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‘Tickle Trunk’ of costumes makes for a magical Halloween

November 11th, 2020

When presented with a big bin of costumes, residents at Points West Living Stettler couldn’t help but get into the spirit. There were wigs, glasses, and hats galore for them to try, and many took the plunge, embracing a Halloween spirit of ‘fun and goofiness’.

Pre-carving

The stage was set a week before the big day, when a group of residents got elbow deep in pumpkin innards to carve some awesome Jack o’lanterns, which were thoughtfully contributed to the decorations in the cottages. Home Care Case Manager Norma Simpson donated the pumpkins.

Spontaneous fun and goofiness

On Halloween itself, recreation coordinator Elaine Partsch took a big bin of costumes around to each cottage and dressed up any residents who wanted to join in the fun. “I made sure to dress up in a full costume which I found helped residents want to get in on the fun,” she says. “Halloween is such a great opportunity to have spontaneous fun and goofiness.”

Tiger ice cream

As a grand finale for the day, Elaine took a Haunted Halloween Ice Cream Cart around the building, serving Tiger ice cream to residents. “The orange and black striped ice cream is a real favorite among residents,” says Elaine. “I heard over and over, ‘This is my favorite ice cream!’.”

The Halloween hilarity provided a wonderful ‘Boo!’ to scare away loneliness and boredom.

Photo montage: (Top left) Donna Chapman, Elaine Partsch, Bryan Gray start their pumpkin carving; (right) Marie Saunders and Sadie Wells enjoy their tiger ice cream; and (bottom, from left) Residents Eva Snodgrass, Donna Chapman, Marie Brenchley and Bryan Gray (the fully dressed hamburger) show off their creatively carved pumpkins.

More great photos at Flickr: PWL Stettler opens a ‘Tickle Trunk’ of costumes for a magical Halloween

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