Genesee Valley Parent October 2012

InsideOctoberVol.19 Number 10

in this issue

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on the coverKids & politics 12

Halloween fun! 10, 28, 30, 36, 43

Meet rochester’s children’s book festival authors 20

Biz Kids - rochester’s young entrepreneurs 16

more feature articles

Rochester Area & Genesee Valley Parent • October 2012

6 | GVParent.comOn the Web in October

8 | Editor’s Note

10 | Buzzworthy Reviews & News

27 | Your Family – ACTIVITIES Fall Fun For Kids

28 | Your Family – ACTIVITIES How to Host a HalloweenTween Party

30 | Book NookSpook-tacular

32 | Parenting – TEENS &TWEENSIt Must Be Neurological!

34 | Parenting – TEENS &TWEENSStrengthen That Bond WithYour Tween!

36 | Special Needs Family5 Tips for EnjoyingHalloween

38 | Calendar of EventsFamily-Friendly EventsHalloween EventsSupport Groups & ClubsOngoing Events & Exhibits

e Kids and Politics WHY IT COUNTS

u Biz Kids GETTING STARTED AS AYOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

aInspiring the Next Generation of Storytellers A CHAT WITH AUTHORS FROM

THE UPCOMING ROCHESTER CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL

gBabysitters 101 EVERYTHING YOU NEEDTO KNOW ABOUT THE CARE & FEEDING OF YOURTEENAGE BABYSITTER

OUR TEEN & TWEEN ISSUE

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It made me think of theABC TV show, What WouldYou Do? I could havelooked out the window,seen the disturbance, andgone back to my business.I could have shut the blindsand turned a blind eye assomeone potentially gothurt. “Kids will be kids,” Icould have said. My otheroption was breaking uptheir fight – how would Istep in? If I called thepolice, these kids could getinto trouble (maybe someof them had before?) and Ididn't want to be a rat.

I realized that I was feelingwhat a lot of children andteens feel each day whenthey witness bullying inschool – they may not bethe victim but they watch ithappen and they have tomake a choice of whetherto act or sit by and silentlywatch. Acting doesn't meanyou have to storm out yourfront door and break up afight yourself (you don'tneed to be the type of“swoop in and save theday” hero that exists onlyin movies) but it couldmean acting in other ways,like telling someone – aparent, teacher, or authori-ty figure – who can breakup the fight.

October is NationalBullying Prevention Month.Bullying has been a hottopic lately, and there hasbeen a lot of talk about it.Even though you may feellike you've covered thetopic before, I encourageyou to take a moment thismonth to give your child aquick refresher course inwhat to do if he's a victimor witnesses an incident.He doesn't need to neces-sarily step in and save theday, but reporting an inci-dent might make all thedifference in someone'slife.

I don't know what hap-pened to the group ofteenagers after they left mystreet. I'm sure they don'tsee it this way, but I calledthe police not because Iwanted them in trouble butbecause I was looking outfor them. Look out forsomeone this month, andteach your kids to do thesame.

Cheers,

i would love to hear fromyou! send me an email [email protected]

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editor’s note[ ] By Jillian Melnyk

Irecently called the police on a group of teenagers –it was something I didn't expect to do anytime soon(I pictured this kind of scenario unfolding someday

in my late 70s when I was cranky, had gray hair, andlots of wrinkles). It made me feel like an old woman...that crotchety neighbor who is always up in everyone'sbusiness. But the more I thought about it, I realized thatI did the right thing and my action was justified. Agroup of roughly 15 teenagers were out on my streetsurrounding two teens as they fought. Not just argued,but really fought, with hard swings and punches.

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buzzworthy[ ]

Feeling uninspired when itcomes to creating this year'scostumes? You don't have torun to the store to buy a pricy,pre-packaged costume. (Andlet's be honest, they're usuallylacking in creativity and quality.)Try these tips instead:

• SEEK VINTAGE. Whether yourifle through your own closetor you take a few trips to theused clothing store, you'll beamazed by what kids mightconsider costume-worthy.Cowboy hats, capes, suitjackets, scarves, skirts, vin-tage dresses and jewelry areall items that can make greatcostume pieces. Try pickingout a decade or genre.

• BROWSE ONLINE AND GETCRAFTY. Blogs offer animmense pool of ideas topick from. Try Googlingthings like “easy kids' cos-tumes” and “easy DIY cos-tumes,” you'll turn up loadsof results. Remember, youcan always customize to fityour kid's age and your skills!

• LET THE KIDS HELP. Theydon't get to do anythinghands-on when you pick outa costume at the store... butmaking a home-made cos-tume is a different story! Letthem help select materials,shop for items, set a costumebudget, help with the designand creation.

• THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.Go wild, silly, and unique.Think about pop culture,book characters, and puns.Your kid might take greatpride in being the only onedressed up as a bag of gro-ceries or a bed bug.

• REMEMBER SCHOOL RULES.If kids are allowed to come toschool in costume, are there

any rules or regulations? Findout ahead of time!

Need more inspiration? We'll be “pinning” great cos-tume ideas and DIY tips onPinterest through the month ofOctober! Join us at www.pinterest.com/GVParentMag

costume inspiration

COBWEB CUPCAKES // Makes 24 servings

INGREDIENTS —1 package (18.25 ounces) devil's food or yellow cake mix 2 Nestlé Butterfinger Candy Bars (2.1 ounces each) ,

chopped 1 container (16 ounces) prepared vanilla frosting 1 cup Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels 1 small tube white decorator icing or gel 1 package (1.38 ounces) Nestlé Goobers Milk

Chocolate-Covered Peanuts

PREPARE cake mix batter according to package direc-tions; add chopped Butterfinger to batter. Bake accord-ing to directions for 24 cupcakes. Cool completely.Frost cupcakes.

PLACE chocolate morsels in small, microwave-safe,heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on HIGH (100%)power for 45 seconds; knead. Microwave at additional10- to 15-second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cutsmall corner from bag; squeeze to pipe concentric cir-cles on top of frosting. Using wooden pick or tip ofknife, pull tip through chocolate from center to last cir-cle to create a cobweb effect.

MAKE 2 dots using decorator icing on each of 24Goobers to resemble spider eyes. Place in center ofeach cobweb.

frightful fare Everyone – including grown-up monsters and little goblins –will find these cupcakes frighteningly delicious! Whip up abatch for your Halloween festivities... they'll quickly disappear!

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Bruegger’s Bagels recently raised more than $3,000 for theRochester-based Quad A for Kids program through theirChange for Change donations program. Customers in arealocations including Rochester, Albany and Syracuse were giventhe option to drop their change into donation boxes followingtheir purchase... and that change quickly added up! Eachmonth a different non-profit organization is highlighted as ben-eficiary of Bruggers' program. Quad A for Kids offers programsfor Rochester's urban youth outside the normal school hours ina safe environment with caring adults. To learn more visitwww.quadaforkids.org

According to new research from the University of Michigan,women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strongrisk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia. The research,published in the American Journal of Obstetrics andGynecology, showed pregnancy-onset snoring was stronglylinked to gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, sayslead author Louise O’Brien, Ph.D., associate professor in U-M’s Sleep Disorders Center. “We found that frequent snoringwas playing a role in high blood pressure problems, evenafter we had accounted for other known risk factors,” saysO’Brien.

The study is believed to be the largest of its kind, with morethan 1,700 participants. It is the first study to demonstratethat pregnancy-onset snoring confers significant risk to mater-nal cardiovascular health. Habitual snoring, the hallmarksymptom of sleep-disordered breathing, was defined as snor-ing three to four nights a week. About 25 percent of womenstarted snoring frequently during pregnancy and this doubledthe risk for high blood pressure compared to non-snoringwomen.

O’Brien writes that these results suggest that up to 19 percentof hypertensive disorders during pregnancy might be mitigat-ed through treatment of any underlying sleep-disorderedbreathing.Pregnant women can be treated for sleep-disordered breath-ing using CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) whichinvolves a machine, worn during sleep, that uses mild airpressure to keep the airways open. It is possible that use ofCPAP may decrease high blood pressure in pregnant women,and O’Brien has such a study currently underway to test thishypothesis.

Brugger’s Bagelshelps raise money forlocal program

health news


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kidsandpolitics

WHY ITCOUNTS

Rochester has an impres-

sive history of political

activism and election sea-

son in the city and surrounding

suburbs can be a lively, vocal time

for people of all ages. The ongo-

ing drama and debate of the polit-

ical season provide ample oppor-

tunity to engage elementary and

middle school aged kids, many of

whom are just starting to define

their personal ideals and find their

own voices.

Civic Education Begins at HomeBarbara Grosh is the Director of VoterServices at the Rochester League of WomenVoters, a nonpartisan organization that pro-motes voter registration and educationthroughout the United States. She believesit’s crucial for kids to begin learning abouttheir role as American citizens as early asfour years old. Teaching civics is a processthat’s actually much simpler and less intimi-dating than it sounds. All adults need to dois lead by example, Grosh asserts. “Kids thatdon’t see the adults in their lives voting orbecoming involved in the political processon some level are less likely to do it them-selves,” she adds. “They’re not going tovalue this type of civic involvement if thepeople that matter to them don’t. They’llgrow up thinking, ‘It’s not something thatpeople like us do’ which absolutely doesn’thave to be true.”

Admitting she was shocked when shefirst realized how high the levels of cynicismand defeatism had become and how low thevoting rates were in certain sections of thecity, Grosh is confident that this situationcan be turned around. One of the keys toreversing the trend is encouraging youngpeople’s interest in the political process rightfrom the start. She suggests beginning whereyour child’s interest lies. If your son lovesanimals, talk to him about things like theEndangered Species Act, then spend sometime researching what each candidate’s posi-tion is on animal protection legislation. Or,if your daughter’s favorite elderly relativehas chronic health issues, talk to her abouthow the proposed health care initiativesmight impact things such as the cost ofAunt Alice’s medication or the treatmentsshe’s eligible to receive through her healthinsurance. “Talk about things they reallycare about, not issues that have been sani-tized or trumped up for kids. Let them prac-

By Sue Henninger


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Kids that don’tsee the adults intheir lives voting

or becominginvolved in the

political process onsome level are less

likely to do itthemselves. They’renot going to value this

type of civic involve-ment if the people thatmatter to them don’t.“

— Barbara Grosh,Director of Voter Servicesat the Rochester League

of Women Voters

“tice being a citizen whose voice really matters,”Grosh advises. These conversations have theadded benefit of pointing out to kids that theyshouldn’t always accept what they hear or readat face value and that today’s easy access to theInternet means there are many ways toresearch and validate or disprove statementsmade by politicians.

Just Do It!Being civically involved doesn’t have to be alltalk and no action. According to Grosh, kidsmake wonderful volunteers for all types ofpolitical and nonpartisan activism. Standing byVoter Registration tables at popular communi-ty events, they can reach out to passersby, whowill often be more responsive to them. Kidscan also accompany adults who are givingrides to polls or watch election results come inwith family or friends. One of the easiestthings kids can do annually is to go with anolder friend or relative to the polls for primar-ies, school board, local, and national elections.This simple commitment can reap long-termpositive results, Grosh claims, adding that she’salways taken her own daughter, Rachel Brill,with her to vote. “We’d meet outside her ele-mentary school classroom and go to ourpolling place which was right in her school. I’dhold her up and show her the levers I wantedto pull; then she’d get her ‘I Voted’ sticker.”

Rachel will be a college student this fall andGrosh is looking forward to showing her howto request her first absentee ballot, the nextstep in their political journey together.

New York State League of WomenVoters Director of Youth Programs and CivicEducation, Judie Gorenstein, observes thatchildren who go into their polling place withsignificant others are more apt to register andvote themselves as adults. “It’s a great predic-tor,” she says. Emphasizing that voting is “notjust a right, but a responsibility.” Gorensteinurges adults to add civic responsibility to thelist of skills, such as practicing good mannersand developing a strong work ethic, that theyare already teaching to young people. “Kidsalready vote in their everyday lives,” sheexplains. “They might vote about what movieto see in school or at home about where totake a family vacation so they know firsthandthat their vote can make a difference and thatthey can use it to influence what happensaround them.” The parents’ job is to showthem that this premise applies to greater socie-ty as well.

Ben Helphand is the co-founder ofGerrymander, a Chicago company that creates“fun, democracy-themed products.” He clearlyrecalls being taken to the polls each year by hisparents as a child. “I have vivid memories ofvoting with them as well as of distributing

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political yard signs and going door to dooreach fall,” he says adding, “If you’re notexposed to civics with your family in ahands-on way, where will you learn it?”These early lessons in democracy resultedin Helphand partnering with Paul Smithto create the first Election Day AdventCalendar in 2006, an item that proved sopopular with the public that they’re stillmaking it. Instead of chocolate, each win-dow contains a nonpartisan piece of infor-mation that those opening it can read anddiscuss. “It’s designed to turn the weeksbefore an election into a season where wetake time to remember why we’re votingand how important it is to have the rightto vote,” Helphand explains. 2012 is thefirst year that the Election Day AdventCalendar will be accompanied by six dif-ferent inserts, making it a great fit for fam-ilies with kids of varying ages and politicalinterests. He recommends beginning withthe “Classic Calendar” but says that theCitizenship, Founders, and ConstitutionCalendars would also be appropriate forfamilies with younger kids. With its “morecynical approach and funnier quotes”, theRadicals Calendar is a great fit for morepolitically savvy kids. These new insertsmake the Advent Calendar “timeless” andHelphand encourages families to use them

1 Have your kids create a colorful signreminding citizens to vote. Tape it toyour front window or post it in your carwindows the month before Election Day.

