It has been a very slow week leading up to Halloween but finally it is here and Maggie and Anjali made it back just in time.  We broke the kids up into groups so that each volunteer could focus on just a few costumes.  I have a pirate, a cheetah, a little batman, and a scary ghost.  I pulled off most of my costumes by buying a little bit of black fabric to make capes for batman and the "ghost" of sorts and just  pulling together some items from around the house.  The girls went a bit further and sewed together some elaborate pumpkin, witch, and fairy costumes.  Tonight each of the volunteers will set up in a room in the house with an activity and some treats for the kids to collect.  I hear last year that Jeff scared the living daylights out of one of the kids accidentally.  The kid got scared upon entering the room and dove under the bed, where Jeff was already hiding.  Naturally this unexpected presence under the bed (the safest place in all of childhood) only escalated things so the kid ran out crying.  Maggie has borrowed a mannequin from a store in town today as well.  I am not sure yet what her plan is but I am definitely curious.  Whatever I end up doing I want to make it scary but I certainly don't want to induce tears.  I am excited to see everyone in their costumes and to see who wins the scariest costume, the most creative costume, and who has the most Halloween spirit.  It will be a fun night.

Oh and by the way,  I'm being a puppy.  Face paint pictures to come.



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