Halloween Carnival

Our ward had a little Halloween carnival last night and I would have to say that it was a big success. Ususally our ward does their own version of trunk or treat and it usually ends up with people lining the walls of the cultural hall handing out candy. So the kids ends up just walking around in a big circle with their bags wide open and the hardly even have to say anything. It usually lasts about 15 minutes and then it's over. BORING!!!! If you ask me and I don't think that the kids need a ton of candy and how not fun is that for a kid to walk around and not even have very much fun. well I put up a little stink about it this year saying that I wanted to do something funner and that would get the kids more involved. I guess a few other people agreed because they planned this super fun carnival. They had a bean bag toss into a pumpkin face, basketball hoop shoot, golf put-put, a trivia game, fishing, cupcake walk, ring toss and a penny toss game. Plus they had refreshments. The kids got to play the games and those in the ward that wanted to participate that didn't have kids just came and picked a station to sit by and handed out their candy as well. It was really fun and a ton of people showed up. Parker sure had a fun time with all his friends from nurery and I think he was the cutest pirate around. Paige is too little to know what was going on but she was a cute little pink leopard. It is sure fun to dress the kids up and let them have a great time!!! I hope the ward does something similar next year. Yay for the activities commitee, they did good!!!!


Me with Paige, there is a spider hanging above me, that is what is in my face.


The fishing game. Parker loved this, he got M&M's, one of his favorites


This was the penny toss, wherever your penny landed you got a prize from the corresponding bowl.



My two cuties!!