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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One student wrapped up another as a mummy during the Fall Harvest Party on Oct. 27 at Hitchcock Woods Learning Center.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Abbey Loree paints a ghost on one of the children's face during the Fall Harvest Party at Hitchcock Woods Learning Center on Oct. 27.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Two of the girls at Hitchcock Woods Learning Center stirred the witches brew in their costumes during the Harvest Fall Party on Oct. 27.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the students at Hitchcock Woods Learning Center put his hand in boxes to feel what different Halloween items felt like on Oct. 27 during the Fall Harvest Party.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The students dressed in their costumes at the Hitchcock Woods Learning Center for the Fall Harvest Party on Oct. 27.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Hitchcock Woods Learning Center hosted a Fall Harvest Party on Oct. 27 and 28 for children and their guardians to participate in.
There were several stations set up for the children to explore. They could have their faces painted, get wrapped up like a mummy, do a witch’s hat ring toss and many more fall-themed activities. The sensory boxes that were a favorite of the children. They could smell and touch what was inside, but they couldn’t look. Inside were items that felt like “brains,” “witch’s fingers” and other spooky items.
The party gave the opportunity for the children to have fun with their friends and family members. The children came dressed up in different costumes. The children dressed up in a variety of costumes, such as superheroes, princesses and more.
Owner Pattie Welsh and Director Abbey Loree were able to incorporate educational aspects into some of the fall party activities. The sensory boxes allowed children to use their senses to try and identify the object inside the box.
Hitchcock Woods hosts the harvest party as a way for children to celebrate fall festivities without getting too much into the scary factors of Halloween.