2 Read the Op-Ed endorsements orLetter to the Editor column and discusstheir different tones and styles as a family.

3 Design a board game that has to dowith government, politics, or candidatesand play it together.

4 Encourage your children to write asong, a story, or a poem about whydemocracy is important for America andshare it with family members andfriends.

5 Invest in an Election Day AdventCalendar (www.electioncalendar.net ).Let the countdown begin!

6 Have kids help with hands-on activi-ties like literature drops or envelopestuffing.

7 Facilitate, volunteer at, or attend alocal Candidates Forum as a family.Take advantage of community groupslike Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts that offercitizenship badges that teach kids abouthow government works. Or offer towork with your school to organize amock election.

8 Bring your child to vote with you andtake a picture of you both wearing your“I Voted” stickers. Display it proudly!

9 Attend an election night party at theparty headquarters. Or host a partyyourself to watch election night resultswith friends or family members.

q Decorate with red, white, and blueand serve a politically themed meal ordessert. If you don’t have time to enter-tain, many churches still host ElectionDay Suppers; so head out to one ofthose.

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for local and school board elections aswell as national ones and to createtheir own insert once they’ve usedGerrymander’s up!

Benefits for your FamilyAn important life lesson kids canabsorb from civics education at homeis that everyone gets a voice and that,even when you don’t agree with some-one, it’s important to allow them toexpress their opinion. This skill, alongwith learning how to speak respectfullyso others can really hear what you’resaying, can be harder to master thanone might think. However, both ofthese are essential for children to learnif they want to be able to communi-cate effectively as adults.

Political and civic discussionsenhance family life as well, says Grosh,speaking from her own experiencewith her daughter Rachel over theyears. “I definitely feel like we’ve had alot of important conversations wherewe asked questions and shared ourfeelings and opinions openly.” Sheadds, “Talking about government andpolitical issues allows you to take theconversations you have with your kidsto a deeper level along with providingopportunities for intellectual stimula-tion, moral growth, and achievinggreater maturity. Plus they are definite-ly more rewarding than talking abouthomework or chores!” ,

Sue Henninger is a contributing writer toRochester Area & Genesee Valley ParentMagazine. She is a long-time member of theLeague of Women Voters in New York State.Visit her at www.fingerlakeswriter.com

CONNECT ONLINE

Vote! Rochester // www.voterochester.org

League of Women Voters, Rochester Metropolitan Area // www.lwv-rma.org

New York State League of WomenVoters Youth Programs // www.lwvny.org

FactCheck – a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center inPhiladelphia // www.factcheck.org

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getting started as a young entrepreneur

Transitioning a company’s

website from the traditional

web presence to include a

more user-friendly, mobile platform

can be a costly venture in terms of

both time and money. Then again,

not having a website that can easily

be accessed on a customer’s IPad,

tablet or Smart Phone can take away

valuable web traffic and potential

patrons from the company, which, in

turn, can cost the company business.

Enter Harry Keefe, a resident of Fairportand an ambitious web designer who hopedto aid the area’s businesses in their push togo mobile. Armed with the knowledge ofhow to design a website, and with ideas onhow to give these assorted companies aboost in their mobile presence, Keefeformed his own company, ApplicationCreations LLC., specializing in web design,applications and graphic design for busi-nesses.

On the surface, Keefe’s story soundslike your run-of-the-mill business successstory, where an entrepreneur studied thebusiness landscape and identified a need

that, in his estimation, wasn’t sufficientlybeing met.

While this pattern of identifying aneed and determining the most effectivemethod of meeting that need isn’t new orunique, Keefe’s story is.

A good majority of businesses are runby adults, but Keefe and a growing numberof young adults are trying their hand atstarting their own business. Keef is 16 anda junior at Fairport High School.

Keefe began improving the mobilefunction of area businesses such as DouglasWhitney, an attorney serving the residentsof Perinton and Fairport, as well as Peter

By John Boccacino

teen &tweenfocus

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COURTESY OFYOUNG

ENTREPRENEURSACADEMY

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A TASTE OFSUPREME BAKERY,

ROCHESTER, NY

TOP: REBECCA ZERBO,

POSITIVE POCKETS,BOCA RATON, FL

BOTTOM: PAVAN PATEL,

EMPIREENGRAVERS,

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Obourn, an aspiring writer. Keefe also attract-ed the business of the Olde Towne Butcher,located more than 430 miles away inFredericksburg, Va.

“I looked for [where there was] a need inlocal companies. I browsed my town’s directoryof commerce and saw that many companieshad outdated websites that hadn’t been updatedin years,” says Keefe, who plans on owning hisown business for the rest of his working days.Utilizing the theory of supply and demand,Keefe determined there was a significantimpact to be made, and went about offering aservice that was beneficial to both the specificbusiness and the members of the community.

“I also considered my competition,” hesays. “There were two main companies thatprovided web design services in my area. Withless overhead than the larger design companies,I was able to price my products two or threetimes lower [than the competition] while stillbeing profitable.”

Building a BusinessThe benefits for young adults creating and run-ning their own businesses are numerous – fromlearning responsibility, money and time man-agement and planning to becoming business-savvy. But how, exactly, does an aspiring youthsuch as Keefe go from concept to owning hisown business?

All it took was hard work, planning and alittle luck to land the right customers, saysKeefe.

After filling out the paperwork to create aLimited Liability Corporation (LLC), Keefe setup bank accounts and then established his com-pany’s brand, its logo, website (www.applica-tioncreations.net), business cards and letter-head. All the while he went about promotinghis new business by chatting with friends, familymembers and strangers.

Building a business is also about network-ing. When Keefe was setting up his bankaccounts, he distributed his business card to hisbanker, who in turn gave the card to a potentialclient who has since enlisted his help in improv-ing his mobile web presence.

“This whole experience has helped mydevelopment immensely,” says Keefe, who sayshis best advice to an aspiring entrepreneur isjust to go for it, and that those who providequality goods and/or services at an affordableprice will be successful. “Working on schooland the business simultaneously taught me tomanage my time well and to have a better workethic.”

Carson Klasner and her twin sister,Selene, had been involved in the theatre for awhile, both as actors and as members of amusical, when they recently agreed to managethe concessions at Stages, a non-profit commu-

The mostimportant thing to

keep in mindabout starting abusiness is to be

sure your businessis about something

you love, and thatyou have really thought

out a great strategicplan to help keep you

on track to accomplishyour goals.”

— Gayle Jagel, CEO &founder of The Young

Entrepreneurs Academy

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nity theatre. The duo was asked to sell fresh flowers to presentto cast members following the conclusion of a show. Howeverthe sisters quickly learned that the fresh flowers didn’t last long,and that led them to search for a more viable alternative.

Opting for wooden flowers instead, the Klasner sistersstarted their own business, Sister Act Flower Fundraising. Theircompany allows performing arts groups to make money by sell-ing these wooden rose bouquets at their performances. TheKlasners purchase all the supplies and craft the bouquets, andthe performing arts group sells the flowers for a percentage ofthe profit. The Klasners are hoping to raise money for the artsthrough their business venture.

Before their company could launch, the Klasners had totrack down suppliers for the wooden flowers, sleeves for theflowers, ribbons and dried baby’s breath to complete theensemble. They researched the various prices of the local storesfor the lowest prices, then established both their own prices andtheir profit ranges.

After creating a marketing pamphlet for Sister Act FlowerFundraising, the Klasner’s discovered there was a high demandfor these bouquets and they have since distributed thousands. “I think a lot of young people have great ideas for a business,but they don’t know where to start,” says Carson Klasner, 16, ajunior at Webster Thomas.

“Owning a business takes a lot of courage and requires ahigh level of responsibility.” Her advice for getting started?“[Interested youths] should be open to the help and the ideas ofyour parents or other adults,” Carson says. “It’s hard to see thebigger picture, especially when you are young. Make a plan andstick to it, and never let a customer down.”

Shaping Young Entrepreneurs Of course, it’s only natural for interested youths who want toform their own business to have questions. ThankfullyRochester is home to several great resources for these childrenand their parents.

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a year-longseries of classes (30 weeks) that take interested middle and highschool students and helps mold them into well-versed business-people. Students learn to construct well-defined business plans,do their own market research, propose their business idea topotential investors and cap it off by launching and runningtheir own companies.

The classes are divided into three sections: The Big Ideais a series of classes where students identify their passions andinterests while thinking about how those can be turned into abusiness opportunity. During the business plan and pitch phasestudents do research and conceive ways to turn their passions

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

CONNORWILKINS SHOWS

OFF HIS INNOVATION


and ideas into a practical and workablebusiness model. Students then meet withpotential investors to discuss their start-upidea. Lastly, once the start-up capital hasbeen secured, students undergo the launchphase of the classes, where they executetheir business plan through registering fora Doing Business As (DBA), open business-based bank accounts and file for a tax EINnumber, just as real-world adults who arestarting their own companies would do.

YEA! Classes start up across thecountry in November, and applications arecurrently being offered to interested stu-dents in Rochester and the surroundingcounties. Classes occur at three sites — theUniversity of Rochester, SUNY Geneseoand downtown Rochester.

Among the YEA!’s success stories,Gayle Jagel, YEA!’s founder and C.E.O.,highlights the stories of Connor Wilkins, afreshman at Livonia High School, andKathryn Perry, a Roberts WesleyanCollege sophomore, as best typifying theentrepreneurial spirit.

Wilkins won a $20,000 scholarship toRIT after designing a silicon wristbandthat can be customized to match one’sCroc footwear, while Perry launched abusiness called Elite Sweets

(www.myelitesweets.org) that features herown cookie and baked goods creations.

“The most important thing to keepin mind about starting a business is to besure your business is about something youlove, and that you have really thought outa great strategic plan to help keep you ontrack to accomplish your goals,” Jagel sayswhen asked to identify the best advice forparents and children to consider whenstarting a business.

If ever a youth needs to seek inspira-tion when it comes to opening their ownbusiness, WXXI-TV runs a television pro-gram, Biz Kid$ (www.bizkids.com), thathighlights the hundreds of successful youthentrepreneurs in town. Biz Kid$ has beenon the air for 65 episodes, and airs Fridaysat 5:30 pm and again Sundays at 10:30am.

“All types of young people start theirown businesses,” says Jill Kemp, withWXXI. “You can see evidence of that ona summer day, as lemonade stands sproutup around town and enterprising studentsseek jobs cutting lawns and doing yardwork.”

So what does it take to be a youngentrepreneur? Kemp says, “People who aredetermined, organized and flexible are

often successful businessmen and women,whether they are students or adults.” Andthe befits are numerous. “Developing andrunning a business improves organizationalskills, builds budgeting/money manage-ment experience and increases a student’smaturity and sense of responsibility,” sheadds.

For students wishing to know moreabout starting a business, there is a “Let’sGo” flyer that contains pointers on how torun a start-up business. Parents and youthscan email Kemp at [email protected] orsend a letter to: Biz Kid$ Let’sGo/WXXI, 280 State Street, Rochester,N.Y., 14614.

Additionally, the city of Rochesteralso offers a Biz Kid$ summer camp (norelation to the television series) for studentswho reside in the city. For more informa-tion on the summer camp, visit www.city-ofrochester.gov/bizkids/. ,John Boccacino is a frequent contributor to RochesterArea & Genesee Valley Parent Magazine. He lives inWebster, NY and reported on sports and local news formore than 6 1/2 years with the Democrat andChronicle newspaper. He is currently the Director ofSports Information for Keuka College.

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Inspiring the Next Generation

of Storytellers

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

Ilike this Dr. Seuss quote, but he forgot to mention that reading often leads to writing, a skill that

empowers a whole new generation of storytellers. The dozens of authors and illustrators who partici-

pate in the Rochester Children’s Book Festival – our community’s award-winning, free celebration of

literacy and learning – were once just like the children who attend the festival: some avid readers, some

reluctant, but every one inquisitive and creative. We asked some of the featured authors what their

favorite books were as children and how books inspired and empowered them to become writers.

