Halloween somewhat exists in France, but there aren’t many festivities and they don’t do trick-or-treating. In the past, other expats have put together a Halloween party and this year I decided to take on the task. We met at Parc de Montjuzet which overlooks the city and has 7 different playgrounds throughout the park. I invited the people I know here, as well as people from the Moms and Babies group I meet up with and told everyone to invite anyone that wanted to join.
We wound up having a lot of people show up! There were about 50 children and we had families from several different countries, which was nice because they got to experience our American tradition.
Makenna was an old lady for Halloween. Ryan made her a walker and I made a wig out of cotton balls. Earlier in the day she wore a duck costume that Ryan bought her when he was in the US.
After letting the kids run around and play for awhile, we gathered the children to trick-or-treat. Somehow we were able to get them all together for a photo! The parents chose different areas near the playground to stand and the kids walked around to get their candy. Makenna quickly figured out how to trick-or-treat and loved it!
We had a great time and really enjoyed how beautiful the park and the city views were!
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