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AT THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM Museum Ghost Walk With Scary Stories, Fun Activities and Snacks! Wear your Halloween Costume! Haunted Museum visitors may park for free in the state employee parking lots located to the west of the State Capitol. The museum is located on the corner of 5th Avenue and Deaderick Street.
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HAUNTED happenings Use good judgment when taking children to spooky outings.
Not-So-Scary Haunts ages 9 and younger
Beech Historic Graveyard Walk Saturday, Oct. 17 Tour the historic cemetery and learn Shackle Island history. All ages. Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 3216 Long Hollow Pike, Hendersonville; 4 8 p.m.; $6 adults, $4 children, free ages 5 and younger; 615824-3990.
Bell Witch Cave Oct. 3 - 31 Tour the cave allegedly inhabited by Middle Tennessee’s most notorious spook, visit the cabin and embark on a haunted hayride. Ages 3 and older. Bell Witch Cave, 430 Keysburg Road, Adams; hours vary daily; $12 cave tour ($18 includes the cabin), $10 hayride; 615696-3055 or bellwitchcave. com.
College Grove Haunted Woods Oct. 15 - 17 Hop aboard a hayride into the woods where you’ll walk through the trees to encounter ghosts and goblins. All ages. College Grove Ball Park, 6665 College Grove Road, College Grove; 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.; $8; 615-426-7170 or visit Facebook and search “College Grove Lions Club.”
Gallatin City Cemetery Candlelight Tour Saturday, Oct. 3 This 17th annual event features costumed interpreters talking history in the cemetery. All ages. Gallatin City Cemetery,
250 Cemetery Ave., Gallatin; 4 - 10 p.m.; $8 adults, $3 ages 6 - 12, free ages 5 and younger; 615-451-3738 or sumnercountymuseum.org.
Evergreen Cemetery Tour Friday, Oct. 16 Embark on a morning tour of the cemetery next to the mansion. All ages. Oaklands Historic House Museum, 900 N. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro; 6 and 7 p.m.; $15; 615-8930022 or oaklandsmuseum.org.
Flashlight Nights Oct. 23 - 24 Guides in mourning attire lead guests through the mansion by flashlight (bring your own) sharing creepy superstitions. All ages. Oaklands Historic House Museum, 900 N. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro; 7 - 11 p.m.; $5; 615-893-0022 or oaklandsmuseum.org.
Ghost & Lantern Tour Friday, Oct. 23 Weave through the grounds of the Bowen House with a lantern and scary stories. Ages 2 and older. Historic Mansker’s Station, 705 Caldwell Road, Goodlettsville; 6 - 7:45 p.m.; $5; 615-859-3678 or goodlettsvilleparks.com.
Grave Matters Saturday, Oct. 24 A period costumed guide shares dramatic tales from Franklin’s past. Ages 7 and older. Franklin on Foot (located in Franklin’s two cemeteries at Fourth Avenue North and North Margin Street), Franklin; 7 - 9 p.m.; $15 adults, $5 ages 7 - 13; franklinonfoot.com to make reservations.
Haunted Franklin Tour Daily tours Ghoulish tales for ages 6 and older. Franklin on Foot, departing from the old courthouse on Franklin’s public square; 7 p.m.; $18 adults, $10 ages 13 - 18, $5 ages 12 and younger; franklinonfoot. com.
Haunted Murfreesboro Oct. 16 - 17 and 23 - 24 Hear ghostly tales while walking downtown Murfreesboro with new stories this year. All ages. Tour starts at Downtown Square; 7 - 9 p.m.; $5; facebook.com (search “Haunted Murfreesboro”).
Hauntings at The Hermitage Friday, Oct. 24 Activities include a mansion tour, haunted hayride, presidential trick-or-treating, spooky movie on the lawn, potions, spooky storytellers, fortune telling, kids’ pumpkin painting and crafts, historical ghosts in the cemetery, roaming musicians and more. All ages. The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville; $15 adults, $9 ages 4 - 12, free ages 3 and younger; 615-889-2941, ext. 223, or thehermitage.com.
