🎃 Halloween Parade & Monster Mash!
Friday, October 30th | 2:00 PM | MSIMS Front Yard
Get ready for a fang-tastic afternoon at our annual Halloween Parade & Monster Mash on Friday, October 30th!
Students from all classrooms, Nido through Adolescent, will come together for a spook-tacular celebration! We'll kick things off with our Halloween Parade at 2:00 PM sharp in the school's front yard, followed by a Monster Mash in the MPR filled with Halloween-themed activities, crafts, games, and treats.
We warmly invite parents, grandparents, family members, and our greater school community to dress up and join the parade! Whether you're a friendly ghost, a favorite book character, or a silly pumpkin, we'd love to see you celebrating alongside our students.
Important Details
👻 Costume Guidelines: No toy weapons, full-face masks, or overly scary costumes, please! With little pumpkins as young as 8 weeks old and many toddlers and young children on campus, we want everyone to feel comfortable and have fun. Even if your child's costume is perfect for trick-or-treating, please choose something friendly and school-appropriate for our celebration. We especially love costumes inspired by favorite book characters!
🎒 Bringing Costumes to School: Children should bring their costumes to school in a bag and will change into them with support from their classroom team before the parade. Please make sure all costume pieces, accessories, and bags are clearly labeled with your child's first and last name.
We also ask that costumes do not include wands, handheld props, or loose accessories that children may drop, misplace, or lose throughout the festivities. With so many children celebrating together, our staff will not be able to keep track of individual costume accessories. The school is not responsible for lost costume items, and staff will not be searching for missing costume pieces.
We encourage families to keep costumes simple, comfortable, and easy for children to move around in. If that means choosing a simplified version of your child's costume for our school parade and saving the full costume, complete with all the fun accessories, for Halloween the following day, please do! Our goal is for children to enjoy the celebration without worrying about managing or losing pieces of their costumes.
🕑 Parade & Monster Mash: Our parade begins promptly at 2:00 PM in the school's front yard. Students from all classrooms will participate before gathering together for our Monster Mash festivities in the MPR. Families and community members are encouraged to come in costume and join the fun!
🍬 Potluck Treats: We welcome Halloween-themed goodies to share! Think "boo"-licious fruit creations, "witches' brew" cupcakes, "ghoulish" brownies, or anything your imagination can dream up. Families can choose what they'd like to contribute and help us plan a wonderful variety of treats. Please include a complete ingredient list with anything you bring so we can be mindful of food allergies and dietary restrictions. We also ask that you take home any leftovers and trays at the end of the celebration.
🍂 Volunteers Needed: Our Celebrations Circle is looking for helping hands to decorate our campus and MPR, prepare activities, and bring our Monster Mash to life! If you'd like to help, please email Development@mountainshadows.org, and we'll add you to our Celebrations Circle chat to share additional details and volunteer opportunities.
🎨 Games & Activities: Have a fun Halloween game, craft, or activity you'd love to share? We'd love to hear your ideas! Please connect with our Celebrations Circle or your classroom Lead Guide.
We can't wait to see our entire school community come together for an afternoon of costumes, creativity, and Halloween fun!
Thank you for helping make these special traditions so memorable for our children! 🎃
