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WELCOME TO MACARONI KID Hickory/Western Piedmont!

Newsletter for October 21 - 27, 2016

October 20, 2016

Thanks for joining us! We are here for NC Western Piedmont area moms and dads, grandparents and caretakers too, who love finding fun, family-friendly events and things to do in Hickory, Lenoir, Newton-Conover, Morganton, Taylorsville and surrounding areas.  New to us?  Click here for a quick tour.  

Enjoy this week's newsletter!
This week we celebrate TWO major milestones: 1) our 300th issue and 2) 3 MILLION views to our website since our launch in September of 2010. We are thrilled to be YOUR source for 411 on local family fun and we THANK YOU for all your support of our service. As always, we've packed this issue with lots of helpful and local information, including our huge list of Halloween events in our area, 7 ideas for reducing your kids' sugar intake this Halloween, a spider cookie recipepumpkin carving tips, a Halloween luminaries craft plus the scoop on October's remaining fall festivals. As we celebrate the upcoming Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions making a stop in Charlotte next week, we've gathered some playground "summer games" to get kids "competing" while having active fun outdoors. This and more awaits in this week's newsletter; refer to the table of contents for all that is inside.

Don't miss this week's giveaways and contests!
We have TWO sets of tickets to the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in Charlotte next Friday, Oct 28, 2016 to give away this week. This is an exciting show featuring the Olympic Gold Medal U.S. Women’s gymnastics team; don't miss your chance to win!

Keep 'em busy... plan our fun for the weekend, the week, or the month!
Our calendar is full of family-friendly events and we add to it daily! So much is happening around our local area that we can't always put it all in our newsletter. Plan your family fun for the days, weeks and months ahead by going straight to our Event Calendar.

Looking for more?
Find 101+ awesome autumn activities in our fall fun guide! We also have the scoop on where to go for apple picking, family bike ridesfarmers markets and kids eat free deals, plus even more helpful information, like birthday and report card freebies or getaway ideas, here.

List your event on our calendar... for FREE!
Is your school having a fall festival or your church hosting a trunk-or-treat? We're happy to include on our calendar any free (or low cost) one-time local events for kids through teens and/or for families and there is no charge for most listings. Send in the details using our submit an event form or email annah@macaronikid.com and we'll gladly help you spread the word to our local community.

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Have a great week!
Peace, Love & Macaroni,

~ Anna