Haunted Happenings

Plympton has a haunted maze this Friday and Saturday October 22 & 23rd from 7-9pm behind the Plympton Town House.  Cost is $4.

Whitman Middle School is having a Haunted Maze  this weekend as well, Friday and Saturday from 6-9:30.  Admission is $8.00 per person and there is free babysitting so you don’t have to take the little ones in with you.  They do have a “children’s maze” as well…admission is $2 for that…with parents being free. 

There’s a haunted house in Lakeville too.  Dates are October 22 & 23 and October 29th & 30th from 6:30 til 10pm, tours start at 7.

The Berwick Boys Foundation has the House of Horrors in West Bridgewater.  Head on over there the 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th from 6:30 til 10pm.  There’s even a $2.00 off coupon!

Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island has their Annual Jack O Lantern Spectacular going on nightly thru Oct. 31st.  Hundreds of carved pumpkins!

Boo at the Zoo is back at Buttonwood Zoo in New Bedford.  An evening of Halloween fun with crafts and activities.  They are open the 22nd-24th and the 28th-30th from 6-9pm.  Cost is $10/adult and $8/child.

Know any other fun haunted happenings?  Let us know!

Cranberry Bog Exhibit

Kerry wanted me to let you know about a very cool thing they’re having at some local libaries…..

Have you ever wondered about all of the cranberry bogs we see in our area?   The Hanson Children’s Museum is excited to bring our traveling Cranberry Bog exhibit to a library near you!  Your child can harvest cranberries and crawl through the "earth tunnel" to check out the layers of a bog on our traveling Bog Pit exhibit. Spend a fun morning in one of our playgroups, using hands on activities and crafts to introduce the importance of cranberries in our local area!  Three playgroups will be offered at each library, Bog in a Cup, Eco Tours and Tools of the Trade.

In September, please visit us at the Whitman Library from September 21st to the 23^rd, where we are offering two playgroups each day from 10:00 to 10:45 and 11:00 to 11:45!  Call the Children’s Librarian to register at 781-447-7613. First come first serve!  We will also be visiting the Rockland Memorial Library the week of September 27^th!  Please call 781-878-1236 to register for the Rockland Cranberry Festival playgroups.  All activities are free, but are limited to 15 children in each session!

Keep an eye out for us at your local library over the next few months! Our October Schedule will be available soon!  Stay tuned to our website and find us on facebook!

Birthday Party Idea: Carousel Family Fun Center, Whitman

Over school vacation week, my daughter and I went to a birthday party at Carousel Family Fun Center in Whitman. Highly recommended! The party was booked for a private party so we had the rink to ourselves--that was great since a lot of the kids were beginner skaters. Got there at noon, skated for a little bit, the dj played a few games then it was pizza time. After that, back on the rink for skating until cake time. After the cake, they still had some skating time left and the party was over at 2.

The other cool thing was that they set up one end of the rink with roller racers/flying turtles for kids (um...and adults ;) lol). That's great for kids that had enough of the skating or are too small to skate.

During the party, they also had some costumed character come out to play games with the kid and to take pictures with the birthday girl.

A private party is a little pricey at $299.99...but might be more manageable if you had a combined party for your kids as they could invite everyone they know practically! You can also have a party during public skating hours...this is $13-15 per person.

I'm toying with the idea of combining my son's and daughter's party next year and having it here...we'll see!

Carousel Skate

This week I took my daughter to Carousel Skate (formerly Skatetown) in Whitman. My daughter has never been rollerskating and I haven't been on rollerskates in forever! We had a great time! We went during school vacation week at the 2:30-4:30 slot. Admission was reasonable at $7 plus $3 for skate rentals. The dj played all the newer music and even played games with the kids at different times while handing out tokens to the winners. There's a snack bar there serving up pizza, popcorn, pretzels, cotton candy and such. I think we'll definitely go back with the other kids soon!

Carousel Skate is on Route 14 in Whitman. You can check out their website for regular hours.