(TROY, MI)
– Grab your costume and get into the Halloween spirit as the City of Troy
offers unique activities for young ghouls and goblins to enjoy. Enjoy one or more of the following scheduled
events:
Boo Bash: Sat., Oct. 24 from 10 am-1 pm, Troy Community Center
Trick
or Treat Among the Trees: Sat., Oct. 24, at various
evening times, Nature Center
Trick
or Treat on the Village Green: Sat.,
Oct. 31, from 1-3 pm, Museum
It’s
Magic Show: Sat., Oct. 31, 3 pm,
Library
Event details follow:
Boo Bash - Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 am-1 pm at the Troy Community Center
Calling
all ghosts and goblins for a thrilling, spooktacular
event. Drop in anytime
between 10 am – 12:45 pm to celebrate Halloween by playing spooky carnival
games and making creepy crafts. Dress in
costume for more fun! Fee for the event
is $7 and includes game coupons (one for each game), craft station, rub-on
tattoos, pumpkin decorating (kids take them home), and a
goodie bag upon departure.
Additional game coupons will be available for 25 cents each or 5/$1. The
Community Center is located at 3179 Livernois. Call 248.524.3484 for more
information. Parental supervision is
required for all children to attend the event. Registration fee is not required
for parents. Register kids with Activity # 142925A.
Trick or Treat Among
the Trees, Saturday,
Oct. 24, at select time slots in the evening at the Stage Nature Center
Halloween doesn’t have to be ghastly and frightening; it can
be a fun and friendly outdoor celebration. Put your Halloween costume on and come out to
hike the woodland pumpkin trail at the Lloyd A. Stage Nature Center. After
checking in at the Nature Center, each child gathers with others at his/her
registered time. Then the group hikes down the trail with a guide, stopping at
natural history stations along the way. At each stop children will learn some
secrets of the forest and receive treats and meet costumed characters. This
program is for children 3-9 years old and their parent or grandparent! The adult partner is free and must accompany
the child throughout the program. Dress for the weather! Minimum
registration numbers are required by October 18. The fee for this event is $8
or $10 non-residents. (Time slots
available: 5 – 6:30 pm, 5:15 – 6:45pm, 5:30 – 7pm, 5:45 – 7:15 pm and 6 – 7
pm.) The Stage Nature Center is located at 6685 Coolidge
Highway. To register, or
for more information, call 248.524.3567.
Trick or Treat – Go Batty at Our Go Green
Halloween,
Saturday, Oct. 31,
from 1-3 p.m. at the Troy Museum
It’s
time to go green! Even at Halloween. The
Troy Museum invites you to Go Green on the Village Green at their annual
Halloween Party, where young people can Trick or Treat around the buildings and
enjoy silly (not-too-scary or slimy) treats, crafts, music, dancing, and
storytelling. This fun, fabulous GREEN
HALLOWEEN will happen at Troy
Historic Village on Saturday, October 31 from 1-3 pm.
Costumes
made from recyclables are welcome. Enter the Best Homemade Costume Contest at
the GazeBOO at 2 pm. There will be stories at the
Campfire at 1:15 pm, 1:45 pm, and 2:15 pm. Ms. Green Thumbs awaits your arrival
at the ABC Children’s Garden. Get crafty at the *Reduce*Reuse*Recycle* Tent,
and meet Mr. Green Superhero who wants you to help him Save the Planet.
The
Troy Garden Club will be here giving away mini-pumpkins to youngsters (as long
as supplies last). A complimentary snack of Michigan cider and pretzels will
also be on offer.
When
all your treats are collected, visit with and learn about bats and the
important role they play in your neighborhood. They’ll be accompanied by their
friends from the Organization for Bat Conservation.
The Troy Museum & Historic Village is located at 60 W. Wattles
Rd (just west of Livernois).
Park at Walsh College, 3838 Livernois (1000 ft South of
Wattles) and ride a free shuttle to the Museum. The fee for the event is
$3 for adults; children are free if they bring a new or gently-used book to
donate to the library of a disadvantaged elementary school. For more information
about the Museum’s Go Green Halloween go to www.troymi.gov/museum or call 248.524.3570.
It’s
Magic – Sat., Oct.
31, 3 pm, Library
Brace yourself for an engaging, amazing and
hilarious program. Award-winning actor
and magician Tom Plunkard will warm your hearts and
stretch your cheek muscles with a spellbinding performance filled with magic,
audience participation and lots of humor. Tickets are available beginning on
October 16 at the Youth Desk. All ages
welcome. The Troy Public Library is located at 510 W. Big Beaver. For more information, call 248.524.3541.
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