House of Villains: A Family-Friendly Interactive Adventure Oct. 30 - 31 Meet and interact with your favorite villains during this adventure that includes smoke, flashing lights, realistic characters and lots of audience interaction. All ages. RiverGate Mall, 1000 RiverGate Pkwy., Goodlettsville; Fri 5, 6:30 & 8 p.m., Sat 2, 3:30, 5, 6:30 & 8 p.m.; $5; rivergate-mall.com
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Our Favorite Spook Spot! MILLERS THRILLERS
1431 Carters Creek Pike, Columbia Hours: Fri - Sat 7 - 11 p.m. Admission: $20 zombie hayride, $20 haunted woods, $30 for both, $5 entertainment zone only millersthrillers.net Millers Thrillers is well worth the drive to Columbia as it ranks high on the haunted entertainment scale. The Zombie Paintball Hayride is suitable for kids ages 5 and older, and it’s great fun to hop aboard the giant wagon and fire away at an assortment of zombies running about the field popping up around different obstacles — for an additional $10 you’ll get an extra 75 paintballs. The Haunted Woods is for ages 10 and older. It’s creepy without being gory and definitely for older kids only. It features twists and turns with a lot of ghouls to scare the willies out of you along the way. A new component this year is the Clown Town 3D & The Carnival of Screams featuring a maze of music, laughs and frights. For those not brave enough to do the two main attractions, the Entertainment Zone offers fun performances that are suitable for all ages, like the zombie drum line, fire performers, jugglers, storytellers and an incredibly cool light show. Nashville City Cemetery Tour Saturday, Oct. 3 This year’s living history tour of the graveyard is “The Steamboat Era.” Nashville City Cemetery, 1001 Fourth Ave. S., Nashville; $5 ($10 families); thenashvillecitycemetery.org.
Nashville Ghost Tours Daily tours Learn the haunted heritage of Music City. All ages. Tour begins at the corner of Sixth Avenue North and Union Avenue, Nashville; Sun - Fri 8 p.m., Sat 8 and 9 p.m.; $15 ages 12 and older, $8 ages 7 - 11, free ages 6 and younger; 888-844-3999 or nashvilleghosttours.com to reserve your spot.
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saturday, october 24 10 am – 2 pm Our annual outdoor festival with food, fun and over 40 local vendors! • Live stage performances and kids entertainers • Dozens of prize giveaways all day long! • Free inflatable fun and trackless train provided by Jump Jump Bounce • Free face painting, pumpkin decorating and children’s activities • Trick-or-Treating fun with treat stations all around The Avenue and at our event from 11 am - 1 pm • Wear your costume and join our Costume Parade on stage at 1 pm • Great food available – hotdogs, ice cream, pizza, Tropical Blast Concessions, and Smoothie King! • Car Seat Safety Check hosted by City of Murfreesboro Fire Department (10am-1pm) • Come pick out your very own free pumpkin from our pumpkin patch and decorate it any way you like! Pumpkins provided by Honeysuckle Hill Farm.
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Not-so-Haunted Hayride and Carnival Oct. 23 - 24 Little ones can experience a mild hayride through the backcountry with family entertainment. All ages. Barfield Crescent Park, 697 Veterans Pkwy., Murfreesboro; 5 - 7 p.m. hayride, 5 - 9 p.m. carnival; $4 hayride, $5 carnival; murfreesborotn.gov/parks.
Spooks & Coupes Saturday, Oct. 17 Kids can don costumes and walk through the Haunted Forest, trunk-or-treat from classic cars, participate in crafts and enjoy live entertainment. All ages. Franklin Recreation Complex, 1120 Hillsboro Road, Franklin; 6 - 8:30 p.m.; $6 ages 2 and older; wcparksandrec.com.
Really Scary Haunts ages 10 and older
Barfield Bash Haunted Hayride Oct. 21 - 24 The brave at heart can take a spooky ride down Old Scream Road. Barfield Crescent Park, 697 Veterans Pkwy., Murfreesboro; dark to 9 p.m. (a carnival with games, prizes, contests, music and more takes place each night from 5 - 9 p.m.); $5 each for the hayride and carnival; 615-890-5333 or murfreesborotn.gov/parks.
Bloody Acres Haunted Woods Oct. 2 - Nov. 1 Get spooked in the woods by the new killer clowns before exploring the old mine shaft. Ages 12 and older. 318 Big Station Camp Blvd., Gallatin; Fri - Sat 7 p.m. - 1 a.m., Sun 7 - 11 p.m.; $15; bloodyacres. webs.com.
Creepy Hollow Haunted Woods Oct. 2 - Nov. 1
Multiple attractions in one: Trails of Terror Haunted Woods, Halls of Horror Haunted Barn and Merciless Maze plus a new zombie maze this year. Ages 13 and older. 2133 Joe Brown Road, Spring Hill; Fri - Sat and
Thursday, Oct. 29 7 - 11 p.m.; $20 ($5 for a haunted hayride); creepyhollowwoods.com.
