The HFH community helped make this Halloween a real treat! A huge thank you to the partners and donors who brought costumes, activities, and goodies to our family residences, giving kids and families plenty of ways to have a scary good time.
Special thanks to St. Francis Prep, Village Community School, Navillus Inc., Cassandra Bette Events, and Joya Lohoud for helping fill this year’s costume selection with creative, cool choices for different ages and interests. Having options meant kids could choose characters they loved and find something they were excited to wear alongside their friends. Those choices made a difference, whether they were stepping onto a costume runway, heading out to trick-or-treat, or arriving at a celebration ready to show off their look.
Here’s how the Halloween spirit took shape across our residences:
Allie’s Place Afterschool dressed to impress, spooky style! Kids spent the afternoon in costume, posing with the Halloween décor and bringing their festive looks to the playground. A spooky movie with popcorn added some big-screen thrills, while their annual Halloween party kept the celebration going.
At Clinton, creativity was brewing at a Halloween Carnival hosted with Cardinal Partners and Knock Knock Give a Sock. Families painted pumpkins, made slime, decorated photo frames, and created superhero masks and capes. Face painting and a hacky sack game added to the excitement, with pizza, beverages, and candy keeping the crowd fueled. A special thank-you to the MLB Flagship Store for providing Halloween goodie bags for Clinton’s kids!
Prospect Afterschool brought the pumpkin patch indoors, transforming the room with hay bales and pumpkins ready for picking. Kids posed for pictures, romped in the hay, and searched for the perfect gourd to decorate. On Halloween, their bash featured dancing, food, and treats with personality: Cotton Cloud NYC whipped up impressive, made-to-order cotton candy characters!
The little ones in Saratoga Early Ed took their Halloween looks on tour, trick-or-treating around the building and collecting candy along the way. A costume runway walk gave each child a moment in the spotlight. They also put their creativity to work making Play-Doh spiders with pipe cleaner legs and googly eyes.
Saratoga Afterschool families carved out time for a pumpkin celebration of their own. Mr. Ryan started with a carving demonstration before families selected their pumpkins and got to work. With parents helping their children create jack-o’-lanterns, the pumpkins soon had personalities of their own. Dancing, snacks, and cookie decorating rounded out the gathering.
At Williamsbridge, Halloween fun shared the spotlight with October birthdays. Families celebrated with a festive photo opportunity, pumpkin painting, and other Halloween crafts, bringing birthday wishes and spooky creations together in one cheerful gathering.
