October in the City! (Follow me @urbankidinthecity)

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Now that we have all the formalities out of the way, WELCOME TO FALL! In Houston, we know that this really means nothing and that it's gonna be 900 degrees instead of 1,000 degrees. But who cares? Bring on your Pumpkin Spice and leggings/sweater combo and pretend like the leaves are brown!!

Here are some really cool Fall events happening in Houston, but remember the up to the minute fun happens on Instagram so follow me @urbankidinthecity!

Houston Public Library has the following events going on this month for various ages:

• -          Guitar Class for Beginners at the Alief Hennington Library
• -          Pajama Story time at the Robinson Westchase Library
•        All Houston Public Libraries have Citizenship classes, ESL classes for adults and Bilingual story time. Check out their site for locations and times.
•       October 31^st for kids 11-15^th the Library is hosting their annual Scream In, geared towards older kids. They will be able to participate in crafts, games and food!

Speaking of books, lots of little bookstores (and big ones!) have free or cheap book readings and author signings:

• -          Blue Willow Books in West Houston has Houston Author Joy Sewing reading her children’s book Ava and the Prince on October 6, at 3:00pm Where:  Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX  77079
• -          Katy Budget Books will be hosting a “Open Mic” for Scary Stories that are kid friendly on October 30^th at 6:30 pm. They will also be holding a bedtime Science experiment with candy (WAHOO!!). Their STEM Story time is called Candy Science and for a small fee you get the STEM based chapter book and all the materials to make the candy themed experiment
•       Barnes and Noble host a Saturday morning Read Aloud for kids with crafts and discounted coupons for their café area all starting at 11:00 am.

Curious George at MATCH Downtown,
next up is Mr. Poppers' Penguins!

If you’re into Arts and Crafts the next 3 months will be heaven for you. Why not get started at Michael's with their weekly Arts and Crafts. For a small fee you can make pumpkin crafts or decorate cookies. Check it out here, and put in your zip code for the location nearest you. 

Home Depot’s monthly class will be held October 6^th and there is no registration required. You show up at your nearest Home Depot from 9 am – 11 am and you and your kiddo will make a fire boat (that actually floats!) in honor of National Fire Safety Month.

Friendly note from your neighborhood teacher: Take time to talk to your kids about the importance of safety drills of all kinds—including fire drills. If they hear it from you, they will be likely to listen to their teachers in case of an emergency---

Now back to your regular scheduled programming. Fall is time for Festivals and here are a list of some festivals happening this month around Houston

Fort Bend Discovery Center

• -          Fall Family Fun Day at Wabash Gardens on October 20^th - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-family-fun-day-tickets-50717533508?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
• -          Energy Day on October 20^th for STEM based fun https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-day-2018-tickets-50194333603?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
• -          Fall Festival at the Bellaire Nature Discovery Center https://naturediscoverycenter.org/event/pumpkin-patch/
• -          Pumpkin Patch at Clay Farms- Check here for the Groupon and discounted parking https://www.groupon.com/deals/pumpkin-patch-5
•       Dave and Busters is hosting their free game night for kids, check out my Instagram for more info @urbankidinthecity

       Halloween Events

•       The Children’s Museum is a great option if you already have plans for Halloween, or if you just don’t want to leave the house that night. They have hands on educational activities (teacher certified, by me!), like the one in the picture to the right-- that way you don't feel too bad when they have so much fun on a school night!

• -          This Pumpkin Patch is open every night in October. October 27th  they will also host a Trunk or Treat, which might be a safer option for your kids to snag free candy http://www.fcckaty.com/pumpkin-patch/

You can also check out Bass Pro Shops for free Halloween events this month:

Or how about some Church Fun!?

FCC Katy has a free Pumpkin Patch and a Trunk or Treat Event happening throughout October, check out more info here.

Victory Church has a County Fair themed event happening on October 31st. More information can be found on their Facebook Page.