(*) Suitable for children under 6
1 Wednesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
1 Wednesday, 1-4 p.m.
Textile Demonstration
Museum of International Folk Art.
1 Wednesday, 5- 7:30 p.m.
Art on the Hill
Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Museum of Spanish Colonial Art and Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.
2 Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Iridescent Insects
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
3 Friday, 9 a.m.-noon *
Annie Rose, the Flower Fairy during Preschool Prime Time.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
3 Friday, 1 p.m. *
Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
3 Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Insect Masks
Make a fabulous mask complete with multiple, compound eyes and antennae. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
3 Friday, 6-10 p.m.
Kids Night Out
Santa Fe Academy.
4 Saturday - 12 Sunday *
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Weeklong fiesta with hot air balloons, fireworks, special activities. Today’s events include: 7 a.m. Opening Day Mass Ascension. 6 p.m. Twinkle Twinkle Glow. 8 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show. Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277 or www.balloonfiesta.com for a complete schedule of the weeklong fiesta.
4 Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. *
Sun Mountain Gathering
Experience New Mexico’s cultures and history through demonstrations, exhibits, music, and family activities. Entertainment, spear throwing, pottery and jewelry making, Demonstrations of ancient technologies including flint knapping, weaving and dyeing, pottery firing, and cooking with micaceous pots. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1268.
4 Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 Sunday, 4 p.m. *
Harvest Festival
Bring in the harvest, crush grapes by foot for wine, watch burros grind sorghum for molasses, string chile ristras. Enjoy bizcochitos and tortillas. Participate in an outdoor Mass and procession for San Isidro, led by the Archbishop of Santa Fe. Music, dancing and arts and crafts. Call for prices. El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261.
4 Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 Sunday, 2 p.m. *
Harvest Festival
Sample the fruits, vegetables, smells, tastes and sounds of the fall harvest. Demonstrations and interpretive activities, crafts, games and music included with general admission; call for prices. Farmer’s Market from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. featuring Native American and Hispanic vendors. No fee to access the Farmer’s Market. Rio Grande Botanic Garden’s Heritage Farm, 2601 Central Avenue NW in Albuquerque. 505-764-6200.
4 Saturday, 1-4 p.m.
Snakes
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
5 Sunday, all day *
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
5:45 a.m. Dawn Patrol Show. 7 a.m. Mass Ascension. 5:45 p.m. Balloon glow. 8 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show. Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277.
5 Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Textile Demonstration
Museum of International Folk Art.
7 Tuesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
7 Tuesday, 4:30-5:50 p.m.
Science After School: Mars Inside and Out
Southside Library.
8 Wednesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books,Music & Café.
9 Thursday *
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
7 a.m. Special Shape Rodeo. 8 a.m. Flying Competition & Prize Grab. 5:45 p.m. Special Shape Glodeo. 8 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show. Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277.
9 Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Adventures in Art
Explore colors and textures as you paint. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
9 Thursday, 7 p.m.
Comet Hunters
Free science video. Spend the night on Kitt Peak with the Spacewatch project stalking the flying mountains that could destroy us or save us. Planetarium at Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
10 Friday *
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
7 a.m. Special Shape Rodeo. 5:45 p.m. Special Shape Glodeo. 8 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show. Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277.
10 Friday, 9 a.m.-noon *
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
10 Friday, 1 p.m. *
Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
10 Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Bug Rock Pets
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
10 Friday, 7 p.m.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Family movie night. Rated PG. Vista Grande Public Library.
11 Saturday *
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
7 a.m. Mass Ascension. 5:45 p.m. Night Magic Glow. 8 p.m. AfterGlow Fireworks Show. Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277.
11 Saturday, 10 a.m. *
Children’s Story and Craft Hour
Vista Grande Public Library.
11 Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon
Free Fishing Clinic
Albuquerque Biopark’s Tingley Beach.
11 Saturday, 1-4 p.m. *
Paper Plate Spiders
Look at the amazing spiders in the exhibit then create your own arachnid. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
12 Sunday *
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
7 a.m. Farewell Mass Ascension. Balloon Fiesta Park, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277.
12 Sunday, 2-4 p.m. *
Group Insect Mural
Work with a muralist to help paint a large insect scene. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
14 Tuesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
14 Tuesday, 4:30-5:50 p.m.
Science After School: Mars Inside and Out Southside Library.
