Local Activities this Week 10/22/2012

This week in the Madison area, we get to start celebrating Halloween!  Yay!  When you have kiddos, Halloween is such a fun time, especially when they share their candy, right?  A lot of the activities this week are focused on Halloween.

Wednesday, October 24 • 10 a.m.-noon
Baby's First Halloween at Madison's Children Museum

From their website: " We’re thrilled to present our 4th annual Baby’s First Halloween event! Join us on Wednesday, October 24, from 10 a.m.-noon for your little one’s very first Halloween celebration. The festivities will include a costume contest, musical performances, and even a parade. This event is free with museum admission. Older siblings are welcome to join in the fun, too, so bring the whole family!"

Also at the Children's Museum: 
Friday, October 26 •  6-9 p.m.

Tickets: $10/MCM member; $12/nonmember; $6/Access member
For just one night, the museum comes bubbling to life with spooky science and zany Halloween antics. Costumed little creatures and parents will also enjoy arts and crafts, the science behind some of your favorite fairy tales, and some spooky surprises! Treats will be served, and additional refreshments will be available for purchase at the Roman Candle Sparkler Cafe. Activities include:

• Fusion Science Theater presents “Will it Glow?”, unlocking the secret to glowing light sticks
• Hands-on chemistry demonstrations with UW SPICE Chemistry Outreach Program
• Live creepy crawlies with UW Insect Ambassadors and Little Miss Moffett
• Try your (brave) hand at the Possible-opolis sensory challenge
• Make a souvenir family flipbook with Antics Flipbooks
• Visit our Hansel & Gretel House (Log Cabin) to enjoy shadow puppet stories, the science of sweets, and live music around the campfire
• Meet live creatures from Reptile Rapture and take a Jack and the Beanstalk tour of the Rooftop Ramble
• Enjoy classic silent short films with our Spooky Sound Effects team

Sunday, October 28th ---Halloween at the Zoo!

Dress up as your favorite goblin, ghoul or witch and head to the Zoo for a safe alternative to trick or treating. Halloween at the Zoo is a celebration for the entire community that includes free trick or treating, a Fun Activity Tent and live music. Walk to each treat stop location to fill up your bag with sustainable palm oil candy! This helps orangutan conservation and deforestation due to non-sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Event Details
10:00am - 4:00pm

Trick or Treating
Fun House Activity Tent
Education Animals
Kangaroo Hop Bounce Houses
Face Painting


11:00am-2:00pm

Ken & the Kenland Band


Festive Animal Fun:

10am: Blood popsicles for the bears (Bear Exhibits)
11am: Gibbons' gravestones (Children's Zoo)
12pm: Otters' floating pumpkins with ice treats (Aviary)
1pm: Meerkats' creepy crawly treats (Children's Zoo)
2pm: Capybaras' pumpkins (Aviary)

And lastly, and non-halloween related:

Night Walk: Under the Autumn Moon

Saturday, October 27 • 6:30 pm – 8 pm

On a night of the waxing moon, join the naturalist to enjoy nature in late fall.