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2023 Pumpkin Decorating Contest

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Calling all crafty families! It’s that time of the year again when we turn pumpkins into masterpieces, and we want to see your spooktacular creations! We know you’re not just limited to our Lazy Moms Pumpkin Decorating Ideas, but if you are, no judgement here! Enter those too!

How to Enter: Carve, paint, or melt crayons – whatever your artistic method, we want to see it! Submit a photo of your finest pumpkin creation to us via email at contact@birminghammommy.com or simply message us on Facebook or Insta. Don’t forget to include your name and a valid email where we can reach you if you’re our lucky winner!

What You Could Win: Get ready for a treat! The most creative according to entry according to my interns, will snag a $25 gift card to Crumbl Cookies, because nothing pairs better with fall than freshly baked cookies!

Contest Details: Submit your entries by noon on Tuesday, October 31st. We’ll showcase some of our favorites on our social media throughout the week. Stay tuned, as we’ll be announcing the winner on Wednesday, November 1st.

Note: By submitting your pumpkin photos, you’re giving us permission to feature your artwork on BirminghamMommy.com social media.

Unleash your creativity, moms! Let those pumpkins shine, and who knows – you might just be our next pumpkin-decorating superstar! Good luck!

Event of the Week: Mean Girls Jr. at Red Mountain Theatre Company

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From the movie of the same name by Tina Fey, this amazing Young Artist Production musical version comes to the RMT Mainstage for four performances only. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. It’s the story everyone loves, with wicked wit and over-the-top dance numbers, in a shortened version perfect for younger audience members. Tickets are just $12-24 at redmountaintheatre.org.

MEAN GIRLS, JR. at RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE

Friday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 28 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 29 at 2 p.m.

Purchase tickets now at Red Mountain Theatre

Children’s of Alabama Announces New Animal Assisted Program

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Children’s of Alabama is introducing PetsRX to help patients navigate their health journey. PetsRX is an animal-assisted program that includes the hospital’s first medical dog.

Wanda, the medical dog:

Thanks to a sponsorship from Nucor Steel, Wanda is one of Children’s of Alabama’s newest employees. She is a 2-year-old golden retriever. Wanda began her training at only a few days old at Canine Assistants, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and training hospital service dogs. Combined with the expertise of her handlers and Child Life Specialists, Wanda helps patients through goal-directed interventions. She helps patients cope, heal and achieve treatment goals at the hospital.

In addition to our medical dog, PetsRX also consists of three other animal-assisted programs, which include Hand-in-Paw. Hand-in-Paw is a long-time beloved partner of Children’s of Alabama. Teams visit the hospital often and help make the hospital feel more comfortable for patients away from their pets. Children’s also utilizes the P.U.P.S. (Poodles Unleashing Pawsome Smiles) Program at Children’s South. Shelby and Foster are poodles who are trained to work in therapeutic settings.  The CHIPS (Children’s Hospital Intervention and Prevention Services) Center also works with service-trained facility dogs through the Hero Program with the Office of Prosecution Services. The CHIPS Center uses this program to help in the healing journey for suspected victims of child abuse.

For more information about the PetsRX program, click here.

Send Halloween cards to patients at Children’s of Alabama

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Spending the holidays in the hospital is not easy for anyone, especially children. You can help make Halloween memorable for Children’s of Alabama patients by sending them a card.

Through Oct. 30, you can send free greeting cards to children in the hospital. Visit give.childrensal.org/Halloween and select one of three card designs. Hospital staff will print and distribute the cards to patients on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Protective Life Corporation has sponsored Halloween activities at Children’s for the past nine years. The card drive gives the public a chance to bring smiles to children’s faces during a time when hospital visitation is limited. Children’s cannot accept in-person gift donations, food/candy, stuffed animals, toys that depict violence, religious items, crocheted knit items, and gently used or homemade items on behalf of patients.

For more information about donating to patients at Children’s, visit childrensal.org/foundation.

Vulcan’s Spooktacular

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Join Vulcan Park & Museum on Tuesday, October 31 from 6:00P- 8:00P for Vulcan’s Spooktacular. There will be trick or treating, photo stations, free popcorn, music & MORE! Our leashed furry friends are also invited so bring them out in their costumes for a treat.

