Westfield Brandon Family Sets 'Spooktacular' Fun Day for October

The Westfield Family "Spooktacular Family Fun" event at the Westfield Brandon shopping mall is scheduled for Oct. 18 and features a chance to win a $250 gift card to the newly opened Baham Breeze Island Grille in the Restaurant Courtyard.

Scheduled for Oct. 18 from 4 to 5 p.m., outside near the fountain in the Restaurant Courtyard, is an event featuring story time, crafts and snacks.

For nationwide shopping centers, Westfield highlights four books that can be read for kids ages 2 to 5, for whom crafts notes are to make a "bewitching black cat." For kids ages 6 to 12, noted is an opportunity to create a personalized trick-or-treat bag.

Here's the list of featured books:

• The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
• Riki's Birdhouse, by Monica Wellington
• Pop-Up Haunted House, by Sarah Powell
• Halloween Night, by Marjorie Dennis Murray