15 Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Many Mothers’ Circle
Presentation on Infant Massage - To Calm, Comfort & Connect. Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
15 Wednesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
15 Wednesday, 1-4 p.m.
Lacemaking
Museum of International Folk Art.
16 Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Surprise Painting
Make an abstract mixed media piece then hide your name or a secret message somewhere in the drawing. Get others to guess what you wrote. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
16 Thursday, 7 p.m.
Searching for Superstars
Free science video. Private and professional astronomers bag the biggest blasts the universe has to offer. Novas, supernovas, black holes and colliding stars. Planetarium at Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
17 Friday, 9 a.m.-noon *
Creep, Crawl, Hop and Fly
during Preschool Prime Time. Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
17 Friday, 1 p.m. *
Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
18 Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Little Forest Playschool Fall Resale
Unbeatable prices on children’s supplies and clothing. First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, 662-5895.
18 Saturday, 9:30 -11 a.m.
Learning Creativity through Poetry and Movement
Body movement, poetry and creative expression. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
18 Saturday, 1-4 p.m.
Insect Inspired Haiku Poetry and Brushpainting
Create a poemand illustrate it with flowing ink pictures, taking inspiration from the insects on display. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
19 Sunday, 2 p.m.
Family Concert
Dance and song by Hugh Hanley and Zuleikha. Bring pillows and blankets to sit on the floor, casual seating style. Adults $5, children free. Temple Beth Shalom, 205 E. Barcelona Road, 471-9252.
19 Sunday, 2-4 p.m.
Gems
Find out what makes amineral crystal into a precious stone. Explore the variety and origin of gems. Santa Fe Children’sMuseum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
20 Monday, 6-8 p.m.
Science Cafe for Young Thinkers
We’re Missing Most of the Universe!, by the Science Advisor to the Governor of New Mexico. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Education Annex.
21 Tuesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
21 Tuesday, 4:30-5:50 p.m.
Science After School: Mars Inside and Out Southside Library.
22 Wednesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
23 Thursday, 7 p.m.
Moonwitch Video
Diana, who fears she is being followed by the full moon, learns about the moon’s phases, its dark side, earthshine and the different faces that other cultures see in the moon. Adults $5; preteens and seniors $3; free for SFCC students, employees and planetarium members. Planetarium at Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue, 428-1677.
24 Friday, 9 a.m.-noon *
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
24 Friday, 1 p.m. *
Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
24 Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Bug Shrines
Honor the insects with a colorful shrine to your favorite six legged creature. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359.
24 Friday, 7 p.m. - 21 Saturday, 8 a.m.
Aquarium Overnight
Albuquerque Aquarium.
25 Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. *
Halloween Party
Come in your costume, share stories and trick or treat. Santa Fe Farmers Market, 1607 Paseo de Peralta. 983-4098.
25 Saturday, 10 a.m. *
Children’s Story and Craft Hour
Vista Grande Public Library.
25 Saturday, 10-11 a.m. *
Family Yoga
Girls Inc. of Santa Fe.
25 Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. *
Zoo Boo
A safe alternative for trick-or-treating. Games, Haunted Habitats, a variety of performances, costume parade, costume judging and sweet treats. Four children in costume get in free with a paying adult ($7). Rio Grande Zoo, 903 Tenth Street SWin Albuquerque. 505-768-2000.
26 Sunday, 1-4 p.m. *
Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead
Celebrate by decorating sugar skulls and making muertos micho. All ages. Bring a photo of a loved one who has passed away. Music and refreshments. By museum admission. NM residents with I.D. free on Sundays. Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200.
26 Sunday, 3 p.m.
Desert Chorale Children’s Choir Concert
Call for prices and location. 988-2282.
28 Tuesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
28 Tuesday, 4:30-5:50 p.m.
Science After School: Mars Inside and Out
Southside Library.
29 Wednesday, 11 a.m. *
Toddler and Preschool Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
30 Thursday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. *
Paper Plate Spiders
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
31 Friday, 9 a.m.-noon *
Preschool Prime Time
Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
31 Friday, 1 p.m. *
Children’s Story Time
Borders Books, Music & Café.
31 Friday, 5-7:30 p.m. *
Family Ghost Story Train
Scary stories aboard the haunted coach. Call for prices. Santa Fe Southern Railway, 410 South Guadalupe Street, 989-8600.
