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CATERPILLARS & CASSIUS CLAY Seattle Children’s Theatre, the nation’s second biggest theater for young audiences, has premiered more than 100 plays. This month, it offers two shows. For young children, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show with 75 puppets, brings to life this and other Eric Carle classics. For kids 9 and older, there’s And in This Corner: Cassius Clay, which explores themes of identity, civil rights and life in the Jim Crow era. 201 Thomas St., Seattle Center 3 sct.org
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5 FALL EXPERIENCES IN LOCAL FARM COUNTRY These days, the fall farm experience goes well beyond a family visit to the pumpkin patch for just the right Halloween gourd:
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Corn mazes
Craven Farm has two, a 15-acre one built on an “Alice in Pumpkinland” theme, and a smaller one geared for younger folks. 13817 Shorts School Rd., Snohomish 3 cravenfarm.com
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Pumpkin trebuchet
Oh, to see the spectacle of a medieval siege weapon that catapults pumpkins through the air. Visit Jubilee Farm. 229 W. Snoqualmie River Rd. NE, Carnation 3 jubileefarm.org
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Meet the animals
When you arrive at Fairbank Animal Farm, you get a cup of feed you can throw to the chickens and ducks. There are a variety of other animals, including baby animals. 15308 52nd Ave. W., Edmonds 3 fairbankfarm.com
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Pick apples
Fill your fruit bowl as well as your doorstep. BelleWood Acres offers the chance to pick a variety of apples from its orchard. 6140 State Rt. 539, Lynden
This month’s BrickCon in Seattle is the nation’s biggest Lego convention in terms of attendance.
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Take a ride
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Going loco for Legos The creativity and humor of Lego lovers will be out in full force for BrickCon, Oct. 6 and 7 at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, where thousands will come by to see the amazing things that people can build out of Legos — and many will stop at the build tables to conjure something of their own.
This year’s theme is Hidden Worlds. Among the displays: a Ninjago city, a StarCraft battle, a 16-foot winter village, and a World War I battle scene. “They’ve been working on the trenches and they are very realistic,” says Steve Walker, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
Remlinger Farms’ Family Fun Park has lots of choices, including a half-sided steam train, kid-sized roller coaster, Ferris wheel, miniature Model Ts, pedal cars and a carousel. 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation 3 remlingerfarms.com
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