LARRY TUXBURYAND MATTMCELLIGOTT

By Vicki Schultz

SHEELA CHARI, Edgar Award Nominee for her debut novelVanished, is new to the festival this year. “Reading completelyshaped the way I thought about characters and conflict, aboutplaces I wanted to go as a child, and the kind of person I want-ed to be,” says Chari. Her childhood favorites included AWrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith, and anything by Lois Duncan or BeverlyCleary. “Some books are like ice cream – they go down easily,and keep you wanting more. But other books are like a newdish from a foreign country – something you might not like atfirst, something that might make your eyes water from thechilies, or something you love but can only eat in smallamounts. Regardless, it’s important to read the books that don’tgo down so easily, that take effort, because these might also bethe books you will think about for a long time, which mightchange the way you see the world or yourself.”


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LARRY TUXBURY and MATT MCELLIGOTT, co-authors of the Benjamin Franklinstein series and friends since7th grade, both loved comic books and The Mad Scientists’ Club

series by Bertrand R. Brinley. Tuxbury had been a reluctantreader until his school librarian introduced him to books likeEncyclopedia Brown by Donald Sobol, the Alvin Fernald series byClifford B. Hicks, Peter Graves by William Pene DuBois, andHomer Price by Robert McCloskey. He says, “As I read thoseadventures, I was subconsciously learning how to structure ascene, how to write believable dialogue, and how to create acharacter that seemed real. Just as our parents influence whatkinds of adults we grow into, the authors we read influencewhat kinds of writers we become.”

SHEELACHARI

MATT MCELLIGOTT was an avid reader from the start,gobbling up books like The Great Brain series by John Fitzgerald,The Westing Game and The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues by EllenRaskin, and anything by Daniel Pinkwater. His love of writinggrew from his love of drawing. “When we read a story, we’rewriting the details in our minds,” says McElligott. “When wewrite a story, we're imagining how our audience will read it.Without reading there is no writing, and vice/versa…. The mes-sage I received growing up was that books and illustrations wereimportant, and that's a message that’s stuck with me all my life.”

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MATT PHELAN, an illustrator, graphic novelist, and recipientof the 2010 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, lovedreading biographies, the Peanuts comic collections by CharlesSchulz, and The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. “By read-ing I was introduced to the power of stories and images. I lovedhow I felt when I got lost in a book and eventually I wanted tounderstand how that was done,” says Phelean. “Reading inspiresme, enlightens me, and challenges me to be a better writer andillustrator…. I need that magic in my life.”

MATTPHELAN

save the date!16th Annual Rochester

Children’s Book FestivalWHEN: Saturday, November 10, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

WHERE: Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd.

WHAT: Over 40 children’s and young adult authors & illustra-tors. Dozens of presentations, readings, arts & crafts, andworkshops. Hundreds of books to browse and get signed.

LISA WHEELER

New to the festival this year,picture book author LisaWheeler’s favorite bookswere Humbug Witch by LornaBalian and Over and Over byCharlotte Zolotow. “I tellkids that for every one bookI write, I read one hundred.That is not very far from thetruth… It is so important tobe a reader if you want to bea writer. Reading helps yourbrain learn story structure, plot, vocabulary and so much more.”Even though she wrote songs, poems, and stories as a child, Lisanever imagined she would grow up to write books. Now she’shappy she did. “I have the best job in the world!”

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PAUL ACAMPORA, author of children’s novels and short sto-ries, is new to the festival this year. He enjoyed the Black Stallion

books by Walter Farley and the Three Investigator’s series byAlfred Hitchcock. He then moved on to science fiction novelsby Tom Swift, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. “Books areso magical and amazing and important to me that I never oncethought I’d make one of them myself,” says Acampora. “Littleby little, I learned how good writers describe settings, how theybring characters to life, how they tell a story, how they makereaders care. If you look at them from a certain angle, booksare how-to manuals for how to write books.”

PAULACAMPORA

Picture book author and debut novelist MARSHA HAYLESloved reading The Cat in the Hat and Horton Hears a Who by Dr.Seuss. “I loved writing poems as a child. Rhyme alwaysappealed to me and still satisfies the part of my brain thatenjoys solving a puzzle or finding that perfect word in aScrabble game,” says Hayles. Her favorite books were Nancy

and Plum and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series by Betty McDonald,which she read aloud to her own children. “My best friend ingrade school was a talented artist, so she and I did many proj-ects together – what I now know were my first picture books.”

MARSHAHAYLES

For more inspiration, stop by the Rochester Children’s BookFestival to meet these and many other authors and illustrators,like returning favorites Jane Yolen, Vivian Vande Velde, MaryJane & Herm Auch, James Howe, Ted Arnold, Robin Pulver,and many more. Visit online to learn more at www.rochesterchildrensbookfestival.org ,

Vicki Schultz is a member of RACWI (Rochester Area Children’s Writers &

Illustrators) and one of the organizers of the Rochester Children’s Book Festival.

She lives in West Henrietta with her husband and two young sons.


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everything you need to know about the care & feeding of your teenage babysitter

We’ve all suffered through it: Missing

out on a party or a wedding because

we couldn't find a reliable teenage

babysitter. Is there a secret to locating that special

someone your children enjoy, you trust, and who is

also available on a Saturday night? I don’t have all

the answers, but here are some insights shared with

me from several teenage babysitters I’ve known over

the years. These are their tips on how to find the per-

fect sitter, ways to make the sitter’s job easier, how

your night out can be worry-free and even some great

ways to show your appreciation throughout the year.

Where to Look and What to Look ForThe best way to find a reliable sitter is throughword-of-mouth. Ask your neighbor’s teenagedaughter or close friends who have made areliable find. Check with your church’syouth director or a junior high or highschool teacher. They may recommendsome high-achieving students. Theimportant thing is to get the word outto people who share your standardsabout caring for children.

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By Claire Yezbak Fadden


When you’re screening sitters, there are several things toconsider. How old are they and how long have they been watch-ing children? Do they have younger siblings who they’ve takencare of ? Can they watch more than one child at a time? Whatages are they comfortable with?

A 13-year-old boy may be just fine to stay with your 5-year-old for an hour while you do weekly shopping. But youmight want an older sitter if you are leaving an infant or goingto be gone for a longer period of time.

Have they babysat for anyone you know, or can they giveyou references to call? How did you find out about them?Consider having a first-time sitter come over a time or two whileyou’re at home. This gives both the children and the sitter achance to know each other. And you can observe how they getalong.

Don’t forget to ask your child after the sitter has left whatthings he or she liked and didn’t like. What kinds of activitiesdid the sitter do while you were gone? How well were theinstructions you left followed?

Some Ground RulesPLAN AHEAD – Everyone likes to have their time respected.Teens are no different. If you know that you’re going to need ababysitter a week from Thursday, make arrangements as soon aspossible. Don’t wait until Wednesday night. You may be disap-pointed when your regular sitter is already booked or your sittermay resent that you didn’t call sooner.

Give the sitter an approximate time you’ll be home. Ifyou’re going to be later than expected, call and ask if he or shecan stay. Find out if your babysitter is allowed to sit after mid-night, especially during the school week. Be prepared to pay upto double your normal rate for time spent after midnight.

THEIR PAY – Babysitting ratesvary greatly and can depend onthe number and the ages of chil-dren who are being watched. Itcan be awkward for a teen to dis-cuss payment. For this reason, findout what your sitter charges andagree upon an amount at thebeginning. If you’re curious aboutwhat to pay, you can also askfriends with children who utilizesitters. Remember to be generouswith your timekeeping. If youwere gone for three hours and 45minutes, treat your sitter well and pay for four full hours. And atip is always appreciated.

THE DRIVE – Ask your sitter if he or she has a preference asto which parent picks them up and takes them home. Someteenage girls are uncomfortable driving to and from a babysit-ting job with the father. They’re glad when the mom takes onthe chauffeuring duties.

REFRIGERATOR RIGHTS – What are they? Let the sitterknow if it’s OK to eat the double-chocolate nut-fudge ice creamin the freezer. If the three dozen cookies on the counter are forthe school bake sale tomorrow, let him or her know that, too.

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what can you expectto pay? we polled

our readers...

Parents in the Rochesterarea pay approximately

$8-11 per hour forbabysitting services whena teen is sitting for onechild, $12 for two, andup to $15 for watching

three kids.

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While You’re GoneIn front of the children, give the babysitterinstructions as to what is and is notallowed during your absence. This is thetime to give out the rules about not eatingin the living room, how much TV can bewatched and if friends are allowed over.By doing this, the sitter and the kids areoperating from the same place.

If you’re going to be gone during amealtime and you need the sitter to pre-pare something, leave instructions as towhat to fix. Be sure there’s enough for thesitter. (They get hungry too.)

Whenever possible, leave a phonenumber of where you’ll be. Nowadays,most of us have cell phones. Consider tak-ing yours along on your night out. If youwon’t be at a number where you can bereached, leave the phone number of a rel-ative or a close friend. Sometimes the sittermay have a question or need to reach youto clarify an instruction.

If you haven’t done so yet, prepare alist of emergency phone numbers andmake sure your sitter knows where theyare. Show your sitter where the first-aidsupplies are located.

They Have Parents, TooLet your sitter know that you are responsi-ble for her whereabouts while she isbabysitting. Sometimes the sitter maymake plans with friends for later in theevening – after you’ve come home. It’syour responsibility to make certain yoursitter’s parents have cleared the arrange-ments. It’s especially important if theseplans include the sitter being picked up atyour home by someone other than herparents. Your sitter’s folks think she isbabysitting until midnight at your house.In reality, you got home at 9. That’s threehours of time that the sitter’s parents won’tknow where their child is.

If your sitter is sneaking aroundbehind her parents’ backs, would you wanther taking care of your children? (If she'sbreaking their rules, can you trust she'skeeping yours?) You may want to reconsid-er using her services and find another reli-able sitter who agrees to your rules.

Show Your AppreciationIf you’ve been fortunate enough to find atrustworthy babysitter – one who has agenuine interest in your children – you are

lucky. Let your sitter know that your kidsget excited when they know he’s comingover. My sons’ favorite sitter, Annie, woulddo little things to make the night special.She would load up videos and add M&M’sto the popcorn. You would have thoughtshe was taking them to Disneyland. Needless to say, when we were deciding onwho to call to babysit, my boys alwaysinsisted that we try Annie first. And if yoursitter comes on a regular basis, rememberher during the holidays. Find out when herbirthday is. Your kids will enjoy signing thecard and your babysitting requests mayfind themselves at the top of her list.

A great way to show your apprecia-tion to your sitter is an extra few dollars atthe end of a long night. It can mean a lotto a 15-year-old who’s saving to buy some-thing special. ,

Claire Yezbak Fadden is a freelance writer and themother of three sons. Follow her on Twitter @claireflaire.

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CraftsAutumn colors and changes inthe weather inspire creativecrafting! Many projects gearedfor preschool and early elemen-tary age children can be com-bined with simple lessons inart, botany, zoology and evenspelling.

NATURE STUDY: Why notcombine an inquiry into naturewith wood-working? For exam-ple, try making a bird feederwith your kids. If hammer andnails are foreign to you, enlistthe help of a grandparent orother family member for theirexpertise. Even the littlest childcan participate in decoratingthe final product with colorfulpaint.

PUMPKIN ART: Plan a dayat the pumpkin patch andbring some pumpkins home tocarve. Want to avoid scary? Doa search on the internet to findeasy tutorials and free stencils.There are some very creativecarvings that are friendly forchildren of all ages. Some pat-terns can even make yourpumpkins into lovely decora-tions.

LEAF GREETS: Make greet-ing cards with autumn leaves,small pine cones, nuts andseeds. Hosting a special party?Have the kids help you makemenus for your guests usingleaves for the borders.

LEAF ALPHABETS: Teachyour little ones the alphabet bymaking beautiful alphabet

cards with leaves. “B” is forBees, “F” is for Fish, “S” is forSun, etc. Glue leaves onto eachcard to create the pictures thatgo with each letter of thealphabet.

NATURE HIKE: Visit one ofour many local parks and takea nature hike. Bring alongpaper and colored pencils foryour kids to make tree and leafrubbings. Bring the rubbingshome and create beautiful art-work with them.

PHOTO SHOOT: Whileyou’re on that hike, bring alonga camera. Take pictures of ani-mals, interesting terrain andyour kids. Craft a memorybook of your day out.

MORE LOCAL IDEAS:

Field TripsSome of the most popularplaces to visit are more funwith a group. Plan a familyfield trip or contact your child’steacher to help set up a tripwith the school. Need destina-tion inspiration? Try StokoeFarms, Lollypop Farm, SenecaPark Zoo, Letchworth Park,Strong National Museum ofPlay, Mendon Ponds Park, or aboat trip down the Erie Canal.(Check out GVP's own “Outand About” column online formore day trip ideas!)

Bounce! Of course, the fun doesn’t haveto be exclusively outdoors.Tigger would agree, sometimesyou just have to bounce!Rochester has a number ofvenues where your youngsterscan bounce out all of thatenergy. Kango Play Center willlet your little ones climb,bounce and even skate outtheir energies. Let your kidsspring their hearts out onBounce It Out’s inflatables. Ortake them to AdventureLanding’s Wow Factory, a 3story indoor playland.

