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OCTOBER OPTICAL ILLUSION
Two women talking, or a scary demon?

OCTOBER RIDDLES

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?

What do skeletons say before they begin dining?

What do ghosts serve for dessert?

Why do witches fly on brooms?

When is it bad luck to meet a black cat?

What was the witch's favorite subject in school?

What do you call a skeleton who won't work?

GAME o' THE MONTH - BOBBING FOR APPLES
Truly a classic Halloween game. All you need for this fun filled Halloween game is a large plastic, metal or wooden tub filled most of the way to the top with water and some fresh apples. Plastic Halloween tubs like the one shown to the right are ideal for this game and can be found at most department stores during the Halloween season. Just be sure that you clean out the tub completely before using it for the game. First, you will want to remove all of the stems from the apples and wash them thoroughly.
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Not to make to any harder than it has to be, we like to use smaller apples, as they tend to be easier to bite into.  Next, fill the tub with an apple for each player and then fill it to within a few inches of the top with water.  Its also a good idea to have some towels available for players to dry their faces off with. The players now take turns trying to retrieve an apple with only their mouth by placing their heads in the tub. This is actually more difficult than it might seem, since the apples bob around as you try to bite into them. Players who are able to retrieve an apple are rewarded with a prize. In the old days, a player who successfully retrieved an apple won a kiss from the player of his or her choice.

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METRO BOGGLE
Find 6 Halloween costumes

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YLIDS
FOVES
GOBOE
HSWNC
CTIRP
PUMPKIN CARVING
Practice your carving on our gourd
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THE METRO 7 ERRORS
Find the seven differences between these two pictures.
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SOME OF OUR METRO McKIDS

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SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CIDER MILLS

Fresh is the air in the Michigan orchards. Fresh are the fruits and vegetables we pick ourselves when visiting a Michigan Farm. Fresh is the fun we have with our families on a visit to a Michigan farm, orchard, or cider mill. This is the refreshing way to answer questions like “Mom, where do apples come from?” This is where open-air Michigan farmers markets and u-pick farms enliven our recipes. This is the true meaning of the phrase: farm fresh. So let’s visit Michigan farms, orchards and cider mills. Because nothing refreshes our lives like Pure Michigan.

Ashton Orchard & Cider Mill
3825 Seymour Lake Road
248-627-6671 - Ortonville
Asplin Farms Cider Mill
12190 Miller
248-821-4780 - Lennon
Blakes Orchard & Cider Mill
17985 Center Road
586-784-5343 - Armada
Coon Creek Orchard & Mill
78777 Coon Creek Road
586-784-5062 - Armada
Dexter Cider Mill
58 Cavanaugh Lake Road
734-426-8531 - Dexter
Diehl's Orchard & Cider Mill
1478 Ranch
248-634-8981 - Holly
Foreman's Orchards & Mill
50050 7 Mile Road
248-349-1256 - Northville
Franklin Cider Mill
7450 Franklin
248-626-2968 - Franklin
Goodson Cider Mill
4295 Orion
248-652-8450 - Rochester
Johnny Appleseed Cider Mill
6001 26 Mile Road
810-781-4288 - Washington
Middleton Cider Mill
46462 Dequindre
810-731-6699 - Utica
Paint Creek Cider Mill
4480 Orion
248-651-8381 - Rochester
Parmenter's Cider Mill
714 Baseline
248-349-3181 - Northville
Parshallville Cider Mill
8507 Parshallville Road
810-629-9079 - Fenton
Plymouth Orchards & Mill
10685 Warren
734-455-2290 - Plymouth
Porter's Orchard & Cider Mill
12180 Hegel
810-838-7156 - Goodrich
Rochester Cider Mill
5125 Rochester
248-651-4224 - Rochester
Stony River at King's Mill
622 S Main
810-798-8214 - Almont
Weier's Cider Mill
803 W 13th Street
734-242-7386 - Monroe
Westview Orchards & Mill
65075 Van Dyke at 30 Mile
586-752-3123 - Romeo
Wiard's Orchards
5565 Merritt
734-482-7744 - Ypsilanti
Yates Cider Mill
1990 E Avon
248-651-8300 - Rochester


BUTTERS THE CAT

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PUT YOUR THINKING CAPS ON

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1. How many total squares can you find?
2. How many squares have a jack o' lantern in it?

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LINE YOUR WALKWAY WITH THESE SPOOKY LIGHTS

SPOOKY GHOST JUGS
A Great Project To Frighten Up Your Walkway This Halloween

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Clean plastic gallon milk jugs
Black permanent marker
Craft knife
String of 50 clear low-wattage holiday lights

THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

Draw ghost eyes and mouths on the jugs. 
Use the craft knife to cut a half-dollar-size hole in the back of each jug (a parent's job).
Arrange the ghosts near each other and string the lights between them, stuffing bulbs into each of the jugs.

AUNTIE MARGARET SEZ: When you are drawing the ghost eyes and mouths on the jugs, leave the caps on while you do this, so the jugs don't dent.

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