Dead Land Haunted Woods Oct. 2 - 31 Experiences the frights of The Portal, The Curse and The Maze of Screams. 7040 Murfreesboro Road, Lebanon; Fri - Sat 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.; $15 per trail, $5 for the maze, $30 for all three; deadlandwoods.com.
Death Row Sanitarium of Slaughter Oct. 2 - Nov. 1 Nashville’s largest indoor haunted house features more than 80,000 square feet of fright. Ages 13 and older. 418 Harding Industrial Drive, Nashville; Fri - Sat 8 p.m. - 1 a.m., Sun 7 - 10 p.m.; $15; 615-833-1433 or deathrowhauntedhouse.net.
Death Yard Oct. 2 - 31 If you dare, enter this spook house complete with detailed sets and themes full of tormented souls. Ages 12 and older. 118 Midtown Ct., Hendersonville; Fri - Sat 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. (plus Thursday, Oct. 29); $15; deathyardhaunt.com.
Devil’s Dungeon Oct. 2 - Nov. 1 Nashville’s most controversial haunted house features two floors of shocking gore. Ages 16 and older. 510 Davidson St., Nashville; Fri - Sat 8 p.m. 1 a.m., Sun 7 - 10 p.m.; $18; devilsdungeon.net.
A Frightful Night Saturdays, Oct. 16 - 17, 23 - 24 Sink your teeth into a meal, watch a scary movie and embark on a haunted walk through the property. Friday movie is Hocus Pocus and Saturday is Woman in Black. Sam Davis Home, 1399 Sam Davis Road, Smyrna; 6 p.m.; $30 (pre-registration required); call 615-459-2341 or visit samdavishome.org.
Hauntanel’s The Dead Among Us Oct. 23 - 24 Get spooked at Barbara Mandrell’s former homestead. A family-friendly hayride takes place from 6 - 8 p.m., then
it gets scary for ages 12 and older. Fontanel, 4225 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville; 5 - 11 p.m.; $15; 615-724-1600 or hauntanel.com.
Monster Mountain Oct. 2 - 31 Journey through the decrepit mining town of Cavern Hills for sheer terror. Ages 12 and older. 273 McMurty Road, Hendersonville; Fri - Sat 7:30 - 11:30 p.m.; $18; monstermountain.net.
Nashville Nightmare Oct. 3. - Nov. 1 Two haunts with special effects include Night Terrors and Horror High. 1016 Madison Square, Madison; Fri - Sat 8 p.m. - 12:30 a.m., Sun 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.; $20 each ($30 for both); 615-752-5663 or nashvillenightmare.com.
Sam Davis Ghost Tours Oct. 16 - 17, 23 - 24 & 30
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Our Favorite Farms HONEYSUCKLE HILL FARM
1765 Martins Chapel Church Road Springfield • 615-382-7593 honeysucklehillfarm.com Admission: $11.95 ages 3 and older Activities galore include the brand-new Treehouse Village, a pumpkin canon show, the 12acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting farm, spider slides, Little Rascals ziplines, a sand pit and more. For an additional fee, you can enjoy rock climbing walls, train rides, faster ziplines, animal feeding and more. Special events take place each weekend this month, and the property is also home to Scream Creek Haunted Woods & Zombie Apocalypse Paintball for older kids.
Embark on a haunted walk through the property before entering the house filled with storytellers sharing spooky tales. Sam Davis Home, 1399 Sam Davis Road, Smyrna; 7 - 10 p.m.; $10 adults, $5 ages 12 and younger (recommended for 10 and older); 615-459-2341 or samdavishome.org.
Scream Creek Haunted Woods Oct. 2 - Nov. 1 Located at Honeysuckle Hill Farm, get spooked in the Haunted Woods and House of Terror and have fun with Zombie Apocalypse Paintball. Ages 13 and older. 1765 Martins Chapel Church Road, Springfield; Fri - Sat dark - 11 p.m.; $17.95 woods and house tours, $17.95 paintball ($25.95 for all three plus the flashlight corn maze; 615-3827593 or screamcreek.com.
