Halloween at School

Halloween was so much fun because the children were so excited for the foreign festivities of Halloween. As you can see the kids wore all kinds of cute costumes. But, Halloween is not very popular here, exemplefied by the small selection of costumes at the department stores! There were many children dressed in the exact same outfits, which they didn't seem to even notice!

Holly dressed as 'Sailor Moon' (a cartoon character) and I was a rockstar. The kids had their own interpretation though... Holly was a student and I was a grandfather! Ben was meant to be Spider Man, but it didn't quite have the full effect without the mask. You can see in the pictures a little pumpkin-man grabbing at Ben's mask. This little guy is a rough and tough little 4 year old named Lucas who was really looking forward to being Spider Man, prior to Halloween. So when he showed up dressed as a pumpkin, with a less-than-enthused look on his face, we felt sorry for him. The pumpkin outfit was a favorite among the girls, which added insult to injury for this very masculine little boy. But, once he got ahold of Ben's mask, his self worth was boosted and he ran around the rest of the day fighting crime like only Spider Man can.