Treats, photos, spooky shows: West Seattle Halloween page online

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Just under two weeks till Halloween, but the celebrations are already beginning – so we’ve pulled the information about everything even remotely related (including “fall festival” events) onto one WSB page again this year, grouped by type of activity, and added it to the lineup of tabs atop every WSB page. Some of what you’ll find: The official Admiral Treats and Treasures (one of 4 local business-district trick-or-treating events) map is linked to its listing; The Sanctuary at Admiral is offering a new event, a silent movie with live organist; local Toastmasters will tell spooky tales at C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor) tomorrow night, and that’s the earliest event on the list. See it all here – and let us know if something’s missing, so it can be added – thanks! (Jack-o-lanterns photo from Heidi & Daniel, Halloween 2007)

J October 18, 2010 (12:42 pm)

I’d like to encourage my fellow West Seattleites to join me in making Hallowe’en personal again. Last year, I got frustrated with all the myths about poisoned candy and made homemade pumpkin cookies. I wrapped them individually, and put a sticker on with the ingredients and my first name and address–just to allay parents’ fears. They were a hit! Parents and children both expressed appreciation for the homemade treat.

I want to help kids and parents realize that, while reasonable caution is fine, the world isn’t as scary a place as TV news would have you believe.

I realize some people get way more trick-or-treaters than we do, and many people simply don’t have time for this kind of thing. But if you have the time to make enough treats for your normal trick-or-treat load, think how we could turn a commercial grab-as-much-as-you-can candy frenzy into a fun, neighborly celebration!

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/poison/halloween.asp