Library FunDon’t forget your local publiclibrary. Monroe County hasgreat programs with the littlestmembers of our community inmind like Lego club and chil-dren’s storytimes.

See a PlayRochester Children’s Theaterand Tykes Theater bring chil-dren’s literature to life withtop quality theatrical produc-tions. ,

Sinea Pies is a contributing writer tothe Rochester Area & Genesee ValleyParent Magazine. She lives in theRochester area and often writes aboutorganizing, parent & family, educa-tion, cooking, nutrition, faith, dogs andtime management on her website Ducks‘n a Row www.ducksnarow.com

Fall Fun for KidsCRAFTS & ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR LITTLE ONES

your family activities[ ] By Sinea Pies

Fall has arrived and school is well underway. Have younger children? Whileolder kids often have lots going on through their school, your little ones mayneed special activities of their own. Get those creative juices flowing and plan

fun learning experiences just for them. There are so many great autumn-themedprojects and outings you can do together.

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Set the MoodAllow your tween to invite afriend to help plan and decoratethe event. They can make orchoose a few decorations toensure the mood is sufficientlygruesome or silly. Dim the lightsand hang floor-to-ceiling cob-webs to help create an eerie set-ting. Plastic bats and tarantulasdangling about can turn a nor-mal room into a creepy onewith very little cost or effort.Don’t forget to invest in a collec-tion of scary sounds to play dur-ing the party. Howling wolvesand shrieking witches will fill inany awkward gaps in tween con-versation.

The Ick FactorOne game that will kick off theparty with resounding shrieksand gross guesswork is the“Body Parts Mystery” game.Take several shoeboxes and lineeach with a plastic grocery sack.Cut a hole in the end of eachbox, add a little goo, such as gel-atin or oatmeal, and then addan everyday grocery item. Tellyour guests there is a “bodypart” in each box and ask themto reach into the box to feel thegooey mess and then guesswhich body part is inside. Useyour imagination – grapes orolives coated in slimy Jell-o

become “eyeballs;” a blanchedcauliflower can be a brain;cooked spaghetti and saucebecome “guts;” and a piece ofginger root can be a witch’scrooked finger.

Scavenger HuntHide Halloween-themed items,such as plastic vampire teeth,around the house or outside inthe yard. Create creepy clues tohelp the tweens find each item.You can hang ghosts from a treeor plant fake fingers in the dirtto make it appear as if someonehas been buried alive and isclawing his way out. Bury afavorite Halloween treat as thefinal reward. The guests cantake their vampire teeth, fakebloody fingers, and other scav-enger hunt discoveries home asparty favors.

Pumpkin PizzazzDecorating pumpkins is a classicHalloween activity. If you don’twant to hand out carving toolsor deal with scooping pumpkingoop, buy a collection of smallpumpkins and a selection of col-orful tempera or fluorescentpaints. Each guest can paint apumpkin and you can hold acontest and award prizes for thescariest, silliest, or most originaldesigns.

Strike a PoseGather a box of oldclothes, hats, masksand costume bits.Let the kids use yourphone camera, orbetter yet, an oldPolaroid style cam-era, to take picturesof each other ingoofy get-ups.Tweens love to take pictures ofthemselves, and can take thePolaroids home as souvenirs.

Bob for ApplesA new way to play this gamemakes it a fun competition anda bit more appealing than stick-ing your head in a barrel of coldwater. Buy apples with stemsand wind twine around eachstem. Leave a tail of twine twoto three feet long. Hang eachapple and twine from a clothes-line and position each guest infront of a hanging apple. Startthe action and watch tweensattack the swinging apples withteeth any vampire would envy.No hands allowed!

Screen a ScreamWrap up the evening by screen-ing a favorite scary movie. Someaudiences are more squeamishthan others so ask your tween toconsult with her friends to pick a

movie that provides just theright shiver factor. She maywant to pick a classic flick suchas Frankenstein or The Creature

From the Black Lagoon. The morecontemporary Halloweenscreeners such as Harry Potter,Hocus Pocus or Beetlejuice offersomething for everyone toscream about. Check in withyour guests’ parents to helpchoose a movie appropriate foreveryone.

For tweens who have grown tootall to pass for goblins, an age-appropriate Halloween partycan transform an awkwardevening into a perfect balance ofchills and chuckles. Do it rightand your tween won’t miss trick-or-treating at all. ,Mary Helen Berg is a Los Angeles-based mother of three monsters. Herwriting has appeared in The Los AngelesTimes, Newsweek Magazine and otherpublications.

How to Host a Halloween Tween PartySPOOKY, SCARY & FUN ACTIVITIES

your family activities[ ] By Mary Helen Berg

If your tween tells you that she has outgrown trick-or-treating this year,don’t be surprised. There comes a time when some tweens feel they aretoo old (or too cool) to join the goblins parading around on Halloween

night – putting on a costume feels awkward and begging for treats is sudden-ly embarrassing. On the other hand, sitting at home handing out treats does-n’t sound fun either. If your tween still want spooky thrills, think about throw-ing a lively, age-appropriate party as a way to keep your young teen happy,entertained, and safe on Halloween night.

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Spook-tacular

MORE READSCheck out these other

best-sellers, award-winners, & classics that feature monstersand other frightening figures:

Quackenstein Hatches aFamily

Written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Illustrated by Brian T.

Jones

If You're a Monster andYou Know It

Written by Rebecca Emberly &Illustrated by Ed Emberley

The Graveyard BookBy Neil Gaiman

Welcome to Monster TownBy Ryan Heshka

Jeremy Draws a MonsterBy Peter McCarthy

Even Monsters NeedHaircuts

By Michael McElligott

Goodnight Goon: APetrifying ParodyBy Michael Rex

When a Monster is BornWritten by Sean Taylor &

Illustrated by Nick Sharratt

The Haunted Hamburger andOther Ghostly StoriesWritten by David LaRochelle & Illustrated by PaulMeiselDutton Children's Books, 2011, hardcover, $16.99Ages 6-9

What scares ghosts? These “ghost stories” are a bitdifferent – a haunted hamburger, frightening kissesfrom a grandmother – it's enough to frighten tworambunctious little ghosts and lure them to bed.Light and fun, these tales are silly with just a touchof spook, so they're perfect for your little ghosts andghouls.

Rascally CakeWritten by Jeanne Willis & Illustrated by Korky PaulAndersen Press, 1994, paperback, $8.99Ages 5-8

Rufus Skumskins O'Parsley loves to eat the most dread-ful things and the cake he's about to whip up mightmake you cringe (moldy leaves and snotty handker-chiefs as ingredients? No thanks!). But he's about tobe in for a big surprise when the cake doesn't turnout as planned. Delightfully fun, the text and illustra-tions are both filled with frightful details that willleave little monsters roaring for more.

Pat the Beastie – A Pull-and-PokeBookBy Henrik DrescherWorkman Publishing, 2009, hardcover, $11.95Ages 3 and up

In this fun parody of Pat the Bunny, two naughty childrenaren't as nice to their pet Beasty as they should be – theytickle his toes, pick his boogers, and pull his fur – andreaders are invited to join in. But will karma get them inthe end? Interactive and loads of fun, readers of all ageswill enjoy the ending.

Monsters, ghosts, and more... This selection of books will gear you up for the Halloween season! Butthey're not all fear and frights, some are playful and fun too with a bit of humor and silliness mixed in.

Grab a flashlight, snuggle up tight and enjoy!


The DangerousAlphabetWritten by Neil Gaiman& Illustrated by GrisGrimlyHarperCollins Children'sBooks, 2008, hardcover,$17.99Ages 5-8

Trolls, monsters and avariety of other unsavorycharacters populate thisbook with its brilliant imagery and enticing rhymes. Simple enough in concept (it isan alphabet book, after all) it's actually quite multi-layered and filled with charac-ters and elaborate settings that will dazzle and intrigue... dangerous indeed!

I Need My MonsterWritten by Amanda Noll & Illustrated byHoward McWilliamFlash Light Press, 2009, hardcover,$16.95Ages 5-8

Gabe has been a staple under Ethan'sbed, but what happens when he takesoff for a night and goes out fishing?The substitute monsters that replaceGabe just don't cut it. Their clawsaren't sharp enough, their tails not

spiky enough... what will Ethan do? An amusing twist on the typicalmonster-under-the-bed story.

Jillian Melnyk is the Editor for Rochester Area & Genesee Valley Parent Magazine. She has an MFA inWriting for Children from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College. She wel-comes questions about books and can offer endless recommendations at [email protected]

How does a once predictableand well-behaved child turninto an erratic and irritablestranger? Hormones might helpto explain mood swings, butadolescent angst is much morecomplicated than that. Does thedeveloping brain have some-thing to do with a teen’s inexpli-cable behavior? It must be neu-rological…right?

The Teen BrainSome experts point out thatneurological studies helpexplain teen behavior, whileothers claim a teen’s culture andenvironment have more to dowith it.

Phillip Zoladz, PhD, anassistant professor of psycholo-gy at Ohio Northern University,explains, “Teens are impulsiveand reckless, in part, becausemuch of their behavior is guid-ed by more primitive, emotion-ally-driven brain regions (e.g.hypothalamus, amygdale). Thisstems from a less than fully-developed prefrontal cortexwhich usually governs and regu-lates this type of behavior. The

prefrontal cortex does not fullydevelop until one’s early to mid20s, which explains why teenscontinue to act this way untilthey are at least out of college.”

Stephen Wallace, an associ-ate research professor and direc-tor of the Center for AdolescentResearch and Education atSusquehanna University, agrees

that changes in neural develop-ment can affect behavior.“During adolescence, dormantcognitive order gives way tomind-numbing change as thebrain literally prunes itself,” hesays. This leads to “higherorder” thinking skills, such asappraising, predicting, and eval-uating. “The only problem isthat along with such transfor-mation comes a temporaryslighting of the part of thebrain responsible for judg-ment,” he explains.

Some teens – despite theirneurology – avoid typical teenturmoil. Therefore, experts havealso studied how culture andenvironment influence adoles-cent behavior.

Robert Epstein, PhD, SeniorResearch Psychologist at theAmerican Institute forBehavioral Research andTechnology and author of Teen

2.0: Saving Our Children and

Families from the Torment of

It Must be Neurological! UNDERSTANDING THE TEEN BRAIN & TEEN BEHAVIOR

Many parents would probably agree that their teen’s clothing and musicchoices are strange at times, but most find ways to deal with these kinds ofissues. However, when a teen behaves like Pollyanna one moment and the

Wicked Witch of the West the next, and then has the audacity to claim her mood issomehow her parent’s fault, it’s hard to remain rational. Teens can be reckless, self-centered, impulsive, and impatient. It is no wonder an otherwise calm and reasonableparent can lose her cool.

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parenting teens & tweens[ ] By Myrna Beth Haskell

WANT TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS? UPCOMING TOPIC:Suggest heart-healthy foods teens enjoy eating and preparing themselves.Send your full name, address, & brief comments to: [email protected] or visit: www.myrnahaskell.com

“ Teens areimpulsive

and reckless inpart, because much of

their behavior is guidedby more primitive, emo-

tionally-driven brainregions.”

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— Phillip Zoladz, PhD,assistant professor of psy-chology at Ohio Northern

University

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Adolescence (Quill Driver Books, 2010),asserts that the kind of turmoil we seein teens in many Western countries isentirely absent in other culturesaround the world. He reports, “Newresearch suggests that teens who areprone to take risks may actually havebrains that are more mature in somerespects than the brains of more pas-sive teens.”

Epstein describes two social phe-nomena that encourage adolescentangst. The first is that parents “infan-tilize teens” (treat teens like youngchildren, no matter how capable theymay be). The second is “isolation,”characterized by being isolated fromresponsible adults and trapped in abizarre, media-controlled peer world.“The period of life Westerners call‘adolescence’ is a harmful and unnec-essary product of a faulty culture, notof a faulty brain,” Epstein states.

Getting a Grip on BehaviorStephen Wallace clarifies, “The factthat teen brains may make youngpeople more susceptible to poor deci-sion-making doesn’t mean they aredestined to make bad choices.” Heexplains that parents need to step into provide judgment when it comes tohealth and safety issues, but they canfacilitate a more collaborativeapproach otherwise.

Parents should be there to guide.“They need to show their childrenthat there are consequences for theiractions,” says Zoladz.

Epstein suggests encouraging inde-pendence. “The important thing is tobring teens forward into the adultworld as soon as they show readinessin one or more areas.” He instructsparents to offer meaningful responsi-bilities, by allowing teens to makedecisions regarding their education,money, or work. “A parent’s main jobis to encourage teens to make impor-tant decisions on their own. Yes,sometimes teens will fail, just as adultsdo. That is how we learn to make bet-ter decisions. If you try to protectyour teens through control and coer-cion, you teach them nothing at all –except that you are the enemy.” ,

Myrna Beth Haskell is a freelance writer andfrequent contributor to Rochester Area &Genesee Valley Parent Magazine who lives inSalt Point, NY. She is the mother of twoteenagers and specializes in parenting issues andchildren's development.

