Kids of all ages eage
By WENDY JOHNSON
Stall Writer
|\
1 1 I -J ^
Halloween ispaimiY
s goinp rc dg funUos
na gcb) iris' are camk,
o ’Stofe.spuuoa fe
swere .cfcu Sart /p:.,
i^e£: scaredlyontri^'
rnin±p.:,OTrclf^m'si?ri
[ A ^ v<=ir Y/ ~
e>
\
w
\
2^
\
N
/
I F YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY
grcxery store lately, you've seen
orange and black in prolusion.
Pumpkins and bags ol candy are
piled on tables and in bins. Kids
are begging mommies to open bags
ol Halloween candy that were just
tossed into the cart. In elementary
schools, bulletin boards sport jack-o'-
lanterns and witches, and students
eagerly await class parties, school
carnivals and the booty they will
collect Irom trick-or-treating.
Halloween, as are most holidays, is
lor children.
In Mrs. Devrow's second grade
class at Henderson Elementary
School in Bryan, Texas A&M
elementary education major Anne
Butler gave her reading group an
assignment to write about
Halloween.
"We celebrate Halloween because
we want to dress up in close and get
candy and have fun," writes Leslie.
Her classmate Adam writes "We
wear scary cloths on Halloween."
Kenneth looks forward to his mother
dressing him up "four" Halloween.
Kathleen writes "Halloween is scary
and time for ghosts and candy."
Hobby writes "It is fun until it gets
scary."
Butler says the children are really
excited.
"All they talk about these days is
what they're gonna be for
Halloween," Butler says. Costumes
x ;
/
w;
/
/
V
/
are faddish from year to year, she
adds. Last year the kids all wanted to
be Smurfs and Care Bears, she says,
this year He-man, She-ra, My Little
Pony and transformer robots are big.
The children either create their own
costumes or buy ready-made ones.
The "seasonal” aisles at the variety
stores display pre-fab outfits ranging
from brides to barmaids, complete
with plastic masks and flame-
retarded jumpsuits and gowns. Veils,
crowns or fishnet hose are also
included where applicable. Many
costumes copy Saturday morning
cartoon characters or toy
advertisements. And, of course, there
are the ever-popular witches,
clowns, hobos and princesses.
But most of the children (parents,
actually) make their costumes, Butler
says.
For the do-it-yourself-ers, there is
quite an array of accessories. Elvira,
late-night vamp and horror show
hostess, has lent her name to a whole
line of beauty boosters — haircolor,