Northwood News ♦ December 2011

Halloween Parade in the Park is Fun for Families

If you happened to be walking by North Four Corners Park on a sunny October afternoon, you would have spotted Peter Pan sliding down the slides, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse running, fairies flitting, and many action figures zipping through the playground.

That’s because you would have stumbled on the North Four Corners’ Halloween parade and trick-or-treating held on Sunday afternoon, 30 Oct., which was organized by Kristen Mastroianni, Rachel Palmaira, and Chi Nguyen.

The Kohlenstein family donned some creative do-it-yourself costumes:  father Brad was Bert the chimney sweeper, partnering with daughter Violet, who was dressed as Mary Poppins.  Mother Jane donned children’s book favorite character Llama Mama, while son Henry was her sidekick “Llama Llama Red Pajama.”

Fellow young resident Danny Phi Holberton donned a large home-made Chicago style pizza, which his mother Priscillia made with a handy glue gun and multiple trips to a fabric store.

A few activities kept the children entertained, such as a mummy-making contest where children raced each other to cover themselves in toilet paper.

Young participants immersed themselves in Palmaira’s craft activity, decorating paper pumpkins with stickers and glitter.

The organizers thank all families for participating and a special honorable mention to Heather Foley and Erik Berlin (“Chef Egg”) of Downtown Silver Spring’s Whole Foods for generously contributing recyclable trick-or-treat bags for the event.   ■