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Spooky Storytime in Burnside Park

Spooky2_1Spend Saturday morning, October 26th, at the Imagination Center in Burnside Park for the 2nd Annual Spooky (but Not So Scary) Kidoinfo Storytime event! Starting at 10:30 am,  hear guest author/illustrator Alison Paul read her book, The Crow: A Not So Scary Story, and author Kara LaReau read her book, Ugly Fish. Guests will also read their favorite spooky books including Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters: a Lullaby by local illustrator Kelly Murphy.

After Storytime, the fun activities continue with Halloween music playing all morning! You can explore an interactive haunted house, collage fun Jack-O-Lanterns, and learn about anatomy with a life-size skeleton, Mr. Bones. Guess the guts at a touch-and-feel table, and climb the haunted haystack too. Wear a costume, and get a special Halloween treat!

Sponsored by Kidoinfo & Greater Kennedy Plaza, a project of the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy, Southwest Airlines, RISCA, the City of Providence, Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, Department of Parks & Recreation. See more event info on Facebook!