Trains are A’comin’ In: If your son or daughter loves trains, this weekend will be over-the-moon time for them with the 18th Annual Model Train Show at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library.
October 8 & 9 will see the return of the Oregon Electric O Gaugers Train Club giant three track layout. This Albany-based group wants to get your kids into a hobby that will provide a lifetime of fun and community. To start out, they don’t need a track of their own or a background in the rails, they just need to be intrigued by how these perfectly miniaturized trains perform.
Check it out Saturday from 1:00-5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the library, located at 645 NW Monroe Ave.
Halloween Has Begun: It’s October, so all things Halloween-y are happening.
Take the kiddos to the Corn Maze for a fun adventure. Perfect for children – and for their adults if they want to come along – this maze is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The maze can be found at the Melon Shack, located at NE Garden Ave. at NE Highway 20, right here in Corvallis. Admission is $6.
If the kids are up for a scare or two, the Melon Shack also offers the Haunted Maze. This maze is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Admission is $16.
Finally, the Melon Shack has hayrides, train rides, a Super Slide, and a hay fort. All open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Check them out on Facebook .
Still in the mood for corn mazes and other family fun? Head over to Davis Family Farm, located at 4382 NE Highway 20, for another corn maze, more hayrides, and lots of other kid friendly activities. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Check them out on Facebook here .
And, yes, there is more. GreenGable Farm, located at 24689 Grange Hall Rd. in Philomath, has a corn maze with a scavenger hunt as well as a Cinderella Carriage for photo op’s. the farm is open Tuesday-Thursday from 9:00 to 6:00 p.m., and Friday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Check them out at their website .
Mad Science: Plan ahead for this chem-tacular, spook-tastic day off from school for your young students.
On October 26 – a day off from regular school – you can sign your K-5 students in classes of “Chem in a Flash” and “Science of Magic” offered by Parents for Education Plus. The classes start at noon with check in, followed by two one-hour classes and then an assembly, taking place at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 4515 SW West Hills. Find out more here as details are scared into place.
Fed is Best: Should a new mother be harassed for not breastfeeding her baby?
Many Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers were bottle fed as the act of breastfeeding was considered something done by the uneducated and low in class. By the 1980’s, mothers who didn’t breastfeed were condemned for using a bottle – even if the liquid in said bottle came out of the mother.
Recently, the formula crisis was upon us. Most of the world came to see that baby formula was not just for babies; many young children and even some teens and adults rely on formula to get enough nutrition into their systems to stay alive.
So, new mothers out there who are struggling to keep going amidst the push by others to tell you what’s best for your child, relax. Because breastfeeding is great, and formula feeding is great, and solid food feeding if your child is ready for it is also great. What matters is to listen to your gut and your pediatrician, and to disregard what is rudely said by people who are wholly uninvolved in the decision-making process. Basically, do what you need to do to keep your child alive.
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