1. Pull a Paula Deen.Trying out a new recipe is agreat way to bond, whetheryour culinary attempts are adisaster or success. My ownkids loved to help make yeastbreads and bagels, and becauseof the rising time, they lingermuch longer than if we simplymake waffles. BONUS: It ishard to be cranky when thewhole house smells like heaven-ly fresh bread, and baking skillsare a wonderful addition totheir resume.

2. Make their peeps feelwelcome. Truly this is one ofthe best ways to see more ofyour kids. Sometimes the pres-ence of their friends loosensthem up and better facilitatescertain discussions than if youwere alone, so do take advan-tage.

3. Catch a flick. Take turnschoosing the film, it will giveyou an opportunity to shareyour favorite movies or actorsthey (and you) may otherwisenever see.

4. Get nostalgic. Tweensand teens love to hear aboutfunny things they said and didwhen they were little. The sto-ries never get old and oftentrigger more stories and memo-ries you may have forgotten.Share a few tales of your ownchildhood and tweenhood.Laugh your guts out.

5. Share favoriteyouTubes. My kids haveintroduced me to some of themost hilarious videos only kidstheir age could discover.Laughing together is sweetrelief from all the inescapabledaily nagging.

6. Dine together.Sometimes this can feel nearlyimpossible as you and your kidshead in different directions forthe gym, lessons, or sports, butit is important to carve out thetime. It doesn’t have to be din-ner. If everyone is available fora long leisurely Saturday morn-ing breakfast, go for it. Thinkabout allowing them to taketurns choosing the restaurantand insist that everyone unplugall technology.

7. Inquire about highs andlows. Since adolescents arenotorious for grunting andmono-syllabic responses, regu-larly ask them to report ontheir high (the best thing thathappened all day) and theirlow (the worst). It is as healthyfor them to reflect on theseexperiences as it is for you tobe aware of them.

8. Create memoriesBETWEEN holidays. Do notwait for a holiday or birthdayto be concerned about specialmoments. Light candles andplay fun music on a Tuesday

night when it’s just spaghetti onthe menu. Bake something spe-cial on a random night, platingit creatively like a chic restau-rant. Surprise them on a week-night by announcing you’re allgoing bowling. Treat them to aone-on-one lunch at theirfavorite spot.

9. Think love notes. It canbe difficult to find the rightmoment to express what is onyour heart, but tweens need toknow how much you cherishthem. Take the time to recordyour gratitude for them andleave the message somewherespecial like on their pillow.

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Strengthen That Bond!10 WAYS TO CONNECT WITH YOUR TWEEN

If you parent a tween, then you probably know howeasily tweens can become TOO BUSY, even for you! Itis an important time in your parenting to be intention-

al about ways to connect with them since they probablyspend more time than ever with their peers. While theirsocial life is important, the following tips may helpstrengthen bonds with family members.

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10. Be a road warrior. Sometimesthe best way to re-connect with familyis by putting some miles between youand where the daily grind happens.Even if it is a day trip, find ways tomake the road trip more pleasant, anddo set ground rules i.e. no arguing ordiscussing sore subjects like grades andschool work.

In the blink of an eye, your tween willbe a teen, and all of these tips are rele-vant to that stage of young adulthoodas well! ,

Michele Ranard has two children, a master’s incounseling, and a blog athellolovelychild.blogspot.com.

“With careful planning andconsideration of the child’sunique needs, families candetermine which Halloween

traditions are best for thechild. Occupational therapypractitioners can recom-mend activities or environ-

mental modifications so thatHalloween is a day of fun— not dread — for thefamily that faces sensoryprocessing challenges.”

The American OccupationalTherapy Association offers thefollowing tips for parents tomake Halloween a positiveexperience for children withsensory challenges and offerfun alternatives to activitiesthat could be overwhelming:

Prepare for the day.Halloween traditions oftenclash with established rules,like taking candy fromstrangers. To help childrenunderstand what Halloweenis—and is not—read storiesthat reflect your values aheadof time. Unpredictable eventslike the unexpected “boo” orchanges in routine like newfoods or places can be chal-lenging for some children.Reviewing and rehearsing theactivities through stories,songs, and pictures will helpyour child anticipate activitiesmore favorably.

Make costumes safe, com-fortable, and imagina-tive. Before shopping, parentsshould share costume guide-lines with their children to pre-vent in-store meltdowns.Children should wear cos-tumes in advance to test their

comfort level when walking,reaching, and sitting. Costumesthat are too long or loose posesafety concerns like causingtripping or catching fire.Masks are not recommendedsince they inhibit breathingand vision. Beware of cos-tumes with exposed tags orelastic parts. Consider whetheryour child will feel too warmor cold in character. Will yourchild be willing to wear a coatover his costume? Make-upmay also feel slimy, and itssmell may be off-putting. Willyour child think the fabric istoo scratchy, tight, slippery, orstiff ? A child with sensory pro-cessing challenges may appre-ciate the “less is more”approach. For example, a shortcape may suffice for a super-hero costume or a green shirtcould indicate a turtle or frog.

Trick-or-Treating can bepleasant, up to a point.Practice the sequence of walk-ing to the door, saying “trickor treat,” putting the treat inthe bag and offering “thankyou” at homes of familiarneighbors. Children may bene-fit from starting early andavoiding the dark. Considertrick-or-treating on quietstreets or only at homes offamily and friends to keep thecomfort level high. Skip homeswith flashing lights, loud nois-es, and especially scary decora-tions. Review and rehearse

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5 Tips For Enjoying HalloweenOVERWHELMING SIGHTS, SMELLS, & TEXTURES

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special needs family[ ]

While many children enjoy Halloween tradi-tions of tick-or-treating, pumpkin carving,and interaction with costume-clad ghouls

and goblins, children affected by a sensory process-ing disorder may interpret and react differently tothese holiday activities. “Children with sensory pro-cessing challenges may become overwhelmed withthe wide array of sounds, sights and textures atHalloween time,” says Sandra Schefkind, MS, OTR/L,Pediatric Coordinator at the American OccupationalTherapy Association.


street crossing. Eating candy while trick-or-treating can pose achoking hazard or trigger allergies. Determine the groundrules on indulging before leaving home.

Cater to your child’s strengths throughout the day.Some children will seek opportunities to touch “eyeballs” andpumpkin innards because they enjoy touching wet or squishytextures. Other children will prefer to keep their hands dry bydecorating jack-o-lanterns with stickers and markers ratherthan carving. Devise strategies ahead of time by inquiring whatparty activities will be offered. For example, a child who maynot like bobbing for apples could participate in event activitiesby putting the apples in the bucket. Consider planning anevent with a few friends, and save well-attended parties for thefuture.

There’s no place like home. Know when to stop the festiv-ities. Look for signs of sensory overload in your child—fatigue,hyper-excitability, crying, and combativeness. Often, childrenlike handing out the candy just as much as receiving it. ,

Information provided by American Occupational Therapy Association. For

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CalendarActivities • Exhibits • Theater • Storytelling • Shows • Family Fun • Outdoor Adventures

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Get one more garage sale shoppingday in before the end of the year!Shop from over 40 vendors spreadthroughout the Community Center.Please, no early shoppers. 9am-2pm.Ogden Community Center,Spencerport 14559. 617-6174.www.ogdenny.com

Crows Beware! You provide the oldclothes and a pillowcase for a head.They will provide the stuffing, tools,and know-how to make a farmer'sfriend. Pumpkin included. 1-3 pm.RMSC Cumming Nature Center,6472 Gulick Rd., Naples,14512.374-5425. www.rmsc.org

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Join the Council to celebrate and honorthe child care providers and communitymembers who have contributed to its 40years of commitment to quality childcare. 6-9pm. Artisan Works, 565Blossom Rd., Rochester 14610. 654-4720. www.childcarecouncil.com

Put on your favorite costume and visit15 trick-or-treat stations with a vari-ety of treats and trinkets at this kid-

friendly, merry-non-scary Halloween-themed event at the Zoo! Each child willalso get a special gift and a take-homecraft. Enjoy live entertainment, costumedcharacters, and specials at the Eagle’sLanding Café, Crater Canteen and theZooShop. It’s a unique and green way tospend a fun filled day!

Where: Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. PaulStreet, Rochester 14621

When: October 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 10am-4pm.

Cost: $5-$7

For More Info: Visit www.senecaparkzoo.orgor call 336-7200

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01 * Monday TODDLER BOOK CLUB AT THESTRONG. Readings of classic chil-dren’s tales followed by music andmovement activities. This month:Dora’s Travel Adventure Stories.10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm.Free with admission. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org ____03 * Wednesday BALLOONS AROUND THE WORLD.See a gigantic, original balloon sculp-ture being built. Watch local balloonartists Larry Moss and Kelly Cheatle ofAirigami rise to the occasion as theycreate a large rain forest scene com-plete with trees and animals madeentirely out of balloons! 11am-4pm.Included with general admission.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org____04 * Thursday GEVA PRESENTS LUNCH HOURSERIES: A SLIGHT ACHE. Have lunchand enjoy the theatre! A couple con-fronts a traveling salesman to find outwhy he’s been standing at their gateevery day for two months. 12:15-1pm. $8 play only ticket.; $15 ticketincludes lunch box (must be orderedin advance) Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 232-1366.www.gevatheatre.org

UNYFEAT ANNUAL FALL CONFER-ENCE. Guest speaker Dr. RossGreene (author of The Explosive Childand Lost At School) Why Our Kidswith Behavioral Challenges are FallingThrough The Cracks And How WeCan Help Them An Introduction to hisCPS (Collaborative Problem Solving)Approach 8am-3:30pm The StrongNational Museum of Play, OneManhattan Square, Rochester, NY14607 Unyfeat 248-9011.www.unyfeat.org ____

06 * Saturday GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE PHOTOFINISH 5K. Raise funds for bothGeorge Eastman House & all the cul-tural, educational, community, &health organizations that makeRochester a great place to live, and tocreate an event that embodies bothhis philanthropic spirit and his idealsof wellness & health. 8am. See web-site for registration cost GeorgeEastman House, 900 East Ave.,Rochester, 271-3361. www.eastmanhouse.org

TOWN OF KENDALL SCARECROWFESTIVAL. Barn Quilt Trail Bike Run,Dorothy From The Wizard Of Oz-lookalike, Farmer’s Market Vendors, ChiliLuncheon, Storytelling, Balloon Artist,Stilt Walking, Magician, Kids crafttable, Seed spitting contest, Hay Ride,Police & Fire truck tour and more.10am-3pm. Town of KendallCommunity Park www.townofkendall.com/ScarecrowFestival____07 * Sunday FREE • COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE.Take advantage of values on treasuresthat have made their way to marketfrom other people’s basements, attics& garages. 8am-2pm. RochesterPublic Market, 280 N. Union St. 428-6907.www.cityofrochester.gov/marketevents/

FALL FOLLIAGE BY TROLLEY ANDTRAIN. Enjoy the beauty of Autumn inwestern New York State from the win-dow of an authentic 80-year-old elec-tric trolley car. Trolleys depart everyhalf-hour no reservations arerequired. 11:30am. $5-$8. New YorkMuseum of Transportation, 6393 EastRiver Road, Rush, 533-1113.www.nymtmuseum.org ____08 * Monday FALL INTO FUN. Enjoy some old-timefair activities. Try your hand at popularmidway games, and make some fair-themed crafts to take home. 12-4pm.$5 adults; $4 seniors; $2.50 studentsages 2-12 Herschell CarrouselFactory Museum, 180 Thompson St.North Tonawanda, 716-693-1885.www.carrouselmuseum.org

VIDEO GAME FUN FOR EVERYONE.Power up and revel in video gameplay and learning. Jump into the cir-cle and be among the first to play thelatest digitally-enabled playgroundgame, check out some awesomevideo game inventions, and meet andtalk to talented video game creators.11am-4pm. Included with generaladmission. National Museum of Playat The Strong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org

09 * Tuesday RBTL PRESENTS: MARY POPPINS.Features the irresistible story andunforgettable songs from one of themost popular Disney movies of alltime, plus brand new dance numbersand astonishing stage craft. 7:30pm.$47.50-70.50 Auditorium Theatre,885 East Main St., Rochester, 800-745-3000. www.rbtl.org ____10 * Wednesday RBTL PRESENTS: MARY POPPINS.See Oct 9. 7:30pm. $47.50-70.50Auditorium Theatre, 885 East MainSt., Rochester, 800-745-3000.www.rbtl.org ____11 * Thursday RBTL PRESENTS: MARY POPPINS. SeeOct 9 7:30pm. $47.50-70.50Auditorium Theatre, 885 East MainSt., Rochester, 800-745-3000.www.rbtl.org____12 * Friday RBTL PRESENTS: MARY POPPINS. SeeOct 9 8pm. $47.50-70.50Auditorium Theatre, 885 East MainSt., Rochester, 800-745-3000.www.rbtl.org____

