Fairyland Halloween Brings Delight

It was a trick to pull off the first ever Fairyland Halloween at Herrontown Woods, and a treat to witness the joy and whimsy that it brought to the grounds of Veblen House. 

The "magical and spooky adventure" began with a fairy treasure hunt, followed by decorating pumpkins and skeletons. 

May's Garden, site of Grow Little Gardener classes run by Mathilde Burlion and Andrew Thornton, played a big role in the festivities. At some point, the kids got to trade their found treasures into candy. 

Mathilde and Danni Zhao were two of the organizers of the event, along with Inge Regan, who took the photo. Andrew played the facilitator extraordinaire. 

Fabulous fall colors cooperated to make the grounds truly feel like a fairyland. (Photo by Inge Regan)

Participants made lanterns to carry on their "spooky lantern walk" back down to the Barden 

After the skeletons had collapsed in exhaustion from all the attention and fun, we stayed on our feet long enough for a group photo (below).