I absolutely LOVE this time of year. Fall has the most perfect weather- crisp and chilled. There are also many activities for me to look forward to. Here in Utah, it is tradition for the elementary school kiddos to come to school on October 31st, dressed up in their costumes. Typically we have a costume parade to commemorate the day. While a normal "school day" is difficult to maintain, it is usually a day that kids are excited to come to school and participate in activities that we do not usually do. As for my class, we had been working hard in Writing Workshop to create haunted house stories with more details than "It was scary!" So on Halloween we did a large author's circle to share our publications with our classmates. I must say that some of them definitely have a flair with words and stories. A personal favorite was a gal describing the scary old woman in her haunted house as a
'pinched lipped old woman wearing an old tattered bath robe'. It was enjoyable! And on top of that, the kids had been looking forward to reading and hearing each others stories for at least a week.
Of the many ingenious costumes that I saw in the parade, here are a few of my favorites. Can you figure out who they were dressed up as?
(click on the pictures for the answers!)
So to the start of the Holiday Season...
A message from my 4th graders.
Oh...and in case you're wondering- the smart alec that smell my feet-ed- did so after I had made a big point of saying "Just say..."
Aren't kids great :)
2 comments:
All of the costumes are great! You got to love the smart alec! I might have to steal some one of those ideas for next year. :) What did you drees up as?
A 50's stylista. Sad thing was the only thing that I wore that day that I wouldn't normally wear was the actual poodle skirt! How 'bout you?
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