13 * Saturday BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FORKUMANG. Help celebrate a birthdayfor one of the Bornean orangutans,Kumang! The celebration will be inthe Main Building. 1-3pm SenecaPark Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St. 336-7123. www.senecaparkzoo.org

DISPLAY OPENING: LITTLE RED RID-ING HOOD STORYBOOK. Based onnationally recognized doll-artist andpainter Nancy Wiley’s newly illustratedversion of the classic fairy tale LittleRed Riding Hood. On opening daymeet Wiley from 11am-2pm.Included with admission. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org

FREE • FALL INTO CANANDAIGUAFESTIVAL. This is Canandaigua’sHomecoming weekend. Live entertain-ment, wagon rides, and several craft,merchant and vendor booths will linethe sidewalks. 10am-4pm. Main St.Canandaigua, 396-0300.www.downtowncanandaigua.com

LITERATURE LIVE: STELLALUNA. EachLiterature Live weekend offers theopportunity to meet, greet, and posefor photos with some of the most pop-ular storybook characters of all timeand enjoy related story readings.11am-5pm. Free with admission.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museu-mofplay.org

RBTL PRESENTS: MARY POPPINS. SeeOct 9 2pm & 8pm. $47.50-70.50Auditorium Theatre, 885 East MainSt., Rochester, 800-745-3000.www.rbtl.org

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14 * Sunday 2nd ANNUAL TOWPATH BIKESBREAST CANCER AWARENESS RIDE.Towpath Bikes 2nd Annual Ride willraise needed awareness and funds forthe Breast Cancer ResearchFoundation. 10am. Mendon PondsPark, Clover St. and Pittsford-MendonCenter Road Pittsford, 14534. 381-2808 www.towpathbike.com

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE. Takeadvantage of values on treasures thathave made their way to market fromother people’s basements, attics &garages. 8am-2pm. Rochester PublicMarket, 280 N. Union St. 428-6907.http://www.cityofrochester.gov/mar-ketevents/

FREE • FALL FESTIVAL AT BRISTOLMOUNTAIN. Family activities, music,food, sky rides and much more. 12-5pm. Bristol Mountain & WinterResort, 5662 Route 64, Bristol, 374-6000. www.bristolmountain.com

FALL FOLLIAGE BY TROLLEY ANDTRAIN. See Oct 7. 11:30am. $5-$8.New York Museum of Transportation,6393 East River Road, Rush, 533-1113. www.nymtmuseum.org

LITERATURE LIVE: STELLALUNA. Anopportunity to meet, greet, and posefor photos with some of the most pop-ular storybook characters of all timeand enjoy related story readings. 1-5pm. Free with admission. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org

RBTL PRESENTS: MARY POPPINS. SeeOct 9 1pm & 6:30pm. $47.50-70.50Auditorium Theatre, 885 East MainSt., Rochester, 800-745-3000.www.rbtl.org

RPO ORKIDSTRA: BEHOLD THEBOLD UMBRELLAPHANT! An enter-taining world of made-up animalsconcocted by poet Jack Prelutsky.2pm. $10-$15. Performance Hall atHochstein, 50 North Plymouth Ave.,454-2100. www.rpo.org ____15 * Monday MONDAY KICKS FOR AGES 2 TO 6.Playful learning activities designed for2- to 6-year-olds, one Monday amonth. This month: Friendship Fiesta-in conjunction with the Dora & Diego-Let’s Explore exhibit. 10am-2pm. Freewith admission. Ages: 2yrs-6yrs.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museu-mofplay.org

TODDLER BOOK CLUB AT THESTRONG. Readings of classic chil-dren’s tales followed by music andmovement activities. This month:Dora’s Travel Adventure Stories.10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm.Free with admission. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org ____19 * Friday FREE • LIFEPRINT NEXT GENERA-TION CHILD SAFETY EVENT Don’tmiss this rare and free opportunity!FREE FBI Certified Biometric PalmPrints FREE FBI Certified Biometric 10Digit Fingerprints FREE Full colorDigital Photograph of your child FREEChild Safety Journal. 3pm - 7pmRalph Honda 3939 West Ridge RdRochester, NY 14626. 225-3200.www.ralphhonda.com ____20 * Saturday LIFEPRINT NEXT GENERATIONCHILD SAFETY EVENT See October19. 9:30 am - 2 pm Ralph Honda3939 West Ridge Rd Rochester, NY14626. 225-3200. www.ralphhon-da.com ____21 * Sunday FALL FOLLIAGE BY TROLLEY ANDTRAIN. See Oct 7. 11:30am. $5-$8.New York Museum of Transportation,6393 East River Road, Rush, 533-1113. www.nymtmuseum.org ____22 * Monday TODDLER BOOK CLUB AT THESTRONG. Readings of classic chil-dren’s tales followed by music andmovement activities. This month:Dora’s Travel Adventure Stories.10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm.Free with admission. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org ____

24 * Wednesday CHILD CARE COUNCIL 40THANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Jointhe Council to celebrate and honorthe child care providers and communi-ty members who have contributed toits 40 years of commitment to qualitychild care. 6-9pm. $40 Artisan Works,565 Blossom Rd., Rochester 14610.654-4720. www.childcarecouncil.com

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM &BAILEY CIRCUS. The mystery of magicand the mastery of skill will leave youspellbound in this mind-blowing circusspectacular. 7pm. $20-$75 Blue CrossArena, 1 War Memorial Square,Rochester, 1-800-745-3000. www.rin-gling.com ____25 * Thursday MIGRATION & STEWARDSHIPPROJECT. Explore migration throughmaps, discussion and participation inMigration Headache, a physical activi-ty that highlights the impact of humanactivities on migrating birds. Work ona project that will leave an improvedhabitat for wildlife. 10am-Noon.$7/child per session, $25 entire series,$20/add’l child entire seriesMontezuma Audubon Center, 2295State Route 89, Savanna, 13146,315-365-3588 www.audubon.org

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM &BAILEY CIRCUS. See Oct 24. 7pm.$20-$75 Blue Cross Arena, 1 WarMemorial Square, Rochester, 1-800-745-3000. www.ringling.com ____26 * Friday LITTLE BUDDIES MOVIE SERIES. TheMVP Little Buddies Series is a family-friendly film series sponsored by MVPand Genesee Valley Parent. 10am. $5.The Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. www.thelittle.org

MIGRATION & STEWARDSHIPPROJECT. See October 25. 1-3pm.$7/child per session, $25 entire series,$20/add’l child entire seriesMontezuma Audubon Center, 2295State Route 89, Savanna, 13146,315-365-3588 www.audubon.org

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM &BAILEY CIRCUS. See Oct 24. 7pm.$20-$75 Blue Cross Arena, 1 WarMemorial Square, Rochester, 1-800-745-3000. www.ringling.com ____

Sundays, October 7, 14, 21 & 28Enjoy the beauty of autumn in western New York State

from the window of an authentic 80-year-old electric trol-ley car. Trolleys depart every half-hour no reservations are

required. 11:30 am. New York Museum ofTransportation, 6393 East River Road, Rush, 533-1113.

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27 * Saturday RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAI-LEY CIRCUS. See Oct 24. 11:30am,3:30 & 7:30pm. $20-$75

FREE • TOWNWIDE GARAGE SALE Getone more garage sale shopping day inbefore the end of the year! Shop fromover 40 vendors spread throughout theCommunity Center. Please, no earlyshoppers. 9am-2pm Ogden CommunityCenter, Spencerport 14559. 617-6174.www.ogdenny.com____28 * Sunday FALL FOLLIAGE BY TROLLEY AND TRAIN.See Oct 7. 11:30am. $5-$8. New YorkMuseum of Transportation, 6393 EastRiver Road, Rush, 533-1113. www.nymt-museum.org

MOONLIGHT MAZE Find your way out ofthe maze by the moonlight. . 5-9pm.Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd.,Macedon, 315-986-4202. www.longacre-farms.com

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAI-LEY CIRCUS. See Oct 24. 1 & 5pm. $20-$75 Blue Cross Arena, 1 War MemorialSquare, Rochester, 1-800-745-3000.www.ringling.com

RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM AND BAILEYPRESENT: FULLY CHARGED

October 24-28 Disconnect from the digital world and plug into a circus experiencelike no other at Fully Charged, where megawatts of excitement explode off of the arenafloor with breathtaking dare-devilry, superhuman stunts and never-before-seen performances. October 24 & 25 7pm, October 26 11:30am, 3:30 & 7:30 pm, October 27 & 28 1 and 5 pm. Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square,Rochester, 14614. 758-5300. www.bluecrossarena.com


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29 * Monday TODDLER BOOK CLUB AT THESTRONG. Readings of classic chil-dren’s tales followed by music andmovement activities. This month:Dora’s Travel Adventure Stories.10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm.Free with admission. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org

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01 * Monday MOMS CLUB® OF NEWARK-PALMYRA MEETING Start fall offright: playdates, field trips, explo-ration outings, crafts, luncheons,visit farms and playgrounds...andmuch more. Your kids will behappy to play with other kids,engage in new activities and makenew friendships...and so will you.9am For location details contact [email protected]

09 * Tuesday FIRST TIME AROUND GROUP.This educational and social month-ly support gathering is for first timemothers and their babies. CarrieHartman, RN BSN and JanThompson, RNC, certified lactationconsultant will be available forquestions on breastfeeding andparenting. 10am-11:30am. F.F.Thompson Hospital, 350 ParrishStreet, Canandaigua, 396-6497.www.thompsonhealth.com

MOM’S CLUB OF PENFIELD/EASTROCHESTER/BRIGHTON Offerssupport and socialization for stayat-home moms and children. Opento all moms in the Penfield, EastRochester and Brighton school dis-tricts. Meets the second Tuesday ofmonth. 10-11:30 am. For location,email [email protected]:30 [email protected]

MOMS CLUB OFPENFIELD/ER/BRIGHTON. Offerssupport and socialization for at-home moms and their children.Meetings are held the secondTuesday of every month. 10-11:30am. Email [email protected] for locationsand details.

10 * Wednesday SLEEP SOLUTIONS SUPPORTGROUP. Hosted by Thompson’sSleep Lab, this group provides edu-cation, support and tools to helpindividuals manage their sleepapnea. 5:30-6:30pm. ThompsonHealth Sleep Disorders Center, 229 Parrish Street Canandaigua,14424. 396-6483. www.thomp-sonhealth.com

11 * Thursday MOMS CLUB OF CLARKSON-HAMLIN. Daily activities as well asoccasional evening events for youand your child. We offer play-groups, family activities, field trips,kid’s activities, moms and couplesnights out, and many other activi-ties. 10am. Call 502-8805 or visitwebsite for location and details.http://www.frontiernet.net/~clark-sonhamlinmomsclub/

MOMS CLUB OF HENRIETTAEAST. Moms and kids are findingsupport, friendship and more.Meets the second Thursday of themonth. Please contact for locationand time info. [email protected],or call 234-4666 ext 6.

17 * Wednesday MOMS CLUB OF IRONDEQUOIT.Moms and kids are finding support,friendship and more. We look for-ward to meeting you! Meets thethird Thursday of the month. 9:30-11am. Check web site oremail April at [email protected].

23 * Tuesday OPERATION KIDS. This program isgeared toward children who will beundergoing surgery and their fami-lies. Includes a tour of the SurgicalCare Center, Operating Room andPost Anesthesia Care Unit. RSVPrequired. 7pm-7:45pm. F.F.Thompson Hospital, 350 ParrishStreet, Canandaigua, 396-6231.www.thompsonhealth.com

RESOLVE THROUGH SHARINGPARENT SUPPORT GROUP. Thissupport group is for parents whohave experienced the loss of ababy during pregnancy, at birth, orshortly after birth. RSVP required.7:30pm-8:30pm. M.M. EwingContinuing Care Center, 350Parrish St. Canandaigua 396-6260. www.thompsonhealth.com

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Sunday October 28Indoor walk route features free Halloween candy and

giveaways, complimentary face painting, live entertain-ment and the good feeling that comes with helping others.

