Weekend Fun Where You Live!
Here are Maranda’s top picks for family fun this weekend. If you have something cool happening in your neighborhood this weekend, we’d love to hear about it!
Zoo Goes Boo
Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24
John Ball Zoo – Grand Rapids
www.johnballzoosociety.org
This is the final weekend for the Zoo Goes Boo event! Bring the kids in costume for trick-or-treating, crafts, games, giveaways and more.
Captain Louie!
Friday, October 23 through October 31
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
www.grtc.org
This musical will get your kid’s imaginations running wild as they take a plane ride with Louie.
Meijer Gluten Free Information Day
Saturday, October 24 from 10am-1pm
All Meijer Stores
www.meijermealbox.com/healthy-living
If you have children with gluten allergies, you’ll want to attend this event! All Meijer stores are hosting a gluten free information day on Saturday. This excludes the 28th St. & Kalamazoo store in Grand Rapids.
Creatures of the Night
Saturday, October 24 from 4-7pm
Kalamazoo Nature Center
www.naturecenter.org
Kids can dress in costume, collect treats, make a craft, hear stories in the forest and gather around the campfire for cider and snacks.
I’ve been a part of the WOOD TV8 team since 2005. As Special Projects Producer, I work side by side with Maranda making things happen behind the scenes. I coordinate Maranda’s Park Parties each summer and produce a variety of station broadcasts and events through out the year. I also serve as the producer of Maranda’s weekly half-hour show, Where You Live. I love the variety of my job and getting to be a part of the impact Maranda is making on kids in our community!
Outside of work, I've been married for seven years to my husband John and we have two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Stella. When I'm not busy trying to keep up with the kids, I spend "me time" reading fashion or celebrity magazines, sneaking in some good reality television, walking around Reeds Lake with girlfriends and exploring new restaurants with my hubby.
Inspirations for my blog come from my daily life as a busy working mom -- trying to juggle a full time job and be a full time mom to a spitfire five year old and a new baby.