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Hope you haven’t packed up the shorts yet. Who would have expected 27 degrees on an October day? I know whatever my kid wore to school today was probably the right call for about an hour. 🍂

This week's scoop has a PA Day at a working farm just for autistic families, a Halloween evening under a giant telescope, and a moonlit wolf howl. Plus a trick-or-treat built for sensory kids.

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📍 King Round the Bend Farm, Kettleby · MON Oct 26 · 10:30 AM to 1 PM · 💰 $5 per person, 2 and under free

Wagon ride, farm animals, a corn maze and a straw maze, and a pie pumpkin for every registered child. For autistic kids, siblings and caregivers. Rain or shine. → Register

📍 Richmond Hill David Dunlap Observatory · SAT Oct 24 · 7 to 9 PM · 💰 $23.41

A Halloween astronomy talk, crafts, trick-or-treat stations for kids and a look through the 74-inch telescope if the sky is clear. Register ahead. → Register

📍 Toronto Toronto Zoo · TUE Oct 27 or WED Oct 28 · 6:30 to 8 PM · 💰 $29, members $24

Meet an animal ambassador, then a moonlit walk to listen for the Arctic wolves and watch an after-dark feeding. Recommended for ages 5+. → Get tickets

Sat Oct 17 to Sun Oct 18

📍 Vaughan VMC Library · SAT Oct 17 · 11 AM to 12 PM · 💰 Free

Storytime, then the stuffed animals stay the night at the library and kids get a photo book of their adventures. Preschool to grade 3. Register ahead. → Register

📍 Toronto Aga Khan Museum · SAT Oct 17 and SUN Oct 18 · 12 to 4 PM · 💰 Free

A drop-in keepsake craft in the atrium for Islamic Heritage Month, plus educators showing objects from the collection. Also runs Oct 24-25. → Details

📍 Keswick Georgina Village Museum · SAT Oct 17 · 4:30 to 8:30 PM · 💰 $2 per person

Science experiments in the schoolhouse, a spell book mystery hunt and a magic show in the church. Note: there is also an optional haunted trail and a dance at the bandstand, so pick your stations. → Details

MON Oct 26 is an elementary PA Day for YRDSB and YCDSB.

📍 Stouffville Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum · MON Oct 26 · 10 to 11:30 AM or 1 to 2:30 PM · 💰 $15 per child

Gooey experiments and a monster craft. A caregiver stays with each child. → Get tickets

📍 Vaughan 11 VPL branches · MON Oct 26 · 10 AM to 4 PM · 💰 Free

Drop-in PA Day activities all day, with a special activity at 3 PM. Kleinburg runs 2 to 4 PM only. → Details

📍 Richmond Hill Richmond Green Library · MON Oct 26 · 10 AM to 12 PM · 💰 Free

Drop-in hands-on Halloween activities for school-age kids. Caregivers stay on site. → Details

Sat Oct 31

📍 Newmarket Upper Canada Mall · SAT Oct 31 · 10 AM to 12 PM · 💰 Free

Autism Ontario's morning of trick-or-treating at participating stores, cookie decorating, a Halloween storytime and crafts. For autistic kids and siblings, max 3 per family. Register ahead. → Register

📍 Richmond Hill Richvale Library · SAT Oct 31 · 10:30 to 11:30 AM · 💰 Free

Costume dress-up, Halloween stories, a craft and a mini parade. The library calls it "not-too-spooky". → Details

Also: Halloween on Main in Stouffville, SAT Oct 31, 11 AM to 2 PM, with free face painting and pumpkin decorating along Main Street. Expect a street crowd.

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