COVID Halloween 2020

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I never missed a year of Trick or Treating when I was my children’s age. But I didn’t grow up during Global pandemic either. I planned ahead to make Halloween so fun for my kids that they didn’t feel as if they were missing anything. We played Bingo, pin the head on the skeleton, bobbing for apples, and a spider web game. Games, prizes and finished the night with a ‘camp out’ downstairs with a Halloween movie. I was proud that I made positive memories for my children but my heart goes out to other children that weren’t as lucky.

Growing up I know my parents were too focused on the necessities of life to ever put something like this together. Had the pandemic happened when I was 9, I would have just missed out. It’s not that my parents didn’t care it’s just they would be working and not think much more about the extras.

I feel that Halloween is the great equality holiday. When I rang the doorbell I got the same candy as the wealthy kids. In fact, if I started early, ran between houses and stayed out late I’d get a crazy large haul! Christmas, Easter, and all other holidays just weren’t like that. You learn what you can realistically ask for and what you can expect. My heart goes out to those that missed out on a night to be a kid and be equal.

Here’s to an awesome haul for all in 2021.

Published by valvelde

Breast Cancer Survivor. Mom of three. Lover of all things Agriculture. Living with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), autoimmune disease. Stories from my life.

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