Twisted Tennessee: Two Sides to Every Tale Friday, Oct. 23 Interact with historical characters hearing both sides of creepy tales like an axe murder committed by a 14-year-old girl and the judge at her trial. Travellers Rest, 636 Farrell Pkwy., Nashville; 6 - 10 p.m.; $10 adults, $5 children; 615-832-8197 or travellersrestplantation.org.
Local kids have fun navigating the corn maze at Honeysuckle Hill Farm in Springfield.
LUCKY LADD FARMS
4374 Rocky Glade Road, Eagleville 615-274-3786 • luckyladdfarms.com Admission: $13 adults, $11 ages 2 12 The area’s largest petting zoo and AG-Venture fun park has more than 75 things to do for all ages. There’s a dedicated area just for toddlers, and Lucky Ladd has an awesome corn maze game for older kids. A huge playground has all sorts of things to keep your kids busy like rope climbing, the giant corn box, the Bunnyville toddler maze, giant tricycle racing track, tire swings and more. For additional fees, kids can enjoy the pumpkin slingshot, face painting, corn canon, archery and more. Don’t forget to pick up a pumpkin to take home, and embark down Pumpkin Hollar, a Halloween-themed lighted walking trail that opens after dark.
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A local mom and her little one have fun with an old-time game during the annual Music & Molasses Fall Festival at the Tennessee Agricultural Museum.
ULTIMATE october blast! Here are our top picks of fall fun events for your family this month. Find all “Things To Do� at nashvilleparent.com.
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GREEN DOOR FALL FEST
HERMITAGE FALL FEST
Live music, hayrides, pumpkin games, pumpkincarving artists Lundy Cupp, a pumpkin house where you can pick your own pumpkins, giant tube slide, children’s activities, more than 40 artisan vendors, a magic show and more.
Enjoy art on the grounds, a large variety of vendors, live music, living history demonstrations, kids’ activities and more.
Sunday, Oct. 4 All ages Green Door Gourmet 7011 River Road, Nashville 12 - 6 p.m. $5 adults, free ages 11 and younger greendoorgourmet.com
HAUNTED MUSEUM GHOST STORY FESTIVAL Boo at the Zoo
DAVIDSON COUNTY BOO AT THE ZOO
Oct. 16 - 18, 23 - 25, 29 - 30 All ages Nashville Zoo 3777 Nolensville Road, Nashville 5 - 9 p.m. $12 members, $15 non-members 615-833-1534 • nashvillezoo.org
Come dressed in costume for carnival games, hayrides, animal shows, trick-or-treating along the trails, inflatables and the Enchanted Village featuring a talking pumpkin.
Saturday, Oct. 24 All ages Tennessee State Museum 505 Deaderick St., Nashville 12 - 4 p.m. FREE admission 615-741-2692 • tnmuseum.org
This event features a ghost trail with prizes, crafts and refreshments. At stops along the way, hear ghost stories from Tennessee’s past, including the Bell Witch, the Cherokee spirit Spearfinger, John Murrell’s thumb and others. A popular stop is the 3,500-year-old mummy along with a mummified cat. Enjoy professional storytellers, and kids receive prizes at each stop along the trail.
GOBLINS IN THE GARDEN
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Ages 5 and younger Cheekwood 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. $14 adults, $7 ages 3 - 17 615-356-8000 • cheekwood.org
This ghoulish good time for little ones lets them show off their silliest, spookiest and sweetest costumes while they trick-or-treat in the sunshine.
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Goblins in the Garden at Cheekwood
Oct. 3 - 4 All ages The Hermitage 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $6 adults, $3 ages 6 - 12 615-889-2941 • thehermitage.com
MUSIC & MOLASSES FESTIVAL
Oct. 17 - 18 All ages Tennessee Agricultural Museum 440 Hogan Road, Nashville Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $6 ages 5 and older, free ages 4 and younger 615-837-5197 • tnagmuseum.org
This annual country celebration of the harvest season includes sorghum molasses making the old-time way along with several demonstrations, bluegrass music, country cloggers, a grist mill, traditional crafts, log cabin activities for kids, the “Farmer for a Day” area for little ones, pony rides, animals to pet and more.
happy harvest! Fall into a fun autumn tradition at Cheekwood Harvest! Where else can you pick your favorite pumpkin from our popular patch, hunt for scarecrows in the Turner Seasons Garden, and experience more than 5,000 boldly hued
entertainment & events every weekend family activities
chrysanthemums carpeting Cheekwood’s grounds? Cheekwood Harvest is 6 weeks of exciting fall fun, with plenty of special events, live music and drop-in “Art”ivities for the whole family. Join us for our signature celebration of fall color, cooler weather and wonderful memories-- it’s our favorite fall tradition, and we know it will be yours, too!
