Anybody else just exhausted?  Today the girls powered through two parties and some serious trick-or-treating.  Poor J was stoic in spite of freezing fingers–mittens just aren’t conducive to picking up candy.  M gleefully counted 90 pieces of candy:  an excellent, chocolate-heavy haul, although someone actually handed out Scarrots.  We were all laughing about how lame this was when M ripped her bag open and started chomping.  What can I say?  The girl likes carrots.  She did balance it out with a couple of KitKats.

Here’s what I’ve found for this week:

Monday, November 1st:

• It’s Pajamarama at 7 pm at the Bethlehem Public Library.
  

Tuesday, November 2nd:

• From 9 am to 4 pm, the Children’s Museum of Science & Technology is having a school break camp for kids ages 5 to 10:  Simple Lego Machines.  Pre-registration is required, and it’s $55 for non-members.
• At 11 am, it’s Pre-K movies at the Bethlehem Public Library.
• From noon to 3 pm, it’s the Luzerne Mountain Trail hike at the Moreau Lake State Park.
• At 4:15 pm, there’s a new book group for beginning chapter book readers in 2nd & 3rd grade called Cookies & Books Group at the East Greenbush Public Library. Registration is required.

Wednesday, November 3rd:

• At 8 pm, the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra will be playing at Proctors.  This looks very fun, and it’s $10 for kids 17 and under.

Thursday, November 4th:

• Albany Public Libraries are closed today.
• At 10 am there’s an Early Explorers preschool program at Moreau Lake State Park.  Registration required, $1/child.
• At 10:30 am, there’s a preschool program called L is for Leaf at the Children’s Museum of Science & Technology.  Pre-registration is required, and it’s $2/non-member.
• From 3:30 to 5 pm, kids in grades 1 to 5 can be After School Adventurers at the Albany Pine Bush.  Pre-registration required, $2/person, $5/family.

Friday, November 5th:

• The New York State Museum has Story Art for toddlers and preschoolers at 11 am.  Free, but pick up tickets at the front desk.
• At noon it’s the First Friday Hike at the Albany Pine Bush.  They’ll be looking for wild turkeys.  Pre-registration required, $2/person, $5/family.
• It’s First Friday in Albany from 5-9 pm.
• At 6 pm, there’s an Open Mike Shoe Slam at the Albany Institute of History & Art.
• It’s First Friday in Ballston Spa from 6-9 pm.