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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children worked on decorating their sugar skulls during the edible activity day on Oct. 15 at Sugar Showcase in Austintown.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The workers at Sugar Showcase in Austintown helped children decorate their choice of caramel apples or sugar skulls during the edible activity day on Oct. 15.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children decorated their sugar skulls at the Sugar Showcase's edible activity day on Oct. 15.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the children decorated her caramel apple with icing during the edible activity day on Oct. 15 at the Sugar Showcase in Austintown.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.McKenzie and Quinn worked on decorating their sugar skulls with their grandmother at the Sugar Showcase in Austintown on Oct. 15.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The Sugar Showcase in Austintown hosted its holiday edible activity days on Oct. 14 and 15.
Sugar Showcase, owned by Cheryl Bair, hosts edible activity days for different holidays throughout the year. This is the sixth year the Halloween event has occurred. The first holiday event was for Easter where guests could decorate a chocolate bunny.
Guests who attended the event paid $6 to choose from a sugar skull or a caramel apple dipped in chocolate, white chocolate or cinnamon chocolate to decorate. More than 500 people participated between the two-day event. When the event first began 50-60 people would attend.
“It’s very, very cute and it’s very surprising how creative the kids can be,” said Raquel Scheetz, Bair’s daughter.
The event usually takes place during a weekend when the children have off school. It allows the children to come and decorate their candy items however they want without making a mess at home and someone telling them “that’s enough.”
Many children of all ages attended the event to decorate a treat of their choice. There were several different colored icings, sprinkles and other candies and decorations to use.
“We try to keep it very reasonable because it’s more about getting them into the activities and having fun,” said Scheetz.
When the children are done decorating, they can eat their candy apple or sugar skull. Most people keep the sugar skulls as a decoration because they can last years and years as long as they don’t get wet.
The next edible activity holiday event will be in December for Christmas where people can decorate cookies for Santa.