Halloween

We have found the perfect place for our family on Halloween: a local park where some Waldorf teachers organize a community gathering that includes live music and a series of super-duper spooky stops for treats (for example green people, circus performers, and a granny in a rocking chair knitting...). And the park has a short path through a small woodsy area that provides a chance to see all the other little gouls and goblins as we stroll along and also gives the children some grounding and distraction from the candy aspect. Lucy immediately ran into her good friend, Tessa the Witch. They took off and didn't look back. Then Pippi and the Witch ran into other friends and generally played with a perplexing intensity. Then, as if that wasn't thrilling enough, more friends showed up - namely many of Lucy's school friends, and her good friend Maggie - AKA Dorothy.
After all that, our friends joined us at our house for a mini-potluck. It was great because the kids entertained each other so well that we had actual sustained, adult dinner conversation. A treat indeed. I'm still a little giddy from this. And strangely, in spite of eating nothing but candy and dessert, the kids were super happy and there were no meltdowns (although at one point they were all naked except for the required undergarments).
More pics below of Pippi and the basketball player (with guest appearances from a witch, the world's cutest puppy dog, and Dorothy).