I did Halloween activities with my students for a whole week before Oct 31st. Please remember that halloween is not common in Japan. Most activities are foreign to them but the flood of candy is mind-blowing.
I dressed as Toad [Kinopio in japanese] again from the mario bros. games because I like it and I can work it into my classes well, but this time I included a costume making activity where my students can make masks so I was more like 'Robber Toad'.
Later on the weekend I helped out at the nearby clinics Halloween Party. They organized a great trick or treating route which we guided in groups. It was a little nerve-racking that I had group #1 because my Japanese is not very good and I wasn't sure where we were going.
Luckily, they provided every group with a map and a unique course to follow. Check it out in this pic:
13 locations participated, which made it an awesome experience for the kids.
This guy had a great Jack Skelington costume. I wish I took a better pic.
These people had a whole buffet style of treats for kids. Even melon hahaahh its a Japanese thing.
Afterwards, we returned to the party where they demolished a unique string pulling piñata and then examined their loot.
It was a fun but exhausting week!
