METROPARKS TREAT KIDS WITH HALLOWEEN FUN

Mark your calendars now for family-oriented fun this Halloween season at the Metroparks:

“Make a Spooky Gingerbread House,” Saturday, October 4 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Wolcott Mill Metropark Farm Center near Ray Township. Decorate your own Halloween gingerbread house to take home. Fee: $6 per person. Pre-registration required.

“Haunting Halloween,” Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Historic Center of Wolcott Mill Metropark in Ray Township. Enjoy eerie activities, including a slightly haunted barn, a visit with the miller’s ghost, a straw tunnel, a computerized music and light show, spooky crafts, and cider and donuts at the bonfire. Fee: $2 adults, $5 children up to 16 years. Pre-registration is not required. A special session for scout groups will be held on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; pre-registration and pre-payment required. Fee: $2 adults, $5 children up to 16 years. For more information, contact Wolcott Mill Metropark at 586-749-5997 or 1-800-477-3175.

“Kids’ Kandy ’n’ Krafts,” Saturday, October 11, at 6 p.m., Nature Center of Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock. Children should wear their costumes and join the fun for candy, crafts, and a few surprises. Fee: $4 per child, pre-registration required. For more information, call Oakwoods Nature Center at 734-782-3956 or 1-800-477-3182.

“Gingerbread Haunted House,” Sunday, October 12 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center in Ray Township. Spooky images invade the mill as visitors design, build, and decorate their own special Halloween decoration. Fee: $5 per house, pre-registration required. For more information, call 586-749-5997.

“Little Kids’ Halloween,” Saturday, October 18 at 1 p.m., Nature Center of Indian Springs Metropark in White Lake. It’s a Halloween bash for children in the third grade and younger. Wear your costume and experience a haunted forest, a scavenger hunt, crafts, goodies and other spooky activities. Fee: $5 per child. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. For more information call the Nature Center at 248-625-7280.

“Farm Halloween,” Sunday, October 19, noon to 3 p.m., Farm Center of Wolcott Mill Metropark in Ray Township. Make a craft, try the relay races or the pumpkin drop, and go on a wagon ride for an afternoon of fun on the farm. Fee: $4 per person. For more information call 586-752-5932.

“Fun on the Farm - Halloween Party,” Thursday, October 23 at 10 a.m., Farm Center of Kensington Metropark in Brighton/Milford. Dress up in your favorite farm animal costume and join us for fun and games and a hayride. Fee: $5 per child, includes a hayride and pumpkin. Pre-registration required. For more information call 248-684-8632.

“Tricks & Treats with Trolls,” vFriday, October 24, 7 p.m., at the Nature Center of Metro Beach Metropark near Mt. Clemens. Visit trick or treat “discovery stations” to search for signs and clues of trolls and other Halloween creatures of the night. The journey ends at the campfire with cider and donuts. For children ages 7 and older, accompanied by an adult; no younger siblings. Fee: $4 per child. Pre-registration required. For more information or to register, call 586-463-4332.