How to Switch Up the Ordinary Halloween
No plans for Halloween? Too old to dress up? Tired of doing the same thing on Halloween? Well, I’m here to give you some ideas on how to make your routine for Halloween different.
Things to pass out to kids instead of candy:
1. Soda cans
2. Noise makers
3. Mini bags of chips
4. Temporary tattoos
5. Bubbles
6. Mini play dough
7. Glow sticks
Events to go to with your family or friends:
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City Brick-or-Treat
Dates: 10am-9pm, Sat; 10am-7pm, Sun. Venue: Legoland Discovery Center Kansas city, 2475 Grand Blvd., Kansas City MO 64108
Admission: $19 for adults ages 13 and older, $15 for kids ages 3-12, toddlers 2 and under are free
Dates: Thu., Oct. 31 Venue: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108
The Beast Haunted House
Dates: Sept. 13-Nov. 9; Weekends Only. Venue: The Beast, 1401 W 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64102
Admission: $50 combo with Edge of Hell + $10 to add an additional house. Single tickets $27. Festival pass $65.
Dates: Sept. 13-Nov. 9; Weekends Only Venue: The Chambers of Edgar Allan Poe Haunted House, 1100 Sante Fe St., Kansas City, MO 64101
Admission: $27 per house or $50 combo Macabre Cinema/Chambers of Poe + $10 to add a house. Festival Pass available for $65
The Edge of Hell Haunted House
Dates: Sept. 13-Nov. 9; Weekends Only Venue: The Edge of Hell, 1300 W 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64102
Admission: Single ticket $27 with combos starting at $50 + $10 to add a 3rd house
Dates: Sept. 13-Nov. 9, Weekends Only Venue: Macabre Cinema, 1222 W 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64102
Admission: $27 per house or $50 combo + $10 to add another house
Monster Dash 5k
Dates: Sat., Oct. 26 Venue: City Market, 20 E 5th St., Kansas City, MO 64106
Admission: FREE (Toy donations for Salvation Army and canned food donations for Harvesters are accepted)
Spirits From the Past
Dates: Oct. 25-26 Venue: Missouri Town 1855, 8010 E Park Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Admission: $9 per person. Advance Reservations only.
“Scarecrows in the Garden”
Dates: Oct. 1-31 Venue: Powell Gardens, 1609 NW U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, MO 64061
Halloween Haunt
Dates: Weekends, Sept. 14-Oct. 27 Venue: Worlds of Fun, 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave., Kansas City, MO 64161
Admission: $19.99-$49.99
Upstairs Tearoom Dinner Theater “Ghost Tales of Weston”
Dates: Oct. 19, 25-26 Venue: Weston Chamber of Commerce, 501 Main St., Weston, MO 64098
Admission: $25.50 per person
Family Fun Night
Dates: Sat., Oct. 26 Venue: C.W. Parker Carousel Museum, 320 S. Esplanade, Leavenworth, KS 66048
Admission: $6 for a hotdog combo
Briarcliff Village Trick or Treat
Dates: Thu., Oct. 31 Venue: Briarcliff Village, 4151 N Mulberry Dr., Kansas City, MO 64116
Trick or Treat Street
Dates: Thu., Oct. 31 Venue: Brookside Shopping District, 63rd St. & Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64113
Admission: FREE
Dates: Sep. 25-Oct. 31 Venue: Peckham’s Pumpkin Patch, Ottawa, KS 66067
Dates: Sat., Oct. 26 Venue: Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm, 1200 E Kansas City Rd., Olathe, KS 66061
Admission: $3/person ages 3 and up
Dates: Sat., Oct. 26 Venue: Paola Chamber of Commerce, 3 West Wea, Paola, KS 66071
Admission: FREE
Prowl-o-ween at Cedar Cove
Time: October 26th & 27th 10am-6pm Sat. 10am-3pm Sun, Venue: Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary & Education Center, 3783 Highway K68, Louisburg, KS 66053
Admission: $7.00
Dates: Oct. 18-19, 25-26 Venue: Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 628 N 126th St., Bonner Springs, KS Admission: $45
And if you’re not interested in anything above, watching scary movies with family or friends while eating popcorn and candy is always an option!