8th Street, North Van Details: Drop your kids off to celebrate Halloween with a themed yoga class, crafts, dancing, games and pizza dinner while you head out on a date night! Kids are encouraged to arrive in costume – $29 per child, including dinner. For ages 4-8. RSVP to info@twistedmatyoga.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th
Happy Haunting (10 – 11:30 & 12:30 – 2:00 pm)
Location: Lynn Valley Rec Centre, 3590 Mountain Highway, North Van Details: Take your little ghouls and goblins to this fun Halloween event. Wear your costumes and enjoy all sorts of games, crafts, stories and activities to get your little creatures ready for Halloween. Registration is required, course number: 330669, 330670. $7.50 2 adults & 1 child $2.50 for additional children. 604-987-Play (7529) Maplewood Farm Pumpkin Event (10 am – 12 pm)
Location: Maplewood Farm 405 Seymour River Place, North Van Details: Join the staff at Maplewood Farm for their annual fall event. There will be face painting, crafts, pony rides, a milking demonstration, and more. The first 101 kids to arrive in costume receive a free pumpkin! 604-929-5610. $7.55 adults $4.55 children Halloween Matinee: Pumpkin House (2 – 4 pm) FREE
Location: Capilano Library 3045 Highland Boulevard, North Van Details: Little DJ has suspicions about the house across the street and the cranky old man who lives there. When the old man has a heart attack and is carried away by an ambulance, DJ thinks the danger is over. Unfortunately, as he, his friend Chowder, and a candy-selling prep-school girl named Jenny discover, the house itself has plans-plans that include eating all the kids who’ll be trick-or-treating that Halloween night! The movie is free but registration is required. 604-987-4471 ext. 8175 If you know of any other events happening on the North Shore this weekend, please email angela@modernmama.com.
CHEERS!
