around us every day. Sometimes they’ re
helpful, and sometimes, they make
a mess of things. But, there is always
something new and ex citing to learn
about these wonderful creatures. Ages
10. 6692 Cedar Ln., Columbia, MD.

SATURDAY 13
FREE The Great Pumpkin Race
and Fall Festival
SUNDAY 7
Teddy Bear Farm Visit
Oct. 6-7 | 10 a.m | $39-$69
10 a.m. | $7.50. Folk singer, Tony
McGuffin, has been the host of the
Teddy Bear Farm
isit for
years! Activities include a Teddy Bear
Contest, Enchanted Ex press Train
ride, pony rides, Pine Tree
az e
and a hayride to the pumpkin patch.

There will also be food vendors and
local cider! Clark’s Elioak Farm, 10500
Clark ille Pike, Ellicott City, MD.

Minefaire: The Ultimate
Minecraft Event
WEDNESDAY 10
Crybaby Matinee
Noon | $12.50. Crybaby
atinee is
a movie for
in a baby friendly
environment. Enter a
udge- free
one where babies can be babies and
you can enjoy the latest film in the
company of other parents who
get it.” We provide a comfortable theater
environment for you and your little
one so you can enj oy a movie without
worrying about unex pected tantrums
or feedings in the dark. Children under
age
get in free! Angelika Pop-
p at
io Market,
Pe St., .E.,
a i to , D.C.

Green Meadows Petting Farm
10 a.m. | $14. The goal at Green
Meadows Petting Farm is to educate
children of all ages about farm
animals while providing a day of fun
for everyone. Come out to the farm
and get up close with approx imately
farm animals, as well as the
October 2018
opportunity to milk a cow and feed
sheep and goats for free. Also enj oy
slides, duck races and more! A
pumpkin is also included with each
paid admission in
ctober. Green
Meadows Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Rd.,
amsville, MD.

FRIDAY 12
Parent Night Out
THURSDAY 11
52 Why are your kids so fascinated with
inecraft? Connect with them, and
be blown away by off-the-charts fun
at the
inecraft event in the
.S! Bring
inecraft to life with virtual
reality ex periences still unavailable
in many homes. Enj oy nonstop
live entertainment on mega- stages,
meet your kids’ favorite
ouTube creators, participate in parent- child
building challenges, learn from
official Minecraft global mentors
and discover the world’ s largest
inecraft merchandise store! Dulles
E o Ce ter,
C a tilly S o i
Ce ter, C a tilly, VA.

washingtonFAMILY.com 6 p.m. | $45.

eed a night away?
o your children love
ava
one? Leave
them with us for a safe, fun-filled evening
of play while you paint the town red.

Drop off your adventurers for a few
hours of
ava
one madness! They will
enj oy
hours of supervised play,
followed by dinner, a movie and then
more play! Ages
.

ava
one,
akbrook Ct. Ste.

, Sterling,
A. 11 a.m. Come and enj oy a great fall
day with music, food and games
for the whole family! Start planning
your strategy now to build the fastest
themed pumpkin racer
bonus points
if you dress to match! Parking on site
is limited, so consider parking at the
ontgomery
illage Foundation and
utili e our free shuttle! ort Creek
Co ity Ce ter,
Arrow ead
Rd., Mo t o ery Villa e, MD.

MONDAY 15
FREE Lego Club
5 p.m.

o your kids like Legos? Then
have them come to the library to build
their own creations! Legos will be
provided, but all materials must stay
at the library. So bring a camera to
capture your adventures. Grades K-
. Ce tral Co
ity i rary,
Mat i
A e., Ma a a , VA.

WEDNESDAY 17
Grandparent’s Day at the Farm!
10 a.m. | $0-$14
Free admission for
grandparents) . Green
eadows Farm
has a special each Wednesday
ust for grandparents! Every grandparent
gets one free admission to the farm
with one paid general admission.

Price of admission includes a farm
animal petting oo, a wagon ride, cow
milking, a pig race and free sheep and
goat feed. Green Meadows Farm, 10102
Fingerboard Rd.,
amsville, MD.

THURSDAY 18
FREE Reading to Dogs
4 p.m. Practice reading aloud while
you make a new friend by reading to