If you've never been to Harvest Days at Landis Valley Museum, mark your calendars. It's Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10, at the museum adjacent to Hands-on House at 2451 Kissel Hill Road. It's a wonderful family adventure; better yet, it's couldn't come at a better  time of year.

My daughter and I were recently reminiscing about how much she enjoyed picking out her own jack-o'-lantern -- especially when she was younger. But there's much more than that. There is food, music and wagon rides. In addition, you can be part of early Pennsylvania German life by taking in demonstrations on blacksmithing, dyeing wool, chair caning, broom-making, and bookbinding. But that's not all. There is also apple butter boiling -- yum! -- and hearth and bake-oven cooking.

One of our favorite stops has always been the children's tent where there are hands-on activities for little ones that include crafts, and to which my daughter has devoted hours of her time over successive autumns. Harvest Days is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for youth, 6-11. Children age 5 and under are admitted free of charge. For more, visit www.landisvalleymuseum.org .

You'll love it!