As spooky, creepy, howling music emanated from the ibu drop-in centre doorway, a solo little witch arrived with her Mum at 9.20am, catching the Witches of Eastwick ( Karen, Tammie, Amelie ) by surprise! They weren’t even ready!
The Witches of IBU
Slowly but surely, Spidermen, Supermen, fairies, firemen, Peter Pan, Chickens, Pumpkins, Draculas and all other denizens of the Underworld arrived at ibu. Soon, they were arriving in droves. Baby Dalmatians, Power Rangers and more! Only one mum dressed in costume ( Amy ) but all the parents seemed ready to have some fun.
46 ibu children enjoyed a morning full of activity. The cookie decorating was a big hit. Shaped as Witches Fingers, the almond at the end of the cookie really looked like a creepy talon and after the kids had coloured it with food colouring, and decorated it with sprinkles, it looked truly horrifying!
The painting & colouring scary pictures section went down well, especially with the younger crowd who were more than happy to get their fingers in there and get mucky.
Apple bobbing saw many test their skills with their little teeth, but also a few going in head first, and Mums whipping out changes of clothes.
Camille the face painter did a great job as the kids queued up for their turn to have their faces transformed into monsters, fairies, butterflies, spiders and much more. Some were not too keen to have designs on their faces, but walked away with ‘tattoos’ all over their arms and hands instead. I can imagine many would not have allowed Mummy to wash it off at night!
After a quick treasure hunt to find 10 hidden party packs,
all the children settled down for a story telling session with Anne Ooi – ibu’s resident story teller. Capturing their attention and imagination, Anne did a fantastic job of calming the children down from the excitement of the day whilst keeping them raptured at the same time.
This was followed by the handing out of prizes for:
BEST ART: Antonio
BEST COOKIE DECORATING: Hattie
BEST COSTUME: The Fireman
By this time, most of the kids were very obviously running out of steam, not to mention their Mums and Dads! So, after a very busy day at ibu, tummies full from feasting on pumpkin pie, cupcakes, brownies and cookies and of course all the wonderful trick or treat goodies, Mums, Dads, and children packed up and started gravitating to the exit. No doubt many an ibu kid would’ve collapsed in his / her car seat on the way home.
What a day!! Happy Halloween!!
Written by Karen Loong-Thomas ( ibu Activities Coordinator )
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