Halloween 2012

After 4 years, it would seem that we tend to be out of town around Halloween time.
We stayed put in 2009 and 2011, but we did miss Halloween celebration in 2010, as well as this year.
And for both years, we missed it for the same reason: we went for holiday in Indonesia. Ha!

So be it.
Luckily, at least this year we were able to make it for the Skool Halloween celebration.
Have we ever said that we love the Skool? Oh yes, we do!

As part of Halloween preparation, students are drafted to make the decorations for the Skool.
You see that ghost hanging up there? Kecil made that, a fact that she proudly shared with her Mama and Daddy.
For the celebration itself, which was basically just a trick-a-treating procession from one classroom to another, students are invited to come in their costumes, but they are not required to have one.

Now for Kecil... well... let's just say Mama felt a bit bad about last year's last minute off the rack costume (which, I have to add, Kecil did not quite wear, really!). So... when we were informed about the celebration by the Skool, we made our own preparation.

Kecil is really more into princesses at the moment. However, Mama's scouting trip to the market did not result in satisfactory finds that can be turned into 'proper' princess attire. Besides, this Mama thinks that a princess attire is unlikely to be worn outside special occasions such as Halloween. So... Mama and Kecil agreed on a fairy costume.
We were really going for TinkerBell, really, but you know Kecil prefers the color PINK, right? So Pink it was, complete with pink wings, wand and hair band.

Kecil seemed to like her dress, and it was really good as Kecil could still run, jump and play around just as she normally does. I'd say this Mama managed to fulfill the objective with the dress.

This Mama had to admit, that for a moment, while driving to Skool, I was not too sure about the Halloween thing after all. What if Kecil appeared overdressed or something? Such foolish thought, of course, for the kids did turn out in force, ready to have fun, costumes not withstanding. Just look at them:

Super heroes, Disney princesses, more fairies, even in uniform, I think they are just happy to have a special day in Skool.
Soon enough, the trick-a-treating started ...

And of course, all the photo-taking that accompanies any occasion that includes any degree of dressing up.

Once the candies were distributed, and each kids got their own sack/basket/handful of candies, it was time to sit down, enjoy the candies, even compare your loot with one another.

T'was a great, fun day in Skool, the last day of the term, last day in the old building (the Skool was moving to a new place!), and last day before the semester break. Couldn't get any better than that, I suppose. Thank you, Skool for organizing the whole thing!

And here's Kecil again in her lovely costume, just so you won't forget what she was dressed up as for this year's Halloween.

Cheers!