The WaterShed’s free Fall Festival brings pumpkin decorating and live reptiles from the Idaho Reptile Zoo on Saturday from 10 to 2. Thirty community-built scarecrows line the paths at the Idaho Botanical Garden, and Lowe Family Farmstead’s corn maze in Kuna stays open until 9 on Saturday night.
This week: 19 outings at 10 places, each one linked to the page we checked it on. How we check
One short email with the Boise picks, already found and checked. Free, and you can unsubscribe any time.
Here’s how we’d do Saturday, Oct 17. One thing from this week’s list, plus two of our regulars from Around town. Tap a stop for the details.
MORNINGFall Festival at The WaterShed10am–2pm · The WaterShed · FreeTimes come from each event’s page or the place’s own site. Plans change, so check before you head out. Print this plan
Not this week’s events, just the reliable stuff. Where to eat with a toddler, where to burn off energy when it rains, where to splash, what’s worth the admission, and where to spend a night without going far.
Places where a dropped fork is no big deal and nobody minds a little noise.
Burgers on the side and fries front and center, with house-made sauces and salts. Kids’ meals (grilled cheese or a slider burger) come with a kid fry and a drink.
A local pizza chain where you can build your own pie, from Canadian bacon and pineapple to a Denver omelet-style pizza.
For rainy mornings, cold afternoons and anyone who needs to run in circles for an hour.
A hands-on science center with free parking next door and sensory kits on request.
Seniors 65+ $24
Idaho history and culture. Last admission 4:15pm.
$3 per person with EBT, up to 4
Boise Public Library’s downtown branch, with Pajama Storytime and other free kids’ programs. Construction is underway around the building.
Pools, fountains, zoos and theme parks: the big all-day outings.
The city’s oldest park, from 1907, with a rose garden, a Solar System Trail and the bandshell.
Gardens including a Children’s Adventure Garden. The lot is temporarily closed, so park at the Table Rock Trailhead.
youth; Seniors and students $13
A nonprofit mountain recreation area with summer activities and, once the snow comes, skiing and an 800-foot tubing hill.
Museums, animals and farm days that hold a little one’s attention.
A city zoo inside Julia Davis Park, easy to pair with the Idaho State Museum.
These don’t change week to week. Last checked . Hours and prices change, so check the place’s own site before you go. Know a spot we missed? Tell us at hello@littlesweekly.com.
This week we found 19 outings that work for kids ages 0–6. Our top three: Fall Festival at The WaterShed, Scarecrow Stroll at Idaho Botanical Garden, Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Lowe Family Farmstead. See the full list.
Yes, 17 of this week’s 19 picks are free, including library storytimes and Fall Festival at The WaterShed. Tap “Free” in Find your thing.
14 picks this week are indoors, mostly library programs and shows. Tap “Rainy-day OK” in Find your thing.
This week we list 16 library storytimes and baby or toddler programs. Each one links to the library or venue page with the time and place. See them in the list.
We look at venue and library calendars and local family pages every week. Each listing links to the page we checked it on, and where the organizer or venue has its own page, we confirm the details there. We lean toward things that fit around naps and don’t need a long walk.
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If it’s good for the under-6 crowd, we’d like to hear about it. Free events go on the list for free, always. If you want a guaranteed spot at the top or in the Friday email, there’s a sponsored option too, and it’s clearly labeled. We’re just getting started, so the first 10 local partners in each city get 50% off your first booking.
We do the digging, you get one short email every Friday morning: the five things worth leaving the house for in Boise, plus what to skip.
