Yesterday, there was a Halloween party at McKinley Elementary and, of course, the whole family went. Mika doesn’t start school until next year, but we joined the PTO early as we figured we need to start working for the school now. It needs it! šŸ™‚
I signed up to work at the Halloween party because I love Halloween. Maybe it’s because I’ve always been into horror movies – I used to watch them at night tucked into my mother’s bed with my mom and siblings – or because I never had Halloween as a kid. By the time I came to America I was already 12, and too old and shy to go trick or treating. In any case, I love it.
My job last night was to attend to the “Fear Factor” booth. We had three boxes with scary things hidden inside. You could stick your hand and feel creatures (cat toys), worms (spaghetti) and a brain (a jello brain). It was really fun. Some of the kids actually felt the “creatures” move and were convinced they were alive, some even thought they were snapping at them. The worms were more weird than scary – though several kids wouldn’t touch it. And the brain was just puzzling, though again, many touched it and then recoiled. In all they had a LOT of fun. So much so that some kids came 4 or 5 times – and we had a few parents try it too.
There were other booths as well, and great Halloween music (we got a semi-professional DJ!), and the kids seemed to be having a blast. My own two stuffed themselves with cookies and cupcakes, did crafts and just ran around. Mika came to my booth four times – but I think it was for the prize she got at the end.