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Museum Getting Ready to Spook Families at Party

Halloween fun coming to the area.

The Community Children's Museum in Dover is preparing for its Halloween Spooktacular. What follows is the museum's press information on the event:

The Community Children’s Museum is building upon last year’s very successful Halloween Spooktacular in style. This year, the multi-generational family event will be held at Morris County Vocational School in Denville, NJ on October 22, 2011 from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. to accommodate the expanded line-up of activities and performers. This fun event will help raise funds for the museum’s children’s programs and to keep admission costs affordable for all.

The general public is invited to enter their cake creations into the Halloween Cake Decorating Contest. Judges from area bakeries, including The Artist Baker (Morristown), Becker Bros. Bakeshop (Randolph), and Sweet Lucy’s Bakery (Morristown) will be making the tough decisions about which cakes are the most creative in their categories to win great prizes. All of the entered cakes will be on display for the public to see and vote on during the Fun Fest. Everyone can try their hand at decorating cupcakes donated by Becker Bros. Bakeshop with their own Halloween designs and then eat them.

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During the four-hour Halloween Spooktacular Fun Fest Children’s Singer Big Jeff will entertain with his engaging and hilarious Halloween songs and Tweedles the Clown will make funky balloon sculptures and paint children’s faces with their requests. There will be pumpkin painting, a pumpkin carving demonstration and a cooking demonstration of yummy seasonal delights by Chef Melody from Kids Green Kitchen. Kids and adults alike will love the cool Halloween games and many arts & crafts projects to take home.

People can also wear their favorite Halloween costumes to be reviewed by local artists and teachers who will hand out prizes for the most creative and spooktacular costumes at the event. All can join in the monster mash dance and if you’re feeling brave, sit in on the slightly scary story time. Bring your cameras to take pictures of your little ghouls and ghosts in the Halloween-themed photo display area.

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Vendors and crafters are invited to set up a table to promote their business and sell their products to increase their visibility in the community for a small fee. In addition, many sponsorship levels are available and all businesses are encouraged to join our lead sponsors: the Star Ledger and MJ Media LLC, NJKids of this not-to-be-missed event.

The fun will take place on October 22, 2011 from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Morris County Vocational School. All inclusive admission is $10 per person for non museum members, $8 per person for members and seniors. Children 2 and under are free. Entry into the Cake Decorating Contest is $10 per cake and includes two free tickets to the event. Visit www.communitychildrensmuseum.org for more details and Cake Decorating Contest entry forms.

The Community Children’s Museum is a non-profit organization where children explore and learn through hands-on fun in art, science and world cultures. The Museum’s regular hours are Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for children ages 6 months and older, $5 for adults and $4 for seniors.

Funding for the museum has been made possible in part by the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information call (973) 366-9060 or visit www.communitychildrensmuseum.org.


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