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october blast! RUTHERFORD COUNTY 39th ANNUAL HARVEST DAYS
Saturday, Oct. 24 All ages Cannonsburgh Village 312 S. Front St., Murfreesboro 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. FREE Admission 615-890-0355 murfreesborotn.gov/parks
Bluegrass music, clogging, pottery demonstrations, broom making, crafters, hayrides, blacksmith demonstrations, an antique auto show, art league show and more.
GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL: HEROES & HEROINES
Thursday, Oct. 29 All ages Discovery Center at Murfree Spring 502 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro 4 - 7 p.m. $4 615-890-2300 • explorethedc.org
Visit Iron Man’s lab, visit everyday heroes like firemen, race through a superhero training course, enjoy face painting, participate in a costume contest and more.
Rutherford Parent’s Fall Kids Fest
RUTHERFORD PARENT’S FALL KIDS FEST
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
Join Rutherford Parent during its premier outdoor fall family festival featuring live stage performances, children’s entertainers, a costume parade, pumpkin decorating, face painting, prize giveaways, vendor booths and more. Trick-or-treat stations will be up from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Enjoy a safe night of trick-or-treating during this event that includes hayrides, games and more.
Saturday, Oct. 24 All ages The Avenue Murfreesboro 2615 Medical Center Pkwy. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. FREE Admission 615-256-2158 • nashvilleparent.com
SUMNER COUNTY HALLOWEEN BASH
Great Pumpkin Festival at Discovery Center
Saturday, Oct. 31 All ages Strike & Spare 90 Volunteer Drive, Hendersonville 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $10.95 wristbands 615-824-5685 strikeandsparebowling.com
Wear your costume and enjoy face painting, temporary tatts, candy, pumpkin painting & more.
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Saturday, Oct. 31 All ages Moss-Wright Park 645 Caldwell Drive, Goodlettsville 5 - 7:30 p.m. FREE Admission 615-851-2231 goodlettsvilleparks.com
PUMPKIN PATCH FESTIVAL
Saturday, Oct. 10 Ages 9 and younger The Streets of Indian Lake 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. FREE Admission streetsofindianlake.com
Live music, a magic show, costume contests, obstacle course, inflatables, carnival games, pumpkin patch activities and more.
Haunted Museum Ghost Story Festival at the Tennessee State Museum
WILLIAMSON COUNTY COUNTRY HAM FALL FESTIVAL
Saturday, Oct. 3 All ages Tennessee Children’s Home 804 Branann Hughes Cir., Spring Hill 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. FREE Admission countryhamfest.com
Ham it up during this annual event featuring food, live music, arts and crafts, hog-calling competitions, a huge children’s area with inflatables and games, fireworks and more. This year, hot air balloon rides are available, but you must book them in advance.
ENCHANTED FOREST
Sunday, Oct. 25 All ages Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary 545 Beech Creek Road, Brentwood 4 - 6 p.m. $10 ages 3 and older 615-370-4672 • owlshill.org
Experience a seasonal trail adventure that includes solving a woodland mystery: How did Mr. Skunk disappear? Collect clues from various “creatures” in the forest, then enjoy a hayride, marshmallow roasting, face painting and more. Come in costume!
PUMPKINFEST
Saturday, Oct. 24 All ages Public Square, Main Street, Franklin 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. FREE Admission historicfranklin.com
This popular fall festival in downtown Franklin features live music, costume contests, arts and crafts, a chili cook-off and more. The event also features a full block of children’s activities.
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Boo-La-La Witch Spa by Samantha Berger illustrated by Isabel Roxas Dial; $16.99 Ages 3 and older Young kids will love getting into the Halloween spirit with this story about what witches do once all the tricking and treating is over for the year ... they go to the spa! It’s a rhyming treat that’s sure to get some giggles out of your child. Peter Rabbit: The Giant Pumpkin F. Warne & Co.; $3.99 Ages 3 - 5 The Peter Rabbit TV series is brought to the books with this seasonal read for young kids. It’s a cute story about Peter and his friends getting a pumpkin from the garden for Mrs. Rabbit’s feast. The problem is, they can’t make it stop rolling around! Mr. Pants: Trick or Feet! by Scott McCormick illustrated by R. H. Lazzell Dial; $12.99 Ages 5 - 8 This graphic novel chapter book reads like a comic strip and takes readers on a funny adventure with some cats snowed in at an airport on Halloween and trick-or-treating for lame items like newspapers and such. Mr. Pants, however, is a clever cat that helps make the most of it with funny ways to get dressed up and ... zombie tag!
