Happy Halloween!

So now that you have way more candy then you know what to do with, the Blog Candy Experiments has some great ideas to get kids involved in science with their candy, instead of eating it all!  Let the fun begin!!! 

Oh, and send some of your kids candy to their teacher tomorrow!  They are going to need it!  ;-)

 

Magic Show this Weekend!

All-American Magic Show
Saturday, October 27 @ 4 p.m.
Sunday, October 28 @ 1 p.m.
All Ages Welcome
$8 children | $14 adults | $45 family five pack
Purchase tickets at All American Magic Shop in Mall 205 or by calling 503-995-7379

The All American Magic Theater is back after a sold out Grand Opening. Portland’s newest venue will present The All American Magic Show on Saturday October 27th at 4pm and Sunday October 28th at 1pm, at 9994 SE Washington Street, inside Mall 205.

The All American Magic Show” stars Illusionist Mark Benthimer, who’s credits include performances at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts as well as casinos nationwide. Mark has also shared the stage with Blues Traveler, Sammy Hagar, and many more. The two hour family show is filled with mind bending illusion, music, dazzling assistants and audience participation, plus the side splitting comedy magic and ventriloquism of Scott Davis, entertainer extraordinaire.

The theater also boasts Portland’s best snack bar deals with cotton candy and popcorn for a buck, plenty of free parking and an on site Magic Shop.

Halloween Stencils for Pumpkin Carving

Woo Jr.  Has some neat Pumpkin Carving Stencils.

Keep your home safe for Baby

Home Made Simple has a collection of articles about keeping your home safe for babies.

 

FREE Building Clinics for Kids at Lowe's and Home Depot

Both Lowe's and Home Depot have free clinics for kids on building things.  They usually include a little kit that they build in store.  They have some pretty cute projects coming up.

Lowe's has a class on October 27 and one on November 17.



Home Depot has a class coming up on November 3.  They have a class every first Saturday!

Visit the websites for more information and locations.

Halloween Coupons!

I'm so excited that it's Halloween time!  My favorite holiday!  There are so many extra fun things to do this time of year that it's hard to choose which ones.  The biggest problem is that many of them are super expensive.

In the last few years, these half price sites have become pretty popular.  Check out my post earlier this year on them, Half Price Deal Sites. Should You or Shouldn't You...

These can be great deals, but be sure to check out www.yelp.com or some other ratings sites to find out if this will be a good fit for you and your family.

Deals I have found so far...

• Half off Admission to Four Horseman Haunted Attractions
• Portland Perks - PG 13 - Portland Meadows
• Various Deals at Airlie Farms in Monmouth
• Portland Perks - Family Oriented and a nice fall drive.
• $5 Entry into the Milwaukie Elks Fear Asylum
• Portland Perks, PG 13

• Pumpkin Farm Fun Day for Two - Living Social - Great for Kids

  Liepold Farms -$18 for Corn Maze, Hay Maze, Farm Tour, Hay Ride and 2 Drinks

Free Subway – During October, Buy One get one FREE 6" subs BEFORE 9am. Check out the Subway Facebook page.

JCPenney freebie - Starting Nov. 4 JCPenney is giving away free haircuts to elementary school kids at their salons in store.

Free JCPenney photo – JCPenney Portrait Studios! FREE 8×10 portrait and digital image and no sitting fee. Valid Month of November.

Free Bag of Lindor Truffles

Check this out: Lindt is kicking off a new promotion ("Chocolate Beyond Compare") by giving away one MILLION bags of Lindor Truffles. How do you score one? Easy. Just“Like” the company’s Facebook page and visit the Lindt Coupon tab