Tickets are $6 for ages 12 and up, $5 for ages 11-5, and kids 4 and under are FREE. Admission is free for Vulcan Park & Museum members and includes entrance to the festivities, and the museum. Wine and beer will be available for purchase for those ages 21 and over.

Click here to purchase tickets

Trick or Trunk or Treats in and around Birmingham

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Buckle up and get ready for a trunkful of Halloween magic that will make this spooky season unforgettable for your family! Here’s a list of Trunk or Treats and Halloween fun at our local libraries!

TRUNK OR TREATS IN BIRMINGHAM

Hoover YMCA

When: Saturday, October 21st | 11am – 1pm
Where: Hoover YMCA

Trussville YMCA

Trunk or Treat and Fall Festival

When: Saturday, October 21st | 3pm – 5pm
Where: Trussville YMCA

Asbury United Methodist

Get ready for a fa-boo-lous time at Asbury’s Trunk or Treat! Whether you’re a ghost, goblin, superhero, princess, you name it, all are welcome to join us for a night of family-friendly Halloween fun. Admission is free and everyone is welcome!

WHEN: Sunday, October 22nd | 4pm – 6pm
WHERE: Asbury by the soccer fields.

The Church at Old Town Helena

Trunk or Treat, Inflatables, Games, and more! This is a free event.

WHEN: Sunday, October 22nd | 3pm – 6pm
WHERE: The Church at Old Town in Helena

First Baptist Church of Birmingham

In the parking lot

WHEN: Wednesday, October 25th | 6pm
WHERE: First Baptist Church of Birmingham

Metropolitan Church of God

Join us for a family friendly, safe and fun event! There is something for every age with hay rides, inflatables, games, food and best of all it’s completely FREE!

WHEN: Wednesday, October 25th | 6:30pm – 8pm
WHERE: Metropolitan Church of God

Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church

Spooky season is here it’s time to Trunk or Treat!

WHEN: Wednesday, October 25th | 6pm – 7pm
WHERE: Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church

Alabaster YMCA

Trunk or Treat

When: Thursday, October 26th | 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: Alabaster YMCA

Downtown Calera Trunk or Treat

Decorated vehicles will be parked throughout the Calera Courtyard festival area behind the downtown shops as well as lining the sidewalks along Highway 25 and Highway 31.

WHEN: Thursday, October 26th | 5:30pm – 8pm
WHERE:  Calera Courtyard located at 1120 17th Avenue

JCA Fall Fest

Come for a fun-filled evening of live music, hay rides, and a Trunk or Treat!

WHEN: Friday, October 27th | 5:30pm
WHERE: Jefferson Christian Academy

Alabaster Fall Festival

Trick or treat trail, Live music, arts and crafts, food vendors, pumpkin hunt, inflatables and more!

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 10am – 3pm
WHERE: Buck Creek Greenway, Alabaster

Covenant Community Church

It’s time for Trunk or Treat and Festival Time! Join us for a fun day of treats, festivities, and silly costumes. Everyone is invited!

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 11am – 4pm
WHERE: Covenant Community Church

Fall Festival Irondale

Bring the kids out to the Fall Festival in Irondale. Sponsored by the Irondale Chamber of Commerce. Free event, connect with member businesses and others in our community.

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th, | 12pm – 4pm
WHERE: 3521 Ratliff Road Irondale

Haunt the Hills

Trick-or-Treat on the Grand Lawn with local businesses from 4:00-6:00 pm!
Inflatables, food trucks, and costume and pumpkin carving contests, finishing off the night with a showing of Monsters Inc. on the big screen!

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 4pm – 6pm
WHERE: Wald Park

Shades Valley YMCA

Put your costumes on, bring your family and join us for some Halloween fun! Free and open to the public.

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th |2pm – 4pm
WHERE: Shades Valley YMCA

Trunk or Treat

Games, face painting and treats! Be sure to join us!

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 3pm – 5pm
WHERE: First United Methodist Church of Alabaster

Spooktacular Fall Festival

Join us for a night of fun for the whole family! Play games & win some treats!
Face painting, Halloween Bingo & More! This is a free community event so invite your friends!

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 5pm
WHERE: Greystone YMCA

Free Fall Fest

Free Event! Food, candy, community, trunk or treat, inflatables!

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 5:30pm
WHERE: Mt Olive Ball Park

Halloween Festival

Join us for some Halloween fun! Everyone is welcome.

