Halloween classroom parties

I feel so lucky to be able to attend Carlos and Titi's school parties.  I know a lot of parents cannot miss work to be there so I really appreciate the chance to do it.  This was Carlos' last Halloween at SPE and I know he will miss all the people there.  Everybody knows him by now.  There are close to 1,000 students but most of the teachers know him as well as the principal and assistant principal. 
The parties were at the same time so I kept going from one to the other.  Carlos and Titi had a lot of fun and they got to play games, ate lots of sweets and took home some more.

A very cool candy cake that was made by one of the mothers in Carlos' class. They kids got to choose what they wanted.

Carlos with the assistant principal, Ms. Phillips and the principal.  They were dressed as the pink ladies from Grease. 

 Titi in a contest to see who could blow the first bubble after eating some whip cream.  It made the bubble gum cold so it was difficult to do it but she did it.

Halloween 2010

Carlos absolutely loves Halloween.  He has been thinking about it and planning for this Halloween for months.  He wanted a hunted house in the garage and we made one.  Don and I have lots of work and things to do at home but we know Carlos will grow up too soon and one day he won't be interested in things the way he does now.  Titi loves it too but not like Carlos.  She is more into the costumes than the decorations.  Carlos loves both.


We already had some things and got lucky and found lots of things on sale. I made a couple of scary creatures with $1 masks, plastic tableclothes and hangers.  Thanks to Ely and Tere, we found inflatables on clearance at Walgreens.  Carlos was ecstatic. Then Mimi and I found black fabric and sheets at Goodwill and I was able to saw curtains to divide the garage in 3 parts.  Carlos decorated, put lights, his smoke machine and then Don came with the best surprise ever, black light bulbs!  Everything looks so great with this light.

Today Carlos and Titi had a costume contest and party for the kids in the cul de sac.  They had been organizing it for weeks and made invitations, put a table for the judges and set the rules.  I am glad they did not invite other friends because it would have been even crazier. I made them dinner and cupcakes and Don arrived from work with dry ice.  The boys loved it and could not stop "playing" with it.  They threw things in there to see what would happen, the blew the smoke, they put food coloring.....  I was glad when the last boy left.....