Haunted Harvest at Springs Preserve

Each year the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas hosts a family friendly event called Haunted Harvest.  They have a haunted house, trick or treat stations, carnival games, live entertainment (you might catch a science show or Cookie Monster!), and for an additional fee you can go on a haunted hay ride along the trails.    
Enjoy the Springs Preserve and celebrate from 5 to 9 p.m. following dates Oct. 14-16, 21-23 and 28-31.

Admission: $8 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12 and free those 4 and under. Members receive half off the regular admission price.
 
Springs Preserve is located near Meadows Mall at
333 S. Valley View Blvd.

Las Vegas, Nevada

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FunTown Frightfest - Vegas

FunTown Frightfest is one of the biggest halloween events in Las Vegas, located at the Galleria Mall in Henderson.  It runs from October 7th - 31st and the money raised will go to the Autism Foundation.  The FunTown Frightfest will have:
haunted houses, a haunted hay ride, vendors, a runaway train, bungee jumping, pony rides, a not so scary kids park, midway games, carnival rides, inflatables, adult rides, and a pumpkin patch.

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Bushue's Family Farm: Pumpkin Patch

Another fun pumpkin patch near Portland, OR is the Bushue's Family Farm.  We were so lucky to get to go here several years in a row for a private boyscout event, because it is tremendously fun to make a dirt baby.  I don't understand why, but kids love to make dirt babies.  In addition to making dirt babies you can go on hay rides, cow train rides, hay maze, see the farm animals play on their big slide, and more.

How to Make a Dirt Baby

• panty hose (You will only need the feet and enough to tie off.  The part you tie off needs to be able to reach down into the cup and absorb water.)
• dirt
• grass seed
• plastic cup
• glue gun
• decorative items to make the face

Put a small amount of grass seed into the hose first and then add dirt.  Tie off the hose and then decorate the face.  Put water in a cup.  Set dirt baby onto the cup (not down in the cup) so that the tied off hose is dipping into the water.  In a short time your baby's hair will grow!

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Magic Kingdom - Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party

This year we decided to go to Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween party and it was awesome!

We were able to get into the park at 4 PM, so we had time to ride some rides and snap some photos.

Then at 7 PM the character dance parties started. We went to both dance parties. One dance party had Stitch, Pluto, Goofy, and Chip and Dale. The other dance party had Minnie, Mickey, Donald, and Daisy.  At both you have tons of time to dance with the characters. Most of the dances were the kind with set dance moves, making it easy for your kids to follow along.

At one there was a hula hoop contest, which I won against all the other moms!! (Bragging)

Their a special show where the Villains sing and dance in front of the castle. It can only be seen during Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween party.

Villians Singing and Dancing at the Magic Kingdom

Of course they have special Halloween fireworks. We made the mistake of sitting right in front of the castle to watch them. This is not a good spot for firework viewing.

There were many of places to trick or treat throughout the Magic Kingdom. We left with loads of candy and new toothbrushes! They provide the bags, which was lucky, because I left the buckets in the car!

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Parade

 They also have a special Halloween parade that was really well done with floats you will only see at this party. All the characters are dressed up in costumes for it. It was a really long parade and they hand out candy to the kids during it.

We had a wonderful time and I highly recommend going to one of their events like this.

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