WHEN: Saturday, October 28th | 6pm – 8pm
WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham

Trunk or Treat in East Birmingham

Join us for family fun with lots of trunks, a bouncy house, music,
a chili cook-off and cookie bake-off. Hosted by Citizens Church.

WHEN: Sunday, October 29th, 1pm
WHERE: 8300 9th Ave South, 35206

Church of Brookhills

A PARKING LOT FULL of creatively decorated cars with open trunks, filled with loads of great candy–that’s Trunk or Treat!

When: Sunday, October 29th | 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: The Church at Brookhills

Church of Christ Homewood

FREE Fall Festival that’s fun for the whole family! Fun games, delicious food, live musical entertainment, and Trunk or Treat!

When: Sunday, October 29th | 4pm – 6pm
Where: Homewood Church of Christ

Mountain Chapel Methodist

Join us for an afternoon of family fun! We’ll have Trunk-or-Treating, inflatables, games, crafts, square dancing, concessions, and more! All are welcome! Mountain Chapel proudly supports the Teal Pumpkin Project! Non edible treats are available at all trunks and games!
WHEN: Sunday, October 29th | 3pm
WHERE: Mountain Chapel Methodist

Valleydale Church

Rides, trunk or treat, food trucks, inflatables, a hay ride and more!

When: Sunday, October 29th | 3pm
Where: Valleydale Church

Woodlawn Community Trunk or Treat

Woodlawn for Trunk or Treat 2023! Bring the kids to show off your best costume and snag some sweet treats!

When: Sunday, October 29th |  3pm-5pm
Where: The municipal parking lot at 55th Place and 1st Ave South

Morgan United Methodist Church

Come in costume and enjoy the fun of Halloween in a family friendly and Christian atmosphere! All are welcome!

WHEN: Sunday, October 29th | 4pm – 6pm
WHERE: Morgan UMC

Brewster Road Community Church

Fun until the candy runs out!

WHEN: Tuesday, October 31st | 6pm
WHERE: Brewster Road Community Road Church

Christian Life Fellowship

Everyone is invited!

WHEN: Monday, October 31st | 6- 7:30pm
WHERE: Christian Life Fellowship Calera

TRICK OR TREAT AT LOCAL LIBRARIES

Birmingham Public Central Library

When: Tuesday, October 31st | All Day
Where: Central Library

Homewood Public Library

When: Tuesday, October 31st | 9am – 9pm
Where: Homewood Public Library

Hoover Library

Trick or Treat in the Library

WHEN: Tuesday, October 31st | All Day
WHERE: Hoover Public Library

Trick or Treat at Trusville Library

Visit stations around the library to collect candy and prizes. Each child will receive a free book!

WHEN: Tuesday, October 31st | 5pm – 7pm
WHERE: Trussville Library

ADDITIONAL TRICK OR TREAT OPTIONS

The Birmingham Zoo
Hoots and Howls

A daytime Halloween event to Trick-or-treat around the zoo, join the Monster Mash, or climb up the Full Moon BBQ Spider Climber Adventure Tower. Get your tickets now!
When: Every Saturday and Sunday (the last 3 weekends in October) | 10am – 4pm
Where: The Birmingham Zoo
Tickets are required

The Summit Shopping Center

Join The Summit’s inaugural Trick-or-Treating event this Halloween! Put on your spookiest costumes and grab your favorite candy bag as you explore the participating stores, each marked with a festive pumpkin window decal.

When: Tuesday October 31st | 4pm to 8pm
Where: The shops at the Summit

Vulcan’s Spooktacular

There will be free , music, trick or treating and MORE! are FREE for Vulcan Park & Museum members.

When: Tuesday, October 31st | 6pm – 8pm
Where: Vulcan Park

Tickets are required for non members

New Christmas Light Attraction At Alabama Adventure

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This holiday season will be even brighter, merrier and more colorful as Magic of Lights transforms Alabama Adventure into a vibrant drive-through holiday-themed light display. The festive event kicks off November 17th and runs through December 31st.

Produced by Family Entertainment Holdings, LLC, “Magic of Lights” will make its Birmingham, AL debut at Alabama Adventure, featuring dozens of displays, festive favorites, and digital animation, all constructed with millions of individual LED lights to create a memorable holiday experience for the whole family.

