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(5-12 yrs.) Stretch your creativity as you create animal masterpieces out of natural materials gathered around the park. The only limit is your imagination.

(5-12 yrs.) Stretch your creativity as you create animal masterpieces out of natural materials gathered around the park. The only limit is your imagination.
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Water fitness classes sample various styles and intensities in pools at Audrey Moore, Oakmont, and Franconia Rec Centers, $10, for ages 18 and up.
Create ornamental corn in the Kings Park Library meeting room while celebrating Native American Heritage Month, with all supplies provided, for ages 5–10.
Parent & Child Crochet (Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library) — Learn crochet basics and create a project with materials supplied, registration required, for children 8+ and their grown-ups.
Reading and crafting on the Carlyle House front lawn at Carlyle House Historic Park, open to all ages.
Make a personal dreamcatcher while learning its Ojibwe origins and protective meaning at Sherwood Regional Library meeting room, for ages 5–10 and 13–18.
Make a paper‑bag journal, decorating with found objects and scraps, and add personal photos or tickets at Martha Washington Library, for ages 5–10 and 13–18.
Costumed fun runs—including a Tiny Tot Trot, a 1‑mile Halloween Fun Run, and a Monster Mash 5K—take place at South Run Rec Center, tickets $15–$25, ages 2+.
Haunted Mini Golf at Oakmont Rec Center offers trick‑or‑treat prizes at every hole, food trucks, popcorn and games; $15 online, $18 door, all ages.
Trick-or-treat on the farm with animals, crafts, games, and a decorated farmhouse tour; sessions start at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 p.m.
Open crafting, relaxing music, and light snacks with Perler beads, collages, and coloring books at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library, for ages 9–12.
Chef Tini Younger demonstrates her viral mac and cheese and shares cookbook techniques at Williams Sonoma, 2920 District Ave, Fairfax.
Spooky family skate and dance night transforms the Franconia Rec Center gym into a Halloween rink where skaters glide to DJ music; snacks sold, $10 tickets, all ages.