Registration begins at 8:30 am, walk begins at 9:30am.Eastview Mall, 7979 Pittsford-Victor Rd (Route 96),

223-4420. www.alsigl.com

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November02 * Friday EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC PER-FORMACE. Delight in a 30-minuteperformance by Eastman School ofMusic students followed by a Q&A.6:30pm. Included with admission.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museu-mofplay.org

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03 * Saturday FREE • ULTIMATE WOMEN’S EXPO.The Dome and Expo Center will bepacked with over 200 vendors featur-ing food sampling, products, servicesand more. 10am-4pm. The DomeCenter & Minnett Hall, 2695 E.Henrietta Rd., Rochester. www.rwmsultimatewomensexpo.com

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04 * Sunday GO GREEN! RECYCLE RALLY. Helpyour Zoo by bringing inkjet and tonercartridges for recycling. Held in theparking lot. 10am-3pm. $2 perpound to recycle batteries. Everythingelse is free of charge. Seneca ParkZoo, 2222 St. Paul St. 336-7200.www.senecaparkzoo.org

FALL FOLLIAGE BY TROLLEY ANDTRAIN. Enjoy the beauty of Autumn inwestern New York State from the win-dow of an authentic 80-year-old elec-tric trolley car. Trolleys depart everyhalf-hour no reservations arerequired. 11:30am. $5-$8. New YorkMuseum of Transportation, 6393 EastRiver Road, Rush, 533-1113.www.nymtmuseum.org

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05 * Monday MONDAY KICKS FOR AGES 2 TO 6.Playful learning activities designed for2- to 6-year-olds. This month:Rainforest Animals. 10am-2pm. Freewith admission. Ages: 2yrs-6yrs.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org

TODDLER BOOK CLUB AT THESTRONG. Readings of classic chil-dren’s tales followed by music andmovement activities. This month:Diego’s Animal Tales. 10:30am,11:30am, and 12:30pm. Free withadmission. National Museum of Playat The Strong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museu-mofplay.org

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10 * Saturday ANIMAL ADVENTURE WEEKENDWITH DORA & DIEGO. Meet Doraand Diego and pose for pictures,Learn a few Spanish words, makecrafts, hear interactive stories and visitwith dogs from Greyhound Adoption.11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm. Includedwith admission National Museum ofPlay at The Strong, One ManhattanSq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org

FREE • ROCHESTER CHILDREN’SBOOK FESTIVAL. Hundreds of titlesand 44+ authors and illustrators willbe on hand at this Rochester AreaChildren’s’ Writers and IllustratorsSociety event. Workshops, picturebook readings, and programs foryoung readers of all ages will be pre-sented. 10am-4pm. MonroeCommunity College, 1000 EastHenrietta Rd. www.rochesterchildrens-bookfestival.org

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11 * Sunday ANIMAL ADVENTURE WEEKENDWITH DORA & DIEGO. Meet Doraand Diego and pose for pictures,Learn a few Spanish words, makecrafts, hear interactive stories and visitwith dogs from Greyhound Adoption.1:30 & 3pm. Included with admissionNational Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museu-mofplay.org

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15 * Thursday TOY HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONCEREMONY. The 2012 toy honoreesare revealed at a public ceremonythat takes place in the National ToyHall of Fame. 10:30 am. NationalMuseum of Play at The Strong, OneManhattan Sq., Rochester, 263-2700.www.museumofplay.org

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02 * Tuesday CRAFTS WITH MISS EMILY. Join MissEmily as she explores the wild worldof crafts! 3:30-5:30pm. Ages: 4-11yrs. Charlotte Branch 3557 Lake Ave.,Rochester, 428-8216. www3.library-web.org

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD. Be a partof the Teen Advisory Board. Grades7-12. No registration. 6-7pm.Henrietta Library, 455 Calkins Rd.359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org

03 * Wednesday FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT THELIBRARY. Bring your pillow and blan-ket and the library will provide thepopcorn. 5pm Charlotte Library, 3557Lake Ave., Rochester, 428-8248.www3.libraryweb.org

05 * Friday FILM FRIDAY. Each Friday morning amovie will be shown and popcornprovided. Call for movie details.10am-12pm. Gates Library 902Elmgrove Road, Rochester, 14624.247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

FUN FRIDAYS. Join the kids “imagi-nation station” as we play with playdough, finger paints and LEGOs! 3-5pm. Ages: 4-12yrs. Charlotte Library,3557 Lake Ave., Rochester, 428-8216. www3.libraryweb.org

STORYBOOK OZ. Kids and ElaineHorn, a Judy Garland impressionist,will renacting this family classic.Written & produced by Judy Garlandsson, Joey Luft. 10-11am. PittsfordCommunity Library, 24 State Street,Pittsford, 14534. 248-6275www3.libraryweb.org

06 * Saturday TOY DEMONSTRATION! Learn abouttoys and have fun with the SUNYBrockport Physics Club! Drop in anytime between 10 and noon for aninteractive toy demonstration. 10 am -12 pm Seymour Public Library, 161East Ave., Brockport 14420. 637-1050. www.seymourlibraryweb.org

09 * Tuesday CRAFTS WITH MISS EMILY. See Oct2. 3:30-5:30pm. Ages: 4-11 yrs.Charlotte Branch Library, 3557 LakeAve., Rochester, 428-8216.www3.libraryweb.org

JUNIOR BOOK CLUB. A book clubfor our youngest book lovers. Eachmonth read and discuss a picturebook and make a craft. Limit 15-registration required. 4-4:45pm.Ages: Grades K-3. Henrietta PublicLibrary, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7093.www3.libraryweb.org

JUNIOR FRIENDS. A group of volun-teers who meet year-round and helpthe library with different activities suchas: book sales, parties, bulletin boarddisplays and many more excitingthings. We also get involved withcommunity service activities. 4-5:30pm. Ages: 9-16 yrs. Gates PublicLibrary, 902 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester,14624. 247-6446 www3.library-web.org

10 * Wednesday FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT THELIBRARY. See Oct 3. 5pm. CharlotteBranch Library, 3557 Lake Ave.,Rochester, 428-8248. www3.library-web.org

11 * Thursday SIT, KNIT & STITCH. Bring and workon your own project and enjoy thecompany of others who enjoy needle-craft like knitting, stitching and cro-cheting. Registration is not required.Bring your own snack or beverage ifyou wish. 6:30-8pm. Gates PublicLibrary 902 Elmgrove Road,Rochester, 14624. 247-6446www.gateslibrary.org

12 * Friday FILM FRIDAY. See Oct 5. 10am-12pm. Gates Public Library 902Elmgrove Road, Rochester, 14624.247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

FUN FRIDAYS. See Oct 5. 3-5pm.Ages: 4-12yrs. Charlotte BranchLibrary, 3557 Lake Ave., Rochester,428-8216. www3.libraryweb.org


GATES GRAPHIC NOVEL GROUP.Be part of this first meeting to helpshape the group! The only require-ment is that you can share a favoritegraphic novel with the group. 5:30-6:30pm. Ages: Grades 7-12 GatesPublic Library 902 Elmgrove Road,Rochester, 14624. 247-6446www.gateslibrary.org

JUNIOR FRIENDS. See Oct 9. 4-5:30pm. Ages: 9-16 yrs. GatesLibrary, 902 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester,14624. 247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

IT CAME FROM THE LIBRARY. Howdoes your favorite novel or character‘speak’ to you? Capture your inspira-tion as a poem, a collage, a painting,a comic strip or drawing. Bring yourideas to share with others. No regis-tration required. 6-8pm. Ages:10+yrs Henrietta Library, 455 CalkinsRd. 359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org

17 * Wednesday FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT THELIBRARY. See Oct 3. 5pm. CharlotteBranch 3557 Lake Ave., Rochester,428-8248. www3.libraryweb.org

18 * Thursday EVENING FAMILY STORY TIME.Stories, rhymes, songs and a simplecraft. Come in PJ’s - stuffed animalswelcome too! No registrationrequired. 6:30pm. Ages: 2+yrs.Irondequoit Public Library-EvansBranch, 45 Cooper Rd., Rochester,336-6062. www3.libraryweb.org

19 * Friday FILM FRIDAY. See Oct 5.10am-12pm. Gates Public Library 902Elmgrove Road, Rochester, 14624.247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

FUN FRIDAYS. See Oct 5. 3-5pm.Ages: 4-12yrs. Charlotte BranchLibrary, 3557 Lake Ave., Rochester,428-8216. www3.libraryweb.org

20 * Saturday DOLL HOUSE DEDICATIONCelebrate the dedication of our newdoll house with the Doll House Ladyand a doll house giveaway! 12 - 1pm Seymour Public Library, 161 EastAve., Brockport 14420. 637-1050.www.seymourlibraryweb.org

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FAMILY ART FEST. Children and theirfamilies are invited to participate inthe first ever Family Art Festival. Reada story and then create art inspired bythe story. Limit 80, including parents.Registration required. 1:30-2:30pm.Ages: 2+yrs Henrietta Public Library,455 Calkins Rd. 359-7093.www3.libraryweb.org

READ TO EMMIE. Emmie is a 4 yearold Shetland Sheepdog and shewould love to hear you read to her!Children of all ages can practicereading to Emmie. You may bringyour own book or pick one from thelibrary. Either way, Emmie loves tohear stories! 1-2pm. IrondequoitPublic Library-Evans Branch, 45Cooper Rd., Rochester, 336-6062.www3.libraryweb.org

22 * Monday NATIONAL HISTORY DAY CONTESTINFO SESSION. Students will select atopic and perform research using thelibrary and other resources to create afinal project, which will then be evalu-ated by historians and educators.6:30pm. Ages: Grade 6-12. HenriettaPublic Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org


EVENING CRAFT SERIES FORTWEENS. This is a series of craft proj-ects that will be able to be completedin the allotted time. All materials forthe crafts will be provided free ofcharge. 6:30-7:30pm. Ages: 8-13yrs. Gates Public Library, 902Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, 14624.247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

24 * Wednesday LEGO CLUB. The library will providethe bricks and challenge participantsto be as creative as possible.Registration required. 4-4:45pm.Henrietta Public Library, 455 CalkinsRd. 359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org

TEEN GAME NIGHT. Come andhang out with your friends at HPL’smonthly Teen Game Night. No regis-tration. 6:30-8pm. Ages: 12yrs+.Henrietta Public Library, 455 CalkinsRd. 359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT THELIBRARY. See Oct 3. 5pm. CharlotteBranch Library, 3557 Lake Ave.,Rochester, 428-8248. www3.library-web.org

26 * Friday FILM FRIDAY. See Oct 5.10am-12pm. Gates Public Library 902Elmgrove Road, Rochester, 14624.247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

FUN FRIDAYS. See Oct 5.3-5pm.Ages: 4-12yrs. Charlotte BranchLibrary, 3557 Lake Ave., Rochester,428-8216. www3.libraryweb.org

27 * Saturday LEGO CLUB Build one of our manykits or use your imagination to buildwith our large collection of Legos!Ages 6 and up. Registration Required.Call the library or sign up on ourwebsite. 11 am - 12:30 pm SeymourPublic Library, 161 East Ave.,Brockport 14420. 637-1050.http://www.seymourlibraryweb.org/


MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF SPIDERS.Despite their bad press, spiders aresome of the most intriguing & benefi-cial animals sharing our planet. Withthe help of slides, preserved speci-mens and a visit with live tarantulas,the ‘mysteries’ of these elusive animalswill be unlocked. Register. 7-8pm.Gates Public Library 902 ElmgroveRoad, Rochester, 14624. 247-6446www.gateslibrary.org

31 * Wednesday FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT THELIBRARY. See Oct 3. 5pm. CharlotteBranch Library, 3557 Lake Ave.,Rochester, 428-8248. www3.library-web.org

November06 * Tuesday TEEN ADVISORY BOARD. Come andbe a part of the Teen Advisory Board.Grades 7-12. No registration. 6-7pm.Henrietta Public Library, 455 CalkinsRd. 359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org

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01 * Monday BEADED SPIDERS. Learn how tomake beaded spiders for aHalloween decoration. There will bea $10 supply fee. Limit 25.Registration required. 6:30-8:30pm.Henrietta Public Library, 455 CalkinsRd. 359-7093. www3.libraryweb.org

13 * Saturday ZOOBOO. Children dressed in cos-tume can enjoy a non-scaryHalloween atmosphere as they trick-or-treat in safety during “Zoo Boo”,which is scheduled during daylighthours. Games, crafts, and entertain-ment for all ages. 10am-4pm. $7.Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St.336-7123. www.senecaparkzoo.org

14 * Sunday MAKE A SCARECROW. CrowsBeware! You provide the old clothesand a pillowcase for a head. Weprovide the stuffing, tools, and know-how to make a farmer’s friend.Pumpkin included. 1-3pm. $4.RMSC Cumming Nature Center,6472 Gulick Rd., Naples,14512.374-5425. www.rmsc.org

ZOOBOO. See Oct. 13. 10am-4pm. $7. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St. 336-7123. www.senecaparkzoo.org

19 * Friday HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR.Non-scary party for young families,with games, crafts, and treats.Halloween magic and clown show,“Charlie & Checkers”, at 6:30. Enjoyrides on 2 carousels and music froma 1923 band organ, as well asexhibits. 5:30-8pm. $8:child, $2:adult. Herschell Carrousel FactoryMuseum, 180 Thompson St., NorthTonawanda, 716-693-1885.www.carrouselmuseum.org

SPIRITS OF THE PAST - THEATRICALTOURS. An all-new 75 min. tour willvisit scenes from many of the spookystories & novels that Western NewYorkers were reading some 150years ago. Guides will reveal fright-ening scenes of terror, superstition.Reservations required. 6pm.$16/$14 members. Ages: 12yrs+.Genesee Country Village & Museum,1410 Flint Hill Rd., Mumford. 538-6822. www.gcv.org

20 * Saturday GRAND TORCH LIGHT TOURS. Thefinale to the tour season with a spe-cial tour path lighted by torches.Learn about local history, horticul-ture, symbolism and more. 6pm. $7-$10. Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133Mount Hope Ave, Rochester, 461-3494. www.fomh.org