“We are excited to bring Magic of Lights to the Birmingham community for the first time ever and believe it will become an annual holiday tradition,” says Ken Hudgens, CEO of Family Entertainment Holdings, LLC. “Our innovative creative team has designed a drive-through holiday wonderland light experience that promises to dazzle and delight guests of all ages.”

“We are absolutely thrilled to be collaborating with Magic of Lights for our upcoming Christmas light show! Their expertise in creating enchanting, immersive light displays is unparalleled, and we couldn’t have asked for a better partner to bring this vision to life. Together, we’re going to create a Christmas experience like no other, one that will leave our guests in awe and filled with the spirit of the season. We can’t wait to see the magic they’ll weave into our park to make this holiday season truly unforgettable!” -Dan Koch, President and Owner

Other illuminated displays include the 32-foot-tall animated Mattel’s Waving Christmas Barbie®, Prehistoric Christmas featuring life sized dinosaurs celebrating the season, and the legendary BIGFOOT® Monster Truck. Created with over two million sparkling lights, Magic of Lights is a nostalgic and festive event everyone will enjoy.

A new augmented reality feature will be introduced this year as well to make the magical experience even more interactive, with details set to be released in November.

QUICK FACTS – MAGIC OF LIGHTS

·      2+ million lights per Magic of Lights event

·      12.6 miles of light cord per Magic of Lights event

·      3,750 staff hours to set up each Magic of Lights event

·      The steel displays are designed, bent, cut and welded into about 800 frames that are combined in different configurations to create each show’s giant winter holiday scenes. Each frame of each scene is designed using the latest CAD technology and hand built in-house from 15 pages of design specifications each.

·      Each Magic of Lights show uses about 10 miles of steel to build the displays and 10 miles of LED lighting installed inside the displays, there are 10 different colors of LED bulbs used in the shows.

·      Scenes, such as the animated Mattel’s Waving Christmas Barbie, are as high as 32 ft. tall and as long as several hundred feet.

Magic of Lights shines daily from 5:30 – 9:00 PM Monday – Thursday and 5:30 – 10:00 PM Friday -Sunday. Tickets for this colorful seasonal event go on sale October 10th at 10 am and tickets are priced per vehicle.

For a complete schedule and to purchase tickets, visit THIS SITE

 

Seasonal Visitation Policy at Children’s Of Alabama

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Children’s of Alabama has implemented its seasonal visitation policy for its in-patient units. This change will protect patients, staff, visitors and the community from the potential spread of illness.

Visitors must be at least 12 years of age and symptom-free.

Please do not visit if you or your guest have any of these symptoms:

Have or have had a fever in the last 24 hours
Have a runny nose
Have a cough
Have a sore throat
Have been exposed to anyone with flu-like symptoms
Masks are recommended but not required. However, masks may be required in some patient care areas.

With a few exceptions, Children’s allows visitation daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.  All visitors must register and wear hospital-issued identification before visiting any area. Clergy/spiritual care providers may visit at the discretion of patients/families.

About Children’s of Alabama

Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children, offering inpatient, outpatient and primary care throughout Central Alabama. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. Children’s is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians, as well as private practicing community physicians.

Where the Witches Will Ride in Birmingham

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The streets will be abuzz with excitement as our local witches gear up for their annual ride! Adorned in glittering robes and fun costumes these witches will light up the night as they ride through the neighborhood, leaving trails of sweet treats in their wake.

Here’s where you can find a ride if you want to be a witch, or if you want to hang out and collect the candy!

Trussville Witches Ride

Saturday, October 21st
5pm
MORE INFO

Cahaba Heights Witches Ride

Saturday October 28th 3pm
2150 Hollis Crossings, Ball field by elementary school
MORE INFO

Homewood Witches Ride

Sunday October 29th
Festivities begin at 2pm at Homewood Central park. Witches will fly around 5:45pm

Bluff Park Witches Ride

Sunday October 29th
Shades Cliff Park
4pm – 7pm
MORE INFO

Star Lake Witches Ride

Sunday October 29th
4pm
MORE INFO

 

 

October Events not to Miss in Birmingham

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Are you ready to navigate the pumpkin-scented paths and ghostly giggles of October? Here’s a list of October Events in Birmingham to keep you busy! 

