Spookapalooza – A Halloween Event
Spookapalooza, was a school Halloween fair/party organized by myself and 4 other IB students. The event was held on Wednesday October 27th 2010, at the Island Academy Campus. It was open to children of all ages both from Island Academy and from other schools.
The 5 of us put a lot of effort into organizing this event in only two weeks. I was constantly busy, making signs, creating games, baking cupcakes etc. I felt like we had so much to do in such little time and was a bit nervous we would not finish everything, but thankfully we did. It was a lot of fun decorating and getting ready, and it built up my excitement so much more. I enjoyed every part of organizing and getting ready but just couldn’t wait for the party to start.
The party consisted of different activities for children to participate in such as: A Haunted House, Pin the Tail on the Cat, Bone Bowling, Spider Toss, Door to Door Trick or Treating and many more child friendly interactive games. As well all these games a Halloween movie was set up for everyone to watch. We all helped out on the night and I had a lot of fun, giving out candy to kids who were trick or treating.
Children of all ages were able to interact with each other and play with each other throughout this evening. We were able to finally bring the secondary and primary school together on one evening to enjoy the Halloween holiday. As well as the 5 main organizers, many other Island Academy Secondary students helped setting up, running games and stalls and cleaning up. Parents helped to decorate, organize donations and promote the party. We were all extremely busy on the night and at times it got very hectic trying to organize kids, clean up, run events etc. By the end of the night I think we were all exhausted!
We were very fortunate in receiving many donations of food, drinks, candy, baked goods and decorations. There was a BBQ ran by a parent and students, a Bake Sale, a Bar and lots of candy for all the kids to enjoy. Everyone was dressed in his or her Halloween costumes helping to celebrate and support the event. As well, as the students that came to the event the helpers were all dressed up as well. It was a bit last minute picking my costume so I decided to go as a gypsy and throw some things together, which was exciting.
The night both began and ended on a good note and the turn out was better then expected. Everyone appeared to be having a great night and enjoying the wide variety of entertainment. There was lots of positive feedback and hopefully we have started a new tradition for the students of Island Academy to continue.
The 5 of us put a lot of effort into organizing this event in only two weeks. I was constantly busy, making signs, creating games, baking cupcakes etc. I felt like we had so much to do in such little time and was a bit nervous we would not finish everything, but thankfully we did. It was a lot of fun decorating and getting ready, and it built up my excitement so much more. I enjoyed every part of organizing and getting ready but just couldn’t wait for the party to start.
The party consisted of different activities for children to participate in such as: A Haunted House, Pin the Tail on the Cat, Bone Bowling, Spider Toss, Door to Door Trick or Treating and many more child friendly interactive games. As well all these games a Halloween movie was set up for everyone to watch. We all helped out on the night and I had a lot of fun, giving out candy to kids who were trick or treating.
Children of all ages were able to interact with each other and play with each other throughout this evening. We were able to finally bring the secondary and primary school together on one evening to enjoy the Halloween holiday. As well as the 5 main organizers, many other Island Academy Secondary students helped setting up, running games and stalls and cleaning up. Parents helped to decorate, organize donations and promote the party. We were all extremely busy on the night and at times it got very hectic trying to organize kids, clean up, run events etc. By the end of the night I think we were all exhausted!
We were very fortunate in receiving many donations of food, drinks, candy, baked goods and decorations. There was a BBQ ran by a parent and students, a Bake Sale, a Bar and lots of candy for all the kids to enjoy. Everyone was dressed in his or her Halloween costumes helping to celebrate and support the event. As well, as the students that came to the event the helpers were all dressed up as well. It was a bit last minute picking my costume so I decided to go as a gypsy and throw some things together, which was exciting.
The night both began and ended on a good note and the turn out was better then expected. Everyone appeared to be having a great night and enjoying the wide variety of entertainment. There was lots of positive feedback and hopefully we have started a new tradition for the students of Island Academy to continue.
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