Undead Pets: Rise of the Zombie Rabbit by Sam Hay illustrated by Simon Cooper Grosset & Dunlap; $5.99 Ages 6 - 8 Book #5 of the Undead Pets series takes the lead character, Joe, on yet another journey of trying to figure out why the deceased pets can’t go peacefully to the afterlife. His ancient amulet draws the undead pets to him and he helps them with their unfinished business so they can move on.
SPOOKY reads New reads to help get the kiddos into the spirit of the season.
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness by Hal Johnson illustrated by Tom Mead Workman; $14.95 Ages 9 - 12 This collection of spooky stories brings animals with unheard of names out of the woods and into your house! Explore the North American wilderness and learn where these creatures call home ... if you dare. A special treat for the reader snuggled up under the sheet reading by flashlight ... turn out the light to reveal a hidden glow-in-the-dark illustration over an existing one!
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September 19th • Kick Off/Hometown Heroes We value those that are helping to keep our families safe in our hometown and would like to thank our local heroes for their service and dedication to the community. All Police, Sheriff, Firefighters and EMS will receive 1/2 off regular admission. In addition, there will be fire truck, police cars and emergency vehicles here for the kids to see. It’s a great opportunity for everyone to show their love and support for these Hometown Heroes! September 26th • Scout Day Girl and Boy Scouts pick up those compasses and follow the path to Honeysuckle Hill Farm. Wear your uniform and receive $1 off admission and get your FREE scout patch! More details coming soon… October 3rd • FFA Day The Future Farmers of America are young men and women that are farming our future! Our 2015 Corn Maze is paying tribute to these hard working farmers and also raising scholarship money in support of their future ambitions. All FFA students will receive 1/2 off admission and will have full access to the “VIP” tent. Come and watch as FFA chapters from around Middle TN compete against each other in a Corn Hole Tournament. Kids wear your red bandanas in the support of these smart and hard working students and get a Halloween Treat from Farmer Jeff and his farm friends!
October 10th • Chick-Fil-A Day In support of cows everywhere, come out to the farm and wear your black and white “cow colors” for a FREE Cow Train ride. There will be lots of Chick-Fil-A giveaways and the Chick-Fil-A Cow will be here from 12pm-2pm for photos with the kids! Shucks, there are even prizes for the best Chicken Dance!! SSH – Don’t tell the cows! October 17th • Fall Fireworks on the Farm Join us for some Farmtastic Fireworks and family fun! Reserve a bonfire, bring a blanket and watch as we light up the sky with our own fall colors! It is sure to be the end to a perfect day on the farm. Make sure to reserve your bonfire today! October 24th • Pumpkin Princess Pageant Don’t miss The 4th Annual Pumpkin Princess Pageant. This fun event will be open to all girls, ages 2 to 10. The winner will receive a Princess Prize Package, and all participants will leave with a Princess Goody Bag. Participants should wear their favorite dress that makes them feel like a princess! Please fill out our Pumpkin Princess Application to have your child included in the competition. The pageant is limited to the first 50 girls that apply so get your application in today and join us for some fall magic!
October 31st • Halloween-Fest and Basharoo! What could be more fun than costume parades, trick-or-treating, music and contests at Honeysuckle Hill Farm? This Halloween bring your little ones out in costume for trick-or-treating at each attraction, an epic costume parade through the farm, and musical and dance performances at our VIP Midsouth Amphitheater, including a performance by Nashville re-cording artist Kristina Wrenn! During the day we will have awesome events and games for all ages! And when the sun goes down, we will crown the creepiest, scariest, most hair raising man and woman of 2015 in our 1st Annual Mr. & Ms. Scream Contest, judged by our own haunt professionals! November 7th • National Pumpkin Destruction Festival Join Farmer Jeff in his No Pumpkin Left Behind mission! Bring the kids and your jack-o-lanterns out to the farm for a smashing good time! We will shoot pumpkins from our famous cannon, blow them up with Tannerite and drop them from 60ft and watch them explode like a nuclear bomb! You and the kids can get in on the fun too, stomp em, smash em, and squash em til the sun goes down!
