Ed Price helps 5-year-old Maddy carve a pumpkin during the Park Ridge Recreation and Park District's Halloween Hoopla on Oct. 11. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media

At Halloween Hoopla at the Park Ridge Park District, families carve pumpkins, stuff scarecrows, take a hayride and eat s'mores. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media

Peter Jurcenko, 4, digs into his pumpkin during Halloween Hoopla at Park Ridge's Maine Park Leisure Center. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media

Jennifer Jurcenko Alex, and Nicky Jurcenko work on their pumpkin during Halloween Hoopla at the Park Ridge Park District. Families carve pumpkins, stuff scarecrows, take a hayride and eat s'mores. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media

Joseph Boyd stuffs his scarecrow during Halloween Hoopla at Park Ridge's Maine Park Leisure Center. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media

Chocolate-covered apples, decorated for Halloween, are displayed in the front window of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Uptown Park Ridge. | Jennifer Johnson~Sun-Times Media

Maddy Price, 5, and Ed Price draw on their pumpkin during the Park Ridge Recreation and Park District's Halloween Hoopla pre-holiday event. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media