My sweet tooth is my Achilles heel. There is no satisfying the cravings and I don’t possess the willpower (or desire) to cut sugar out of my life. You only live once, right?! Now candy found at the corner store holds little interest to me (except sour keys…oh, heavenly sour
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The PoCo Business Association is offering Halloween and Harvest activities as part of their Harvest Festival. Head to Safeway on Shaughnessy to decorate a pumpkin, enjoy some treats and listen to some live music. Pumpkin Decorating at Shaughnessy Safeway When: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Time: 4-7pm Where: Safeway Shaughnessy Station
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Join Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House for a fun day of Halloween crafts, storytelling, and entertainment. The event is FREE, but there is a small charge to participate in the bouncy castle, cake walk, and carnival games. Pumpkin Patch in the City When: Sunday, October 16, 2022 Time: 11am-3pm Where: Frog
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I love a good pumpkin patch. There’s a personal element to picking from a patch rather than a pile at the grocery store; you can compare for size, colour, shape, and I look forward to visiting a new farm each year. Fortunately, there are many pumpkin patches and farms to
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Love bath bombs? Make yourself a Halloween mummy bath bomb in this fun event presented by Lush at Coquitlam Centre. I Want My Mummy When: Saturday, October 15, 2022 Time: 12pm-3pm Where: Lush at Coquitlam Centre Address: 2929 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam Website: www.coquitlamcentre.com

Head down to Granville Island Kids Market to make a spooky lollipop ghost. Admission is FREE! Lollipop Ghosts When: Sunday, October 9, 2022 Time: 12:00pm-3:00pm Where: Granville Island Kids Market Address: 1496 Cartwright Street, Vancouver Website: www.kidsmarket.ca

Visit Willowbrook Centre with your little ones for some Trick-or-Treating this Halloween! Start your route by visiting Concierge; the first 1,000 children in costume will receive a complimentary loot bag to collect their treats in from participating stores. Trick or Treat at Willowbrook When: Monday, October 31, 2022 Time: 4pm
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Pop on your family costumes and head to a Halloween Dance! There will be themed activities, crafts for kids, prizes for best costume, and dance music for the whole family. Halloween Family Dance When: Friday, October 28, 2022 Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Where: Fleetwood Community Centre Address: 15996 84 Ave, Surrey Website:
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We are planning a pumpkin-carving party for our boys’ birthday party this year. Pumpkin seeds, pumpkin innards, kids with knives, what could possibly go wrong? I’m hoping if I plan the heck out of this party everyone’s digits will remain unscathed and our house won’t smell like the inside of a
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