OCTOBER EVENTS IN BIRMINGHAM

Native American Festival

Traditional dances, listen to stories and music, and support local and Native American businesses at an ancient city on the Black Warrior River.

When: Wednesday October 4th – Saturday October 7th | Wednesday and Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Where: Moundville Archaeological Park
Price: Admission is $10 per person. Children 5 years old and under are free.

Greek Food Festival

Birmingham’s oldest and most anticipated cultural event that offers an abundance of delicious Greek cuisine.

When: Thursday October 5th – Saturday, October 7th| 10:30am -9:30pm each day
Where: Holy Trinity-Holy Cross
Price: The open air festival offers free admission. Outside tented seating for dining will be available. Food plates are individually priced and the Greek pastries will be pre-packaged and sold in the food lines.

Pumpkin Junction

All Aboard the Calera & Shelby Railroad for a trip to Pumpkin Junction!
After you arrive at the Junction, enjoy a variety of free family-friendly activities, games, and seasonal crafts.

When: Every weekend in October
Where: Heart of Dixie Railroad
For more info: Website

Buck Creek Festival

Two day festival that includes live bands, arts, crafts and retail vendors, kids play area, beer tent, food trucks and the iconic rubber duck race. This is a family friendly event.

When: Friday, October 6th & Saturday October 7th | Friday 6pm – 10pm, Saturday 7pm
Where: Helena Amphitheatre

Alabama Butterbean Festival

Vendors, food booths, crafts tables, music, cooking contests, children’s activities, fireworks and more.

When: Friday, October 6th & Saturday October 7th | 6pm – 10pm Friday and 8am – 4pm Saturday
Where: Downtown Pinson
Price: Free

Grand Riverfest

Get ready for the Fall Grand RiverFest! Enjoy arts, crafts, fashion, food, face painting, balloon art, bounce houses, and more!

When: Sunday, October 8th | 12pm – 5pm
Where: Outlet Shops of Grand River
Price: Free Admission

Back to Hogwarts

Join us at the McWane Science Center for an enchanting family fun night! Immerse yourself in a magical experience tailored to delight every Harry Potter enthusiast.

When: Friday October 13th
Where: McWane Science Center
More Info

Party on the Porch

Party on the Porch brings together local musicians, breweries, food trucks, and local businesses for an evening you do not want to miss!

When: Friday October 13th 6pm – 8pm
Where: Alabama Outdoors Homewood

Flicks Among the Flowers

Flicks Among the Flowers is back! This free event features the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy. Movie rating: PG. Gates open at 5 p.m. Come dressed for our costume contest! Bring a blanket or a low-profile lawn chair. Movie begins at sunset (around 6:30 p.m.).

When: Friday, October 13th | 6:30pm
Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Price: Free ($5 Donation encouraged)

Hoots and Howls

Calling all ghouls and goblins, it’s time to trick-or-treat around the Zoo at our annual Hoots & Howls events!

When: October 13th and 14th | October 21st and 22nd | October 28th and 29th
Where: The Birmingham Zoo
Price: Cost of admission (candy trail $3.95 and candy trail and ride wristband $10 additional)

Bash on the Bluff

Bring the entire family for a day of fun on the farm including live music, food trucks, inflatables, local vendors, a pumpkin patch and more!

When: Saturday, October 14th
Where: Hare Farm
More Info

Harvest Festival

Celebrate Fall and welcome the beautiful Autumn colors that grace our Oak Mountain each year!
Hay Rides! Bounce Houses! Shopping with LOCAL Artists! Food Trucks! Pony Rides! Yard Games! Guided Hikes! Crafts! Educational Treetop Nature Trail Tours! Pet Friendly! MORE!

When: Saturday, October 14th | 9pm – 4pm
Where: Oak Mountain State Park
Price: Age 3 and under are free | Age 4-11 are $2 each | Age 12-61 are $5 each |  Age 62+ are $2 each *Military and Veterans FREE*
(Annual Passes are Valid)

St Symeon Food and Culture Fair

Outdoor marketplace with food and gifts, choir concert, church tours throughout the event.

When: Saturday, October 14th | 9am – 3pm
Where: St. Symeon Orthodox Church, Clairmont Ave

Haunt the Hills

Bring the whole family to trick-or-treat at the sponsor booths, participate in the costume contest and finish the night with a Halloween movie!

When: October 22nd, 4pm – 6pm
Where: Wald Park

 

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