Not sure what to do with the kids this weekend? Take a look at these FREE events courtesy of Keeping Cents to keep your child entertained and learning without breaking the bank:
Hampton Roads locals – make sure to visit the HR Events page for more activites going on this weekend – the Ocean Air Show is this weekend!
AC Moore – Saturday 10/22 from 1-4pm, Halloween Costume Event, Demos: Duck Tape costumes, make & mold candy making, Snazaroo face painting. Buy a Shirt and decorate free with Simply Blood. Sunday 10/23 from 1-3pm, Demo: Caramel Apples.
Babies R Us – Saturday 10/22 from Noon-3pm, Getting Comfy with Baby: From prenatal support to feeding and playtime, come learn how to make life ore comfortable for you and your little one. Sponsored by Boppy. Tuesday 10/25 at 6:30pm Gearing up for Baby Workshop: Get an introduction to all the gear you’ll need for baby. From car seats to travel systems and high chairs to play yards, plus home safety items. Sponsored by Safety 1st.
Bass Pro Shops – Friday 10/21 from 4-7pm Trick or treating, from 5-7pm free Halloween reflector necklace craft, from 6-7pm Costume parade with giveaways, from 5-8pm free 4×6 photo with The Great Pumpkin Charley Brown and free coloring sheet. Saturday 10/22 & Sunday 10/23 from 11am-5pm free 4×6 photo with The Great Pumpkin Charley Brown and free coloring sheet, from 1-4pm free Peanuts trick-or-treat bag craft, at 1:30pm, 2:30pm & 4:30pm enjoy free samples of Marshmallow Roast. See store for Apple Dessert sample info.
Disney Store – Friday 10/21 Session 1 – 4:30pm, Session 2 – 6:00pm and Saturday 10/22 Session 1 – 10:30 am, Session 2 – 12:00 pm: Disney Store Halloween Dress Rehearsal Party: celebrate the season early with a spook-tacular event filled with games, special viewing of Rapunzel’s coronation and a costume parade! Kids, ages 3 and up, who wear their favorite costume will receive a FREE gift!
Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores – Saturday 10/22 Free Demos: from 11am-1pm Aleene’s Fabric Fusion and Zipper Art Flower with Coats & Clark. 1-3pm Cricut Cake Mini Machine. 3-5pm Crafting with 3M Adhesives.
Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 10/22 from 11am-3pm, Masquerade Mask: kids make and decorate a mask.
Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 10/22 from 10am-Noon, FREE: Kids build a Halloween Monster Truck! Be sure to sign up for this event here.
Michaels – Saturday 10/22 from 10am-Noon, Halloween T-Shirt Event: Make a fun scary spider T-shirt with purchase of shirt. Plus, more Halloween events all week long!
Michaels Jewelry Events (Adults only) – Sunday 10/23 from 1-2pm, Trinkettes Event: Make-It Take-It with purchase of pendant (see Coupons here). From 2-2:30pm, Stretch Magic Bracelet Demo. From 2:30-3pm, Good to Be Queen Bracelet Demo. From 3-4pm, Make-It Take-It Memory Wire Bracelet Event.
Pottery Barn Kids – Tuesday 10/25 at 11am, Halloween Story Time: Kids can dress up and enjoy spooky stories, sticker giveaways and more.
Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.
Toys R Us – Saturday 10/22 from 11am-1pm, Sesame Street Event: Sing & Dance with the New Let’s Rock Elmo. From 2-4pm, Beyblade Tournament: It’s the Last Beyblade Battle Event of the Year.
Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area.
My kids and I went to Bass Pro yesterday for the Halloween activities. We had a good time. They enjoyed seeing the other costumes, showing off their own in the parade, and getting candy. I was pleased with the free picture!