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ctober would be incomplete without the scent of apple cider, hay rides and pumpkin spice. Bringing these things, as well as many others, into your home can be an easy and fun way to get into the fall craze. Try just a few of these suggestions or go down the list and do all of them with your kids. Chances are you’ll have just as much fun carving those pumpkins as they will — and don’t wait for the 31st! Get into the mood now during our fabulous fall weekends!
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Grab your kids and head to one of Middle Tennessee’s local pumpkin patches (see page 61 for our local favorites). Let them pick out their own pumpkins from the patch — it’s photo option time when the kids are running about trying to choose! Set your jack-o-lanterns out without carving them and choose the day when you will — a few days before Halloween is best for freshness. Get some battery operated tea lights to keep them lit once they’re carved.
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2. Spice
Take a couple of spice sticks and toss them in a pot of apple cider. Bring that to a low boil/slow simmer and let the aroma of everything October waft through your house. Your kids will love coming in from the brisk cold outdoors to a warm and inviting home. When you’re ready to drink the cider, take the spice sticks out and pour into special tea cups for your kids to enjoy. Candles can sometimes feel like a thing of the past with all of the infusers that are available now, but they really do give off a warm feeling in the home; not to mention a nice scent. Get your favorite smelling candle and make a special home for it on your counter in the kitchen or on your dining room table. The feeling that a candle gives us usually helps with the task of doing the dishes, folding laundry and any other household chore.
3. Apples
Caramel apples aren’t just for the fair anymore. These delicious treats are quite easy to make. Go apple picking and choose which apples you think would be perfect to dip into your homemade caramel sauce or if you’re
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short on time, grab a bag of apples from the grocery store and a bag of caramel candies. Heat the candies in a large pot until you can stir with a creamy/syrupy consistency and dunk your apples one at a time using a skewer cut in half and poked into the apple as your handle. Let your kids decorate with whatever candy they like. A few ideas for toppings are crushed nuts, coconut flakes, chocolate chips, rainbow or chocolate sprinkles, crushed cookies and M&Ms.
4. Decor
The local dollar store has some great decorations for next to nothing. What kid doesn’t like to hang fake cobwebs from their doorway? Grab a few pumpkin printed trash bags to hold your leaves, spider webs for the front entryway and paper mice to tape onto your stairwell and you will have the whole neighborhood clan wanting to come and see your house on Halloween night. A welcome mat can seem like such a simple thing and is often overlooked but it is the first thing your visitors will see upon entering your home. Head to your hardware store or department store and pick up a cute, whimsical doormat. Fall décor has a way of accumulating over the years as does any seasonal decoration. Take inventory of the items you don’t want and donate or sell to make room for new, nicer items. Kids love to help with setting up something special in their homes and Halloween is no different. Let them help you get those tubs out from the basement and attic and reminisce over holidays past.
5. Treats
Pumpkin bread, banana bread, zucchini bread and spice bread are a few of the season’s favorite treats. It seems that everyone has a famous family recipe these days and why not carry on the tradition of making bread for your family like your grandmother used to do? This is a great way to get your kids to eat breakfast in the morning and they’ll get a nice portion of fruit and vegetables in their bread depending on what you make. Let your little ones help you by having them measure out the flour and
whisking the eggs. They’ll feel really good about themselves and chances are they’ll be more likely to help you with future recipes in the kitchen.
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6. Trail Mix
A bowl of candy corn, peanuts, M&Ms and popcorn is the perfect Halloween mix for any sweet tooth. If you’re prone to putting your hand into the bowl one too many times, put it out of sight where you’re less likely to splurge. If you don’t mind the extra helpings, have at it and put that bowl smack dab on the counter.
7. Costumes
Halloween costumes aren’t just for Halloween night. Any parent knows that these pieces of clothing are like gold. Let your kids get out their old costumes and dress up to their hearts’ delight before the big night. Save the actual costume they’ll be wearing this year for the big night but let them have fun exploring and using their imaginations with collected pieces from years past. Don’t forget to paint those faces. Who says face painting is only for carnivals, fairs and festivals? This is the perfect time to whip out your cosmetic skills and draw your little girl a heart or tiara on her plump, soft cheek. It will be a fun bonding time as you channel your inner makeup artist and she marvels at the way her mom can do just about anything.
8. Festive Shows
Basic TV networks usually air something special for Halloween like It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Make it a special occasion and let your kids stay up late that night to enjoy some of the programs you watched when you were a kid. J Meagan Ruffing is a freelance parenting writer living in northwest Arkansas. She looks forward to hearing what her kids want to dress up as this year and letting them eat more candy than they should on Halloween.
