Kiddie Halloween Parties in the Area

When the date gets closer, look in the Naperville Sun. The downtown stores usually host a trick or treat day going from shop to shop.
I know this sounds strange, but some Dominick's stores have Halloween parties with treats, etc. I think they do an egg hunt at Easter, too.

take them to sunny acres on north avenue in west chicago...i don't remember if the kids dress up but they have alot to do..we go on a weekday and then it is empty. check with your park district also..they usually have parties for the kids.

Harvest Bible Church in Lake Zurich (Quentin & Rte 22) is having a fall festival Sept. 27th. Pumpkin painting, door prizes, roasted corn, burgers, face painting, hay rides, etc. I know its a bit far, but we are planning on going (I live in Roselle). Its from 12-4pm.

The oswego park district has an event for 3.00 it is busy but pretty good.

Downtown Wheaton hosts trick-or-treating (it was on the 31st last year) in which the kids go in and out of the stores to get treats. Since our little ones go to bed early, we want to trick-or-treat as early as possible. But so many families around us aren't home from work that early. So going downtown Wheaton was a terrific solution for us! I pushed my 7 month old in the stroller while my 20 month old walked from store to store.

You could also go to the trick-or-treating time at Safety Town in Naperville (it's right by the police dept. on New York St/Aurora Ave).

naperville has something on saturday AND sunday before the holiday - and so does the brookfield zoo (boo at the zoo) so you have at least 3 chances right there...

I have the same obsession so we'll see you there...
my 3yo keeps changing what she wants to be (tee hee)
right now she wants to be a butterfly - last week it was a frog - who knows what next week will bring

Cosley zoo in Wheaton always has events where the kids can wear their costumes. They also have a huge pumpkin patch and usually some corn stalk maze thing. Then of course you can walk around the zoo too - it's very small, but cute none the less. I know Brookfield zoo also has a costume contest and things like the weekend before Halloween. Have fun!

J.,
I know you said Naperville/Wheaton.. but just south of there in Bolingbrook they offer a "Halloween Happenings" at the park district. Usually the Friday night before Halloween. It is very age appropriate for little ones.. with a craft area, big jump things.. etc... safe, and free!!
B.B. has one of the best park districts in the country winning tons of awards... and the programs for pre-school age kids are the best..

Make sure you take him to a pumpkin farm in costume. He'll have a ball. A lot of them host parties with hay rides and things also. There's a big farm on North Ave in the western suburbs and Goebberts Farm out Higgins Rd. Have fun. We've done Goebberts for 30 years at least with out kids and their friends.

Check out local churches, a lot of them have festivals.

If you check with your local library they usually have Halloween storytimes that include a costume parade. They are usually the week of Halloween and are free!

Naperville holds a big kid's festival usually the Sunday before Halloween. You should be able to find the info at www.napervilleparks.org(if not email me and I'll look it up in the book). They also do trick or treating downtown usually the same weekend. That's usually on the actual Naperville website.

I just picked up a guide from my son's daycare, it is called the Oaklee's Guide, Fall 2008. You can check out the website www.oakleesguide.com

Good Luck, they have a lot of areas.