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⤵️+GIVEAWAY for OCT 24-25!
Here’s a NEW family-friendly fall Halloween option for you! Naper Settlement’s Family Spooktacular is coming up and is designed specifically for families with kids between 3-12 years old.
🎃The daytime, not-so-scary fest will feature DIY slime, painting and bubble stations, laser tag, a fright-free haunted house, trick or treating throughout the campus, a family costume contest, and more!
🧜🏻♀️The Little Mermen & Princess Pals (a Disney tribute band) will be playing all your favorite hits that littles and their parents will all love.
✨GIVEAWAY DEETS
➡️1 family will receive a 4-pack to use either Saturday or Sunday! Winner will be announced 10/12.
How to enter:
1. Followers only! Follow along and
2. Like the post
3. Comment your favorite Halloween candy!
📍Family Spooktacular
Naper Settlement, Naperville
Sat, Oct 24 10-2
Sun, Oct 25 12-4
$15/adult, $10 child (4-12), free for under 4 (everything, minus food/drinks, are included in admission!)
Giveaway not sponsored by Meta.
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🎃 I hadn’t been to Six Flags Great America in about 25 years, and going with kids is a whole new experience! We decided to check out Boo Fest - the daytime, non-scary event that complements the nighttime Fright Fest.
It’s a little spooky - enough to feel festive - with no actors, eerie music, or fog. There are lots of activities in Pumpkin Hollow (aka Hometown Square!) until 5pm, including:
🍬 Trick-or-Treat Trail
🌽 Corn Maize
👻 Boo Line Express
📖 Halloween Storytime
🎃 Costume Contest for kids 12 & under
🎭 & Festive shows!
Of course, all the rides are open for business! It was nostalgia overload for my husband and I, who lovingly looked at Raging Bull and said, “Hello, old friend.”
📍Kids’ Boo Fest at Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, IL
🗓️Saturdays & Sundays through November 1
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🏚️Spooky season is here! Here’s my list of Chicagoland haunts organized by scare level⤵️
Most of the little (and some big) locales have specific times for lights on/no actors, etc.
👻Comment HOUSE if you’d like a PDF that includes prices, dates, and times!
🎃Please note that these are all at least a little scary! Attend at your own discretion, especially the little kid locales.
📍Chicago & the suburbs
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10/04/2026
🏚️BOO! Here is the ultimate list of Chicagoland haunts organized by scare level!
Most of the little (and some big) locales have specific times for lights on/no actors, etc.
➡️If you’d like a very non-aesthetic PDF that includes prices, dates, and times, comment SCARY and I will send it!
👻Please note that these are all a teeny bit scary - it is Halloween! Attend at your own discretion, especially the little kid locales, and don’t blame me if your kiddo wants to sleep with the lights on afterwards.
📍Chicago & the suburbs
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🎃Ready, set, RACE!
If making a pumpkin racer is on your 2026 Bingo card, here’s your chance! The Naperville Pumpkin Race is happening October 24 and this will be its 10th year!
➡️Comment PUMPKIN and I’ll send you the info!
You’ll receive a kit with everything you need to make a fun racer - obviously I had to go with a bee🐝 There will also be a costume contest, pumpkin decorating contest, and food trucks!
💙The event benefits the Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, whose mission is to support those on the autism spectrum. I’m very proud to be a sponsor of this year’s race!
See you at the starting line!
📍Turning Pointe Autism Foundation’s Naperville Pumpkin Race
Rotary Hill
🗓️October 24, 12-3p
🛞$25/kit
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09/30/2026
🎃Everything in one spot…
Back by popular demand, here’s your OCTOBER guide to all things family-friendly in Chicagoland.
✅I’ll be doing a new guide every month during the fall and winter - follow along so you don’t miss one !
🛻From U Pick pumpkins to fall fests and Touch-A-Trucks to free museum days, SAVE this guide for when you need an idea to fill your day!
I included as many events as I could but there are a LOT this month. It’s just me behind this account so if I left out your event, it was not intentional! Please comment below so we can all see!
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09/29/2026
⭐️🆓SURPRISE! Brookfield Zoo is FREE today, 9/29, and tomorrow, 9/30! Attractions and parking are still paid, but zoo admission is on the house.
📷:Brookfield Zoo Chicago
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