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By Kiera Ashford
SPOOKTACULAR Crafts anyone can make You can decorate your home for the fall and Halloween season with homemade crafts.
Pumpkin Tin
Eyeball Wreath
Glass Pumpkins
What You Need
What You Need
What You Need
Empty peanut (or similar) can, orange craft paper, scissors, glue, knife, battery operated tea light
Foam circle, push pins for the wreath, black fabric, ribbon, white balloons, glow-in-thedark duct tape, red and black permanent markers
Big glass drop marbles, permanent marker, orange paint, paper plate, sheet of paper
What You Do • Clean out peanut can. • Cut off a strip of orange craft paper that fits the width of your tin and is long enough to wrap around it. • Glue paper onto the can and allow to dry completely. • Parents: carefully “carve” out the eyes, nose and mouth of can with a knife. • Insert tea light and replace the lid.
What You Do • Loop and wrap black fabric around the foam circle. • Blow up white balloons just a little and tie, then take the end of the balloon and stick it to the wreath with a push pin. • Cut out circles from glow-in-the-dark tape and stick them to the center of the balloons. Color in the center with the black and add veins with the red. • Hang with a ribbon.
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What You Do • On the flat side of the glass marble, draw on a cute (or scary) face with permanent marker. • Pour out a small portion of orange paint onto paper plate. • Dip the flat side of the marble into the orange paint. • Flip your marble over (flat side up) onto a sheet of paper and allow the paint to dry.
Costumes!
By Sue LeBreton
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ure, you can go to the costume shop and buy expensive, perfect replicas of your child’s favorite character, but making costumes at home is part of the fun. Most of the time all you need is cardboard and paint. If you’re the least crafty person on the planet, next to me, there are some fun ideas that are easy to make, meaning your children can do most of the work. The trick is starting early so the paint is dry before they head out hunting for treats. You can create anything from astronauts, game characters and more. Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Yes, you can purchase a Creeper or a Steve head, but all you need is square box. Cut out eyes and a mouth, and draw the face with paint or markers. My 11-year-old quickly made himself a Steve character head with supplies in the garage when I said no to paying good money for a cardboard box. The costume could be simply the block head made from a box and an outfit that looks vaguely like the character you’re emulating. You can also make an entire body out of boxes painted to match the character, just be sure your child can walk and climb stairs in the get-up. You can buy the pick axe needed to mine in the game, but again, some foam board or cardboard and markers will do just fine.
EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A MAC FAMILY, THE “i” DEVICES MAKE FOR FUN, EASY COSTUMES.
iPod.
You need a slim, long box. Paint it black or cover with black tape. On the front screen area, your child can draw on his favorite apps or even print the icons and stick them on. Arms, legs and head stick out from the iPod body, or you can be inside the box so that the child is in the screen area acting as if they are a YouTube video. If you want a coordinating costume, maybe you can go as the older, original iPod that your child may not recognize — you remember, the ones with the circle on the front.
Mac Computer.
Another easy box costume, painted silver or covered with duck tape. The simple apple icon is easy to print on the front.
Mario & Luigi.
These costumes require overalls and a matching hat (red for Mario, green for Luigi), a T-shirt, white gloves and a bushy moustache. You can easily make and tape on the “M” or “L” logo for the hats. If your child no longer wears overalls, a trip to the local thrift shop can usually locate an inexpensive pair.
Minecraft.
This very popular game is based on building a world from blocks, so it lends itself to easy costumes.
My daughter was the cutest Ninja Turtle around last year! This year we’re thinking of a Star Wars theme. I’m pregnant with baby girl number two, so I’m trying to think of creative maternity ideas for Halloween.” — Jessica Walker Brewer
iPad & iPad mini.
These two would make a cute matching ensemble for an older and younger child. You use the same idea as the iPod with the apps, just use boxes shaped more like the iPad. You can get clever and design your own apps and see if anyone notices. Test out costumes at least a week beforehand so you can make any adjustments. Remember to make costumes that are easy to walk in, see in and be seen in. A flashlight or reflective tape is always a nice safety add on. J Sue LeBreton is a writer and mother of two teens.
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You can use a box and paint it white, then draw on the logo and the buttons. Use a narrow box. For a smaller child, you can use a large white T-shirt and draw the buttons and logo with fabric paint.
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