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The Halloween fun started early for some kids in Regina.
They took part in the RCMP Heritage Centre‘s first-ever Mini Monster Mash.
It was an afternoon full of sweet treats, activities, movies and Halloween fun.
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For brothers Jayden and Evancael Angeles, trick-or-treating together is a Halloween tradition.
But the two don’t always see eye to eye on their favourite part of the spooky day.
“I like trick-or-treating,” Evancael said.
“I like scaring people,” Jayden said.
That includes scaring his little brother.
“When I go downstairs in the basement, in the dark, he tries to like ‘Poof!'” Evancael said.
The younger sibling hasn’t had much luck in scaring his brother back, but he seeks revenge.
Jaymeson Bethel (middle) dressed up as Harry Potter, while his younger siblings dressed up as Charmander and Sonic the Hedgehog. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
With his Gryffindor cape tied snug around his neck, round glasses on his face and a wand in tow, Jaymeson Bethel was ready to find everything on the centre’s scavenger hunt list.
“I chose Harry Potter because I love the movies, and they just entertained me so much,” he said.
He’s got a long day ahead of him, with impressive Halloween plans.
“I like to stay up late and play video games sometimes, and watch movies after and eat candy,” Bethel said.
He doesn’t mind spooky movies, but he likes to choose which ones to watch.
“I just hate the one that my brother shows me: A Quiet Place or Eight Legged Freaks,” he said.
Brielle Stevenson enjoyed the fun display of ghosts and ghouls at the RCMP Heritage Centre. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Brielle Stevenson dressed up as a witch, wearing a sparkly purple and black dress.
“It has gray stars,” she said with a big smile.
Despite her magical dress, she hasn’t learned how to fly just yet.
“I can’t because I’m only just a girl,” she said.
Perhaps she’s missing a magical broom?
Stevenson ran from room to room, finding all the scavenger hunt spots and filling up her bucket of candy along the way.
Her favourite part of Halloween is trick-or-treating. Her favourite sweet treats are Smarties and suckers.
Sam Karikas is the CEO of the RCMP Heritage Centre. She dressed up as a black cat for the fun afternoon. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Sam Karikas, CEO of the RCMP Heritage Centre, was excited to welcome children to the centre’s first-ever Mini-Monster Mash.
“We’re hoping to start to build a bit of a tradition for folks in the community,” she said.
Events included a scavenger hunt, sensory activities, a witch hat toss, crafts and items for sale.
While this event is a first of its kind for the centre, she said similar events have received great feedback from parents and guardians.
“It’s low effort, you just come, bring the little ones and there are a few different stations you can spend some time at,” Karikas said.
As a community facility, Karikas said events like this are important to welcome those who might not have visited the centre before.
“Anytime we have the opportunity to bring the community together, to get to know each other, to celebrate together, or to just spend some time in the facility, learning about Canadian history, we like to do that,” she said.
