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2024 Election Guide for Champaign-Urbana Area Voters We help area voters prepare for the Nov. 5 general election: learn where, when, and how to vote in Champaign County.

Appliance clocks are THE WORST! Good luck out there... 🤣

It may be November but it's still pumpkin treat season — find out what places have the seasonal treats that make us drool ⬇

17+ Pumpkin Treats to Try Around Champaign-Urbana What could be more irresistible than fall in Champaign-Urbana? Possibly the delicious pumpkin treats that come around this time of year.

🤔 Curious about 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡?

✅ Only ISACS-accredited independent K-8 school in the area
✅ 900+ alumni who have attended over 150 colleges
✅ 14+ acre campus, including performing arts center and high school-sized gym
✅ Entire school population fits in the tornado shelter

👉 Want more information about what makes Countryside unique? Come to its 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 on November 3, 2 - 4pm. Visit https://www.countrysideschool.org/ to learn more. We thank Countryside School for being our page partner this week.

Does your household have any creative ways to use extra Halloween candy?

Top 7 Things To Do with Leftover Halloween Candy We've got suggestions for how to manage candy overload this Halloween (aside from giving all of it to Dad).

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Got any cute Halloween costume photos to share? Any age, any species... and GO!

🎃 Drive through Urbana's Landscape Recycling Center and smash your pumpkin in the compost pile (great photo opportunity!), and learn about local organics recycling and composting.

Pumpkin Smash at the Urbana Landscape Recycling Center Smash your old Halloween pumpkin(s) at Urbana’s Landscape Recycling Center (LRC) food scrap compost pile and avoid that pumpkin rotting in your yard. This FREE event will be held 11 am – 3 pm on November 2. Drive through the LRC and smash your pumpkin in the compost pile (great photo opportunity...

Don't forget the (gulp) time change coming up this weekend!

Five Sanity-Saving Strategies For Parents At Daylight Saving Time It's that time of year again: time to roll your clocks back before bed on November 2. Our tips to help your family adjust to the time change.

Fun local tie to the just-concluded World Series!

Peterson returns to sing anthem as youth are honored at Game 2 Game 2 of the World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers featured an annual tradition for Major League Baseball -- the recognition of dozens of young people lauded for their achievements in 2024. MLB invited over 100 student-athletes who participated in various MLB-led community programs nationwid...

Best wishes for Día de Mu***os to all those celebrating their ancestors on November 1 and 2. Here are some gatherings in Champaign-Urbana where you can join the celebration.

Celebrating Día de Mu***os with Kids in Champaign-Urbana Día de Mu***os, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday on Nov. 1-2 where families welcome the souls of the dead for a celebratory reunion.

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The long-awaited replacement playground at Meadowbrook Park is now open to the public.

New Playground at Meabowbrook Park in Urbana Opens The much-awaited new playground at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana has opened to the public.

🖍 There are many factors to consider when deciding if your child is ready for kindergarten — see https://childmind.org/article/is-your-child-is-ready-for-kindergarten/.

🖍 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 is a K-8 independent school in Champaign offering an accelerated, hands-on curriculum – including world languages (Spanish, Chinese, and Latin), visual and performing arts, and music. Their mission is simple: "Joy in Learning, Excellence in Education."

🖍 Visit https://www.countrysideschool.org/ to learn more and to register for their 11/3 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞. We thank Countryside School for being our page partner this week.

Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? - Child Mind Institute As a parent, how can you know if it’s better to wait a year? A look at the skills children will need to thrive in kindergarten.

Got a Halloween hangover? This weekend brings the cure with even more holidays, whether you celebrate Diwali on the Quad or Día de Mu***os at an ofrenda near you.

Find all the details in our Weekend Planner.

Champaign-Urbana Weekend Planner - Welcome, November Find some family-friendly resources for Champaign-Urbana this weekend.

🎃 Our FAVORITE Halloween question to ask 🎃

What was the weirdest or most unexpected item your trick-or-treater brought home tonight?

🎭 Friday Nov. 1 is Opening Night for Dear Edwina JR.! 4 shows only, in downtown Champaign's beautiful Virginia Theatre.

https://www.chambanamoms.com/events/cpd-youth-theatre-presents-dear-edwina-jr/

🎃 Verify the trick-or-treat times in your community before heading out tonight — be safe and have fun!

Champaign-Urbana Area Trick or Treat Hours We list all the trick or treat times for the communities in the Champaign-Urbana metro area as they are announced.

🫵 You're invited!⁠

🏫 Countryside School announces their "𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞" 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 on Sunday, November 3 from 2 – 4 p.m. Visit classrooms, chat with teachers and current students, and ask questions.⁠

👉 For more information and to register, visit https://www.countrysideschool.org/. We thank Countryside School for being our page partner this week.

A Halloween classic 🤣

Wishing a very happy Diwali to all who celebrate!

Celebrating Diwali with Kids in Champaign-Urbana Diwali is the joyous Hindu Festival of Lights, involving candles/lanterns, homecoming, feasting, and fireworks!

Just a boy and his best friend 🥹🥹

This 4-year-old boy's best buddy is a skeleton, and their friendship has us dead “It’s nice to realize all kids are a little ‘weird.’”

Happy Halloween! If you're still looking for ways to celebrate today, we've got you covered ⬇

Champaign-Urbana Area Halloween Events and Activities Halloween is coming! Read on for family-friendly Halloween events and activities around Champaign-Urbana, presented by CU Dentists, Ltd.

Use the first letter of your first name, and the last letter of your last name, and see what marvelous combination you get.

Sincerely, Goth Papa Smurf 🤣

EDITED TO ADD: Pumpkin Hollow will NOT be lit 10/30 due to wind.

Take a drive this evening to an awesome Halloween display! (Please check their social media first to make sure the weather hasn't shut them down.)

🎃 Arthur Pumpkin House: https://www.chambanamoms.com/events/arthur-pumpkin-house-2024-10-30/
🎃 Crowley Pumpkin Glow:
https://www.chambanamoms.com/events/crowley-pumpkin-glow-2/
🎃 Pumpkin Hollow: https://www.chambanamoms.com/events/pumpkin-hollow-piatt-county-2/