School is back in session and we need to keep the kiddos entertained until soccer season begins. This week you can enjoy free crafts at Michael’s & BassPro Shops, Free Pancakes, Free Museum admission, Free Pumpkin patches and more, see below for a complete list of available FREE (& Cheap) activities for week of October 25 through October 31! Please let me know if you find any additional ones so that I can update this list.
NEW this Week:
Bass Pro Shops: FREE Halloween Events (Through October 31): Free Crafts & Free Activities
- Make a Friendly Monster Craft (Weeknights 6-7PM)
- Create a Lollipop Spider (Weekends 1-5PM)
- Color a ceramic Jack-O-Lantern (Halloween Night ONLY 6-8PM)
- Free Coloring sheets weeknights from 5-8PM and weekends from 12-5 PM.
- FREE 4×6 Photo weeknights from 5-8PM and weekends 12-5PM
- Trick-or-Treating weekenights from 6-7PM
- Halloween Scavenger Hunt Sunday ONLY from 2-3PM
- Costome Parade Saturdays ONLY from 4-5PM
JCPenney Free Tick-or-Treat for kids in costume (Saturday October 26, times vary by stores): enjoy free hair chalking and a minx sample nail application.
ToysRus Zoom Off with Monsters 500 (Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27): Get a FREE Monster 500 collectible trading card! Plus, get a special code to help you unlock a level in the interactive Monster 500 racing app!
Michael’s Crafts stores: (October 26 & 27): Martha Stewart Crafts® Rhinestones Show IN Tell on Saturday 1PM to 3PM AND Bead Gallery™ with Stretch Magic Show IN Tell on Sunday 1PM to 3PM, more details here
Martha Stewart Crafts® Rhinestones Show IN Tell: See how to make a charm or pendant using rhinestones from Martha Stewart Crafts®.
Bead Gallery™ with Stretch Magic Show IN Tell: You can create and personalize your own bracelet using Bead Gallery beads and stretch magic.
Ikea Stores (October 29): Tuesdays kids eat free at participating Ikea stores! Choose one combo meal valued at $2.99, kids 12 and under. – Details here
IHOP FREE Scary Face Pancakes (October 31 from 7AM to 10PM): all kids ages 12 and under will get a FREE Scary Face Pancake at participating IHOP restaurant. One per child, dining only.
FREE Miami Events:
Wolfsonian Museum Free Fridays: (Friday, October 25, 2013 from 6 PM to 9 PM) Free admission and free tours of its permanent collections or temporary exhibitions. The Museum is located at 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 At the corner of 10th Street and Washington Avenue.
Kendall Regional Hospital FREE Pumpkin Patch: (October 26 from 11AM to 2PM) Free admission, food and treats for all kids. Kendall Regional Hospital is located at 11750 SW 40th St Miami, FL 33175. For more information call 305-222-2200.
Jungle Island’s Spooktacular: (Oct. 26-27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Admission costs $34.95 for adults, or $5 for kids with a paying adult. Enjoy: Trick-or-treating, a Witch’s Lair, haunted forest, and costume contest.
Miami Lakes United Methodist Church: (Throughout October) FREE Pumpkin Patch. and FREE Outdoor Movie Night Saturday,October 26 at 7:00 p.m. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.
Spooky Zoo Nights: (Oct. 25-26, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.) Admission costs $8.95-$10.95 An after-hours family event with tram rides, scary storytelling, and access to Dr. Wilde’s Creepy House. Zoo Miami.
Winn-Dixie FREE Family Fun Day (Saturday, October 26): enjoy an afternoon full of surprises including a meet and greet with the Heat favorite, a visit from Burnie, the Heat mascot, delicious food tastings including grilled sampling provided by Bubba Burger, a live radio remote from MIX 98.3 FM, Pepsi sampling and giveaways, face painting and more!
South Florida Stores:
Winn-Dixie Store #371 (Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
19167 S. Dixie Highway
Miami, FL 33157
Winn-Dixie Store #387 (Saturday, Oct. 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
18801 S.W. 117th Avenue
Miami, FL 33177
FIU Jewish Museum of Florida (Saturday, October 26): FREE Admission. FIU Jewish Museum is located at 301 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
Dolphin Mall Hispanic Heritage Celebration (September 14 to October 26 on Saturdays starting at 8 p.m.) Dolphin Mall is located at 11401 N.W. 12th Street, Miami, Florida.
Every Saturday evening, a traditional live performance will take place at the Ramblas Plaza Stage. The performances will feature cultural acts representing Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Guests will be entertained by Vallenato, Tambores, Mariachi, Tango, Flamenco and Cumbia among other live performing acts.
IDEA@thebass Family Day Monstrous Faces (October 27, 3013): The museum is located at 2121 Park Avenue, between 21st and 22nd streets, Miami Beach FL, 33139.
Remember to dress up in your best Halloween costume for the Bass Museum of Art’s annual Family Day costume contest. Strut the runway, get your face painted and win a creepy prizes! Special reading of “Judnique and Daiysis Defeat Seth”, an exciting adventure set in Ancient Egypt, illustrated and written by W.J. Bryan Elementary 2nd grade classes Frozen yogurt provided by Pinkberry.