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Halloween in Paris

Halloween in Paris has been quite an experience. This is my favorite holiday to decorate for but there's not a cobweb or over-sized spider in my entire apartment. 

In fact, I thought the entire holiday would pass us by, but the girls are always discussing Halloween costumes, starting in November for the following year, and they'd find some reason to wear them. Which they did. 

The American Library in Paris hosted a halloween party on Saturday evening, with some "cool" teen events. They even got a few local businesses involved so the kids could "trick or treat."

So, we found a local fabric store and crafted-up some costumes. Leah was Ms. Marvel using an old dress and some cool, shiny fabric. Alice was a woodland elf with fake ears I found on Amazon. It took a bit of time, but you know I love making costumes. 

They turned out cute! And they were able to wear them to school on Friday and show them off to their friends. 

An Elf and a Super Teen

Pretty Special Place to Be Out Trick or Treating!
A bit chillier than we expected on Saturday night and there weren't many businesses giving out candy -- not to mention the funny looks on unsuspecting Parisians -- but at least we commemorated this fun holiday.

Oh, and if you're curious about how Parisians handle this non-holiday holiday here, I'll tell you they are very aware of it. Most shops have had Halloween-themed items for the last few weeks, such as decorations, wigs, fun little ghosty supplies, and even our local bakery has cute little Halloween cookie treats. But that's really the extent of it.

Also, Toussaint or All Saints' day is Nov 1, so the kids are off school all week and most on vacation.


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