The days may be getting shorter but Kids’ People had the perfect remedy to lift the spirits of families and shoppers! Following our recent success in the summer holidays for Kington-upon-Thames’ “Thumbs up, it’s Thursday”, we were delighted to return to the Bentall Centre for our spooktacular Halloween Arts & Crafts themed event.
Our spectral set featured many ghoulish delights. From decorative broomsticks to giant spiders, the scenery guaranteed thrills and chills in equal measure. Rows of real pumpkins lined the performance area to complete the eerie atmosphere.
You don’t need to be witch and famous to enjoy quality family crafting time together, visitors to Cobblestone Alley completed a ‘trick or treat trail’ before undertaking a creepy craft which really gave them pumpkin to talk about!
Ghouls just want to have fun!
It was all treat and no trick as our four friendly witches, armed with arts and crafts materials, welcomed visitors to their creative coven. They posed three Halloween themed questions before guiding their ghoulish guests in the ways of their witch craft.
Popular with adults and children alike, the hex-cellent hosts were delighted to pose for photographs with families and made sure no one left empty handed. They brought the trick or treat trail to life by encouraging participants to use witchful thinking and respond ‘Trick’ or ‘Treat’ to their questions, depending on whether they thought the answer was true or false.
Smashing pumpkins!
The craft of the day crept well and truly to the theme: create your own Jack-o-lantern. With 250 pumpkins decorating the spooky set, fiendish friends were invited to choose one to decorate with the materials of their choice.
With the help of our creative crones, visitors brought their pumpkins to life with facial feature stickers, colouring pens and a choice of pipe cleaners, cotton wool, or both for hair. Not only did they get to take their creation home with them, they were also rewarded with a special Halloween sticker and a bag of sweets for those that could have them.
Creeping it real
With Halloween falling in the half term school holidays, it was great to team up with The Bentall Centre once again to provide an engaging and free service for local families. As many families are feeling the pinch, it’s safe to say that everyone was pleased to participate in a free event, particularly one that added an extra level of value with free crafts and goodies to enjoy at home.Over 300 attendees joined us on the day, many coming especially for the event, creating more footfall for shops in the centre. The day brought fun and theatre to Kingston. Feedback from staff and visitors was unanimous that our Pumpkins and Broomsticks Halloween event was eerie-sistible!
