Saturday, October 25, 2008

YMCA HALLOWEEN PARTY

Sunday, October 26th 6-8pm
$3 per child or $6 per family
preschool- 4th grade

Come enjoy a haunted house, carnival games, prizes and treats!
You do not need to be a member.

215 N 7th St
questions? 775-2586

Last Minute Notice!

Waldenbooks in the Columbia Mall
is having a kids party today from 2-4.

There will be craft goody bags and more!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who sent me a note. It is very exciting to see how many people are excited about this site! With all the great things to do in Grand Forks sometimes it is hard to keep them all organized. I hate it when I hear about something really cool the day after it happened!!
I hope that this will continue to be a blessing to you all! I fixed the subscription button, so enter your email and never miss out on all the fun that is to be had!
Melissa

Friday Pick!!

Has anyone checked out the Choice Financial/UND's Delta Gamma Sorority Corn Maze yet? I would love to hear your comments if you have.

We got the details today, so I think we'll have to check it out later tonight!

A Festival of Fun

Corn maze, face paintings, and pumpkin give aways
$3 per person, 12 and under free
all proceeds donated to North Dakota School for the Blind.

Friday the 24th 5-7pm
Saturday the 25th 12-5pm
Sunday the 26th 12-5pm

Park in the very South West parking lot at the Alerus.

It looks huge! I think my kids could run off some serious energy there. One rule on the sign outside of the maze says "no terrorizing", I'm wondering, could I get that for my house??

I'd say this looks like a great activity for the family. Save some gas money and support a great cause at the same time!

See ya there!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Local Restaurant Kid Specials

Thinking about eating out with the family, but when you add up all the kids meals it just seems too expensive?? Here are the restaurants in the Grand Forks/ East Grand Forks areas that offer specials.

Aalto's (at Canad Inn) Thursday night, Free kids meal with an adult buffet
Applebee's Tuesday, kids eat for .99, 2 kids meals per adult entree
Blue Moose Sunday, kids eat free with each adult entree
Buffalo Wild Wings Sunday, kids eat free with each adult entree, dine in only
Green Mill Sunday & Tuesday, kids eat free with an adult entree purchase
Grizzly's Sunday, kids eat for .99 with an adult entree
Mexican Village Sunday, kids eat free with an adult order
Paradiso Sunday, kids 8 and under eat free with an adult order
Village Inn Wednesday, kids eat free with an adult order

If you know of any others please let me know so I can add them to the list, thanks!






Pumpkin Patches

If you still haven't ventured out to one of our local Pumpkin Patches now is the time to do so! They will be closing soon!!


Nelson's Pumpkin Patch
2448 20th Ave NE
Emerado, ND
701-610-9564

open weekdays 3-6 $1 admission, weekends 11-6 $2 admission

Nelson's offers several games and all the regular pumpkin patch fun. They also have a small hayride and a huge autumn harvest of goodies for sale.

If you are going on a weekday I would call ahead to see if groups are going to be there, it can be a bit crazy! The corn maze is great, and there are several places set up for some wonderful family pics!!



Hendrickson's Pumpkin Farm
North of the Air Force Base
701-594-5022

call on weekdays to set up a hayride
hayrides available after 1 on Sat & Sun
No admission fee, although it does cost $2 per person for their hayride.

Hedrickson's offer several activities for the entire family including, a great corn maze, huge pumpkins, and yummy treats. Their hayride is really fun, especially watching their dog lead the way!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

About





Hello and Welcome to Grand Family Fun!


I am Melissa, wife to a soon to be UND graduate, and mom to three adventurous kids! We love to explore all there is to do around the Grand Forks area and tell everyone else about it.

I am dedicated to helping families that are living here or just here to visit find all of the great things going on in the Grand Forks, North Dakota area. And believe me, there are a ton!

Too many times I have met parents that just didn't know what to do with their babes, especially during the long, long winters here. I hope that this site will give you plenty of ideas of great ways to spend time together as a family.

Please check back often as many new links and info will be added!! (subscribing is a great idea!!)Please contact me if there is anything you would like to see added to this site.