Halloween Haunts
Nick Ianniello/Mineral Independent Ryder Strawn spends some time trick-or-treating on his way up to the Halloween Party in Superior Friday evening. Youngsters spent the evening at Superior Elementary.
Superior’s ghost, goblins, princesses and bunny rabbits stalked the streets in celebration of Halloween Friday, and many of them made their way to Superior Elementary School for some Halloween games and to score some more sugary treats.
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Superior’s young trick-or-treaters filed into the school’s gymnasium with their parents for a variety of games.
Children could take part in a cake walk or Halloween Bingo. There was also a fortune-teller, and a face painter, as well as booths for candy fishing, bean bag toss, pass the pumpkin and ping pong ball toss.
There were candy prizes at all of the booths and all of the children left with a smile on their face and a bag full with enough candy to keep their parents busy for quite a while.
Supplies for the event came from the Lion’s Club, Ken and Cathy Kuhl and Cary and Muffy Bullock.
A committee of parents planned the event and a group of volunteers ranging from parents to older children helped run the booths and pass out candy.
“We’ve been pleased that there’s been so much town support,” said Donna Chambers, who helped make sure the event ran smoothly.
The school gym was completely decked out in Halloween paraphernalia, including spooky spider webs and giant inflated moving cats.
A special booth set up in the Elementary School’s Music Room offered children a chance to converse with a magic talking pumpkin with lots of interesting things to say.
Chambers said that the talking pumpkin was a big hit with the kids last year and they had to make sure it made another appearance at this year’s Halloween Party.
This is the second year there has been a Halloween Party at Superior Elementary, and Chambers said that it has been a great opportunity for community members to get out and enjoy the holiday.
The event planners made sure that they had enough candy for about 150 children to make their way through each event, and Chambers said that they used up almost all of the candy last year and expected to do so again this year.
The group plans to make the Halloween Party an annual event and Chambers said that it is an excellent and safe place to take youngsters to pick up some candy and Halloween excitement.
“It’s important that people have somewhere to go for Halloween,” Chambers said.
She said that all of the left over supplies from this year will be put to use in the next year’s Halloween party, and they would love to have even more help for next year’s Halloween Party.
“We welcome anyone that wants to participate,” Chambers said.