SPOOKY ghosts and menacing ghouls littered the street of Pakenham last week with residents celebrating Halloween and organising ‘trick or treat’ activities in their streets.
Pakenham mum Kristie decorated her house and asked residents who wanted to participate in the fun to display a black ribbon to communicate their safe and friendly involvement. After dropping black ribbons and a small note in letterboxes, she had peace of mind while her children and their friends trick or treated.
“I wanted to keep it safe and not have them knock on doors willy nilly.
“I was so happy that so many joined in and had the ribbons on their mailboxes or somewhere that could be seen,” Kristie said.
Pakenham resident Jodie and her fiancée Tom decorated the front of their house for the third year with sensor activated animated props and a smoke machine. Jodie the night shadow and Tom the scarecrow gave out lolly bags to the 135 children that came to their house to participate.
“The kids and adults love what we do so it’s well worth the effort we go to and we love it,” Jodie said.
Jodie and Tom add to their props every year and are already planning on creating an even scarier mood in Lakeside next year when Halloween falls on a Friday.
