Happy Halloween!

For the past month I have been planning a big Halloween Party for the elementary kids in Ishikari. Over a hundred kids showed up, plus their parents, plus 25 volunteers!! It was crowded, crazy and fun! We made about 40 jack-0-lanterns, hit jack-o-lantern shaped pinatas, bobbed for apples, painted faces etc. The kids all had a blast celebrating this foreign holiday. It was so much fun to see them lose all inhibitions and just have fun for a day.
After the party we took all the pumpkins to a dark road in Ishikari (which we named the "Shady Mile") and displayed them for two nights.

In the midst of preparations....Lori and I make pinatas... Thanks Lori!!

Lindsay with her pumpkin carvers...


Some "genki" little apple bobbers...

The "Shady Mile"