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The Mall at Fox Run Celebrates Back-to-School!

The mall hosted a variety of activities to get kids and parents ready for the new school year

The Mall at Fox Run in Newington helped area kids and their families get ready for back-to-school with a variety of events leading up to the new school year.

The festivities kicked off with a back-to-school themed Family Night on Wednesday, August 24th as part of the mall’s Summer Family Night Series. The evening was the last of the series, where kids and their families enjoyed affordable fun every Wednesday night of the summer with crafts and activities, special pricing on kids’ meals, goodie bags, and more.

The mall also hosted a Fall Fashion Show sponsored by Empire Beauty School to showcase upcoming seasonal trends on Thursday, August 25th, featuring looks from mall retailers including Rue 21, Francesca’s, Sunglass Hut, JCPenney and more.

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Finally, The Mall at Fox Run and the Simon Kidgits Club invited area children for a Kidgits Back to School event, where local children enjoyed back-to-school themed activities, crafts and games to prepare for the new school year!

PHOTO 1 (from left to right): Model Jessey Stevens of Stanford, ME, with stylist Lindsay Paolucci of Alfred, ME, during The Mall at Fox Run’s Fall Fashion Show sponsored by Empire Beauty School on Thursday, August 25th.

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PHOTO 2: Caleb DiBono, age 9, of Haverhill, MA, shows off the personalized notebook and picture frame crafts he made at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Back to School event on Saturday, August 27th.

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