SPIRITS OF THE PAST - THEATRICALTOURS. See Oct. 19. 6pm.$16/$14 members. Ages: 12yrs+.Genesee Country Village &Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd.,Mumford. 538-6822. www.gcv.org

ZOOBOO. See Oct. 13. 10am-4pm. $7. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St. 336-7123. www.senecaparkzoo.org

21 * Sunday

MAKE A SCARECROW. See Oct.14. 1-3pm. $4. RMSC CummingNature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd.,Naples,14512. 374-5425.www.rmsc.org

ZOOBOO. See Oct. 13. 10am-4pm. $7. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222St. Paul St. 336-7123. www.seneca-parkzoo.org

23 * Tuesday

GRAND TORCH LIGHT TOURS. SeeOct. 20. 6pm. $7-$10. Mt. HopeCemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Ave,Rochester, 461-3494. www.fomh.org

26 * Friday


THE HAUNTED JAIL AND CELLBLOCK TERROR. The ever popularscream-fest returns! Come walkthrough the haunted jails of theMuseum of Wayne County History,you just never know what spirits willbe lurking in the old cells, if youdare. Free cider and donuts to thosewho make it through! 6-9pm. $4.Museum of Wayne County History,21 Butternut Street, Lyons, 315-946-4943. www.waynehistory.org

27 * Saturday

CHARLIE AND CHECKERS SPOOKYBUT SILLY HALLOWEEN SHOW.Wear your costume and come on into the library for a special Halloweencelebration with Charlie andCheckers! 11:30am. CharlotteBranch Library, 3557 Lake Ave.,Rochester, 428-8216. www3.libraryweb.org

FAMILY HALLOWEEN PARTY. Comein costume and join the party. Enjoythe hilarious antics of Hilby theSkinny German Juggle Boy andKeith Leaf Amazing Juggler. Danceto Halloween tunes, play games,and more. Free with admission.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org


THE HAUNTED JAIL AND CELLBLOCK TERROR. See Oct.26. 6-9pm. $4. Museum of Wayne CountyHistory, 21 Butternut Street, Lyons,315-946-4943.www.waynehistory.org

PUMPKINS IN THE PARK. Celebratefitness with your family and friendswhile supporting city youth sports.5K race begins at 9am. Youth racestarts at 9:45am. Registration7:30am. 7:30-10:30am. $18-$22.Kids races free. Cobb’s Hill LakeRiley Lodge, Norris Drive off CulverRd., Rochester www.yellowjacketrac-ing.com

TRICK OR TREATING IN THE VIL-LAGE. Don your Halloween costumeand beg for treats from the towns-people in the safety of the historicvillage. Warm yourself by the camp-fire, hear spooky stories and enjoyother family-fun activities on a color-ful autumn afternoon. 12-5pm. $5kids, adults free. Genesee CountryVillage & Museum, 1410 Flint HillRd., Mumford. 538-6822.www.gcv.org

FREE *TRICK-OR-TREAT AT EAST-VIEW. Children can dress up andenjoy trick-or-treating at participat-ing stores. Event starts in the soon-to-be Von Maur Wing with cider anddonuts and live entertainment by NikLite. Treat bags will be provided.11am-1pm Eastview Mall, Route 96,Victor. www.eastviewmall.com

ZOOBOO. See Oct. 13. 10am-4pm. $7. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222St. Paul St. 336-7123. www.seneca-parkzoo.org

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28 * Sunday

AL SIGL COMMUNITY WALKABOUT.Indoor walk route features freeHalloween candy and giveaways,complimentary face painting, liveentertainment and the good feelingthat comes with helping others.9:30am Donation. Eastview Mall,7979 Pittsford-Victor Rd (Route 96),223-4420. www.alsigl.org

FAMILY HALLOWEEN PARTY. SeeOct. 27. 1pm-4pm. Free with admis-sion. National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museu-mofplay.org

TRICK OR TREATING IN THE VIL-LAGE. See Oct. 27. 12-5pm. $5kids, adults free. Genesee CountryVillage & Museum, 1410 Flint HillRd., Mumford. 538-6822.www.gcv.org

ZOOBOO. See Oct. 13. 10am-4pm.$7. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. PaulSt. 336-7123.www.senecaparkzoo.org

31 * Wednesday

Happy halloween

MERRY NOT SCARY HALLOWEEN.This is a Halloween-themed storytime, followed by trick-or-treatingaround the library. Call to register.10:15-11:15am. Gates Public Library902 Elmgrove Road, Rochester,14624. 247-6446 www.gateslibrary.org

TODDLER HALLOWEEN PARTY.Halloween activities and goodies forthe littlest trick-or-treaters. Meetfavorite storybook characters, danceto Halloween tunes, and play games.10am-2pm. Free with admission.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org

TODDLER TRICK OR TREAT.Halloween activities and goodies forthe littlest trick-or-treaters. Meetfavorite storybook characters, danceto Halloween tunes, and play games.10am-2pm. Included with admission.National Museum of Play at TheStrong, One Manhattan Sq.,Rochester, 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org

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OngoingEvents & Exhibits

Swing into an adventure with Dora & Diego and theirfriends Boots, Map, Backpack, Isa, Tico, and of courseSwiper—in the new Dora and Diego—Let’s Explore!Exhibit at the National Museum of Play at the Strong.Children and families share in active play and problem-solving as they navigate the worlds of Dora & Diego. Visitthe Pirate Ship, Animal Rescue Center, Tico’s Tree, Isa’sFlowery Garden & more! Open during regular museumhours through January 6, 2013. Included with admission.National Museum of Play at the Strong, One ManhattanSq., Rochester 14607. 263-2700. www.museumofplay.org

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STRASENBURGH PLANETARIUM657 East Ave., Rochester 14607.271-1880.www.rmsc.org/StrasenburghPlanetarium/Check website or call for prices andhours

MY PLANETS. For children ages 3-5and the adults with them, this friendlyintroduction to the planetariumfeatures worlds in our solar system.Saturdays at 10am. $8. Ages: 3-5yrs.Ends Aug 31.

SATURDAY NIGHT LASER SHOW.Intensely colored beams from argonand krypton lasers fill the planetariumdome with dazzling color patterns thatspontaneously dance to classic rockmusic. Shows change monthly.9:30pm. $9-$10. Ages: 5+.

SATURDAY SUN, MOON ANDSTARS. This relaxed, enjoyable familyshow presents prominentconstellations and takes the audienceon a quick trip to the moon. ShowTimes: confirm at rmsc.org. $8-$10.

FLY ME TO THE MOON.Fly Me to the Moon combines theApollo 11 mission with a whimsicaltwist involving three tween-age flieswho go along on an incredible spaceadventure.

RING OF FIRE. This film explores thefiery Pacific Rim, showing thegeological causes of volcanoes andhow people have adapted to living intheir shadow. Ages 6+yrs. $3-7.

ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER657 East Ave., Rochester 14607.271-1880. www.rmsc.org Check website or call for prices andhours

ADVENTURE ZONE. Dive to thebottom of Lake Ontario in the DeepSubmergence Vehicle simulator.Experiment with wind currents, streamerosion, and more.

AT THE WESTERN DOOR.The hundreds of objects displayedshow the Seneca’s andHaudenosaunee’s creative responseto new technologies and materialsintroduced following EuropeanContact.

DISCOVER OUR WEATHER.Make a cloud, measure the wind, andmarvel at the power of lightning!

ENERGIZE IT.What powers our bodies, cities andplanet, and is neither created nordestroyed? ENERGY. ENERGIZE itbrings you through a multi-sensory,highly physical experience where YOUhold the power!

EXPEDITION EARTH. Explore yourconnections to the natural world inthis interactive natural scienceexhibition.

FLIGHT TO FREEDOM.Rochester’s Underground Railroad.Explore stories of courageous AfricanAmericans who traveled throughRochester on their way from slavery tofreedom.

HOW THINGS WORK.Through fun, hands-on investigation,find out how mechanisms such aslight switches, thermostats, and trafficsignals work.

KEVA PLANKS.Construct your own wooden master-piece with KEVA Planks--identical,stackable construction blocks.Blending science with art, KEVAplanks bring out the designer, archi-tect and engineer in each of us.

K’NEX. Be an engineer! Build trucks,towers- anything you can imagine withthis colorful construction toy.

LIGHT HERE-LIGHT NOW.Have hands-on fun with light, color,and optics with mirrors, lenses, andlasers. Presented by Bausch & Lomb.

RACEWAYS. Experiment withmomentum, friction, gravity, andacceleration as you send woodenballs looping and racing over ramps.

NATIONAL MUSEUMOF PLAY AT THESTRONG One Manhattan Sq., Rochester14607. 263-2700 or TDD 423-0746, www.museumofplay.orgCheck website or call for prices andhours

AMERICAN COMIC BOOK HEROES:THE BATTLE OF GOOD VS. EVIL.Climb up the side of a building,make your own cape, test yoursuperhero skills, pose for pictures withSpiderman and learn more aboutyour favorite comic book hero.

BERENSTAIN BEARS: DOWN ASUNNY DIRT ROAD. Step into theplayful world of the Berenstain’sincluding Main St, Bear CountrySchool, Brother & Sister Bear’s ClubHouses, and the Family Tree House.

NATIONAL TOY HALL OF FAME.The prestigious hall features historicexamples of current toy inductees andplay stations.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GETTO SESAME STREET? See yourself onTV with the Muppets, drive Elmoaround Sesame Street in a big yellowtaxicab, sell movie tickets at the Circlein the Square Cinema ticket booth,and more.

CELEBRATING AMERICA’S FAVORITEDOLL. The display features morethan 500 examples of Barbie and herfriends—plus an array of Barbieaccessories.

DANCING WINGS BUTTERFLYGARDEN®. The Dancing WingsButterfly Garden team has raised thebar by introducing a variety of birdsand animals into the garden to createa lively ecosystem that they havedubbed “butterfly garden 2.0.”

eGAMEREVOLUTION. An original,highly interactive exhibit that exploresthe history of video games and theirimpact on the way we play, learn, andrelate to each other.

ONE HISTORY PLACE. Amid originalartifacts and reproductions, childrenexplore mini-environments and get ataste of life as it was a century ago.

READING ADVENTURELAND.Step into a life-sized pop-up bookand follow the Yellow Brick Roadinto five literary landscapes fromchildren’s books.

SUPER KIDS MARKET. Cruise the aislesand fill your cart with a selection of col-orful produce that looks so real, you canalmost taste it. Departments are filledwith highly interactive stations for dra-matic role-playing.

THE ELAINE WILSON AND STRONGEXPRESS TRAIN. Experience the thrillof old-fashioned train travel as themini locomotive chugs down the tracksurrounded by scenic postcards fromacross America.

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OTHER AREA ATTRACTIONSCUMMING NATURE CENTER: A900-acre preserve located 40 min-utes south of Rochester. $3 per per-son/$10 family. 6472 Gulick Rd.,Naples. 374-6160, www.rmsc.org

WHEM ANKH: THE CIRCLE OF LIFEIN ANCIENT EGYPT. Travel backinto the past at a time when every-thing from birth to death revolvedaround the seasons and the river oflife - the Nile. The Buffalo Museum ofScience, 1020 Humboldt Pkwy,Buffalo. 716-896-5200 www.sci-encebuff.org

CULTURES FOR KIDS. Learn aboutkids from all over the world. $5.Explore & More children’s museum,300 Gleed Ave., E. Aurora. 716-655-513. www.exploreandmore.org

TOUR THE RIEDMAN ROBOTICMILKING CENTER. Tours availableMon-Sat 11am-2pm. $2-$3.Springdale Farm, 700 Colby Street,Spencerport. 349-2090www.heritagechristianservices.org

THE HERSCHELL CARROUSELFACTORY MUSEUM. Operates twohistoric carousels. 180 ThompsonSt., North Tonawanda, 14120. 716-693-1885 www.carrouselmuseum.org

A STEP INTO AFRICA. This state ofthe art exhibit, focusing on theNgorongoro Crater region ofTanzania, is the only one of its kind inthe country. Included with admission.Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St,Rochester, 14621. 336-7200.www.senecaparkzoo.org

GENESEE COUNTRY VILLAGE &MUSEUM. Meet and chat with thevillage potter, storekeeper, printer, tin-smith and blacksmith. Speak with re-enactors and townsfolk about theclothing styles of the period and visitselect pieces from the museum's his-toric clothing collection. 1410 FlintHill Rd., Mumford. 538.6822.www.gcv.org.

CORN HILL NAVIGATION. Allaboard the Sam Patch & MaryJemison! These authentic tour boatsembark from Pittsford and Rochester,and provide unparalleled opportuni-ties to experience history and enjoyrelaxing getaways that showcase thebeauty and ingenuity of America'scelebrated Erie Canal. For detailsplease call 585-662-5748 or visitSamandMary.org.

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Genesee Valley Parent October 2012