Halloween: safe and fun-filled activities for children and adults

October 13, 5:57 PMBaltimore Healthy Living ExaminerGail Dixon

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This year is no different than any other; you’re always looking for safe, fun and healthy Halloween activities for your children.

So don’t worry about razor blades in the fruit, poison in the candy, sugar overload, someone scaring the wits out of Johnny, and adult perverts harming your little angels. Trick or treating will be out, and not even missed this year, if you consider some of the following options.

The corn mazes, fall festivals, hayrides, pumpkin patches are all waiting for you and your children to enjoy!

Corn Maze Crumland - Now through Nov. 1
7612 Willow Road
Frederick, MD
301-845-8099

Jumbo's Crazy Corn Maze
6521 Holter Rd., Middletown, Maryland (301) 371-6874
Open daily September 19 - October 31, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pick your own pumpkin, explore the Crazy Corn maze, hay wagons, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting and much more.

Fall Festivals

Larriland Farm
2415 Woodbine Road, Woodbine, Maryland (301) 854-6110
The annual Pumpkin Festival is held weekends throughout October. Pick a pumpkin; take a hayride; and explore a hay maze and more.

Sharp's at Waterford Farm
4003 Jennings Chapel Road, Brookeville, Maryland (410) 489-2572
Fall festival held each weekend from now to mid-November. Activities include pumpkin picking, corn mazes, hayrides, campfires, feeding animals, and more.

Gaver Pumpkin Patch
5501 Detrick Road, Mt. Airy, Maryland (301) 865-3515
Open now through October, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Free hayrides are offered Fri-Sun. The fall festival features a challenging “Casey the Cow” themed corn maze, large farm animal area, straw mountain, pedal bike track, giant slides, pirate ship, bale mazes, toddler corn maze, and play areas.

Clark's Elioak Farm
10500 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland (410) 730-4049
Open everyday in October. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Enjoy the petting farm, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, pony rides and storybook characters from the Enchanted Forest.

MaizeFest at River Valley Ranch
River Valley Ranch / 4443 Grave Run Rd / Manchester, MD 21102
Can you solve the GIANT 6 ACRE Corn Maze at RVR this autumn? You and your expedition crew (i.e., your friends and family) will be given the challenge to find the 9 hidden map pieces within the maze. Can you find them? If you're looking for more of a challenge, you can try to solve our Sudoku puzzle by tracking down all 12 clue posts hidden in the maze. If you solve the whole maze and the Sudoku puzzle, you can win a prize!  443-712-1010