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11/10/11 @ 10:30am Columbus Public Library / AFLAC Story Time Room
Time for Tots is a fun, high-energy reading program that aids in children’s speech development and motor coordination, while helping them to gain valuable pre-reading skills. Activities may involve stories, books, language, rhymes, music, movement, activities, puppets and educational toys.

October 31
Fall Festival ~ Family fun for everyone at the Mildred Terry Public Library—spooky stories, games, pumpkin decorating and refreshments. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes, 4:30 p.m. Info: TheColumbusLibrary.org

October 31
Halloween Party ~ Visit the South Columbus Public Library for spooky stories, a Halloween craft and trick or treating around the Library. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. 3:30 p.m. Info: TheColumbusLibrary.org or 706-243-2669

October 31
Trick or Treat Around the Library ~ Put on your costume and bring your bags to trick or treat at the library. Goodies will be handed out in each department. Columbus Public Library 4 - 6 p.m., North Columbus 3 - 6 p.m. Info: TheColumbusLibrary.org or 706-243-2669

October 29
“Not So Spooky” Halloween Festival ~ Visit the Rock Ranch for some wholesome Halloween fun, including pumpkin carving and painting, a costume parade and a costume contest. Pets can dress up and compete in a costume contest, too. Amazing shows by Mark Muir and his world champion Frisbee dog team. Trick-or-treat at stations all over the ranch including Tiny Town, a new 14-building, children’s playhouse village. The lights go out at 7:30 p.m. and it’s flashlight time in the corn maze until closing at 8:30 p.m. In order to ride the pedal cars all riders must have closed-toe shoes. Admission: $14, kids 3 & under free. Info: TheRockRanch.com or 706.647.6374

October 29
Spooktacular ~ Trick or treat with your kids in a safe environment from 5 to 7 p.m. starting in the 900 block of Broadway. Uptown Columbus, community non-profits and private businesses and retailers offer up an exciting night of witches, “scary” activities, a costume contest, candy and lots of fun for your family. Info: facebook.com/uptowncolumbusbid or 706.596.0111

Uptown Columbus

October 24-Nov. 4
Paradise Pumpkin Patch and Farm Festival ~ An interactive experience full of activities, adventure antiques, and animals for kids from two to 92, just a few miles from Eufaula, Ala. Enjoy the pumpkin patch, petting zoo, corn maze, inflatables, cow train and hayrides, farm playground, corn cannon, pig races, giant corn box, cotton pickin’ and more, Saturdays 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sundays noon - 6 p.m. CST. Admission $12.50, children 2 & under free. Info:ParadisePumpkinPatch.com or 334.695.2258

October 1-31
Fall Festival ~ Visit central Alabama's pumpkin patch at Dream Field Farms. The hogs are hurdling, the bees are buzzing, the pumpkins are growing and the corn maze promises to be taller than ever. Inflatables, a pre-school area and 100 acres of farm with room for everyone in Union Springs, Ala. Info: 334.534.6976 or dreamfieldfarms.com

AAP NEWS RELEASE - HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids, and to help ensure they have a safe holiday, here are some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Feel free to excerpt these tips or use them in their entirety for any print or broadcast story, with acknowledgment of source.

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