Spooky fun at Smith Street School

Families gathered at Smith Street School for the fourth annual trunk-or-treat event to celebrate Halloween in a spooky and safe way.

“Merging the community is the main purpose,” Ebony Guerrier, Smith Street PTA president and owner of Mrs. G’s Brown Bag Charity, said. “We let the kids have something safe to do, a safe trick-or-treating event.”

The event is a joint effort between the Smith Street PTA and Guerrier’s charity, she said, and while this year’s Oct. 26 event is the fourth of its kind, this was the first time it was held at Smith Street School.

Families came out to spend the sunny afternoon trick-or-treating from car to car. Families decked out their trunks with decorations and themes, and they handed out a variety of candy and treats.

Some kids dressed up as popular characters, like Wednesday Addams, princesses like Elsa, and superheroes like Batman and Spiderman. Some wore scary masks and costumes, and others dressed as dalmatians and cows.

There was also a craft station with three different options for kids to do. They made witch hat cookies by putting frosting on a cookie and then sticking a Hersey’s Kiss on top to make it look like a witch’s hat, and they created Halloween scenes with sticker sheets. There was a table of glow sticks for kids to take for free as well.

Vendors sold treats and gifts throughout the event, and the Uniondale Fire Department even showed up to hand out some goodies themselves. Kids in their costumes lined up to take the free treats and pose for photos with firefighters.

“We just love bringing families together,” Guerrier said.

To learn more about what Mrs