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The Growing Place in Aurora invites you to decorate a giant pumpkin for PumpkinPalooza October 8 & 9

Calling all pumpkin artists! Every year, The Growing Place in Aurora brings in giant pumpkins and decorates them for PumpkinPalooza. This year they are inviting you to help.

Kids and parents attending PumpkinPalooza Oct 8 & 9 (and the following week) will be voting for their favorite pumpkin. First prize is a $100 gift card to The Growing Place, second prize is a $50 gift card and third prize is a $25 gift card. All decorating teams will also get to take their giant pumpkin home.

Anyone that is interested in decorating one of the giant pumpkins must submit form and rough sketch of a family-friendly idea by Sept 29. Registration forms can be picked up and turned in at either location in the checkout building. If your entry was accepted you will be notified by Sept 30. Pumpkins can be decorated using paint and any props you would like. However, there is no carving so that they will last longer.

PumpkinPalooza is a weekend celebrating all things pumpkin with crafts, games, hayrides, treats and all sorts of pumpkin fun. The full schedule is listed below or visit thegrowingplace.com for all the details.

FULL PUMPKINPALOOZA SCHEDULE

BOTH DAYS:
Saturday, October 8, 9am-5pm and Sunday, October 9, 11am-5pm


It's all about the pumpkin with pumpkin painting for kids, pumpkin race cars, pumpkin crafts, a pumpkin bounce house, hayrides, giant decorated pumpkins and more pumpkin surprises! Kids All Access Pumpkin Pass $10 (or purchase the activity/crafts individually, price range $1-5)

• 12-3pm: Artistic Pumpkin Painting--pick out a pumpkin and have artist, Sue Klein make it beautiful, cute, or scary, you decide!

• 12-3pm: Make a Pump-culent--"Plant" succulents on a pumpkin. You'll make a long-lasting fall decoration! Cost: Price of pumpkin + $10.

• 11am-3pm: Great Chicago-style hot dogs from Heavenly Hot Dog Cart

SATURDAY ONLY:


• All Day: Freshly made warm donuts from Dick's Mini Donuts

• 12-3pm: Stump the Tree Expert--Certified Arborist Skeet, of Bartlett Tree Experts in Bolingbrook will answer all of your tree care questions.

SUNDAY ONLY:

• 
11am-2pm: Pumpkin treats and more from DeEtta's Bakery

• 12-3pm: Watch as local pumpkin carver Joe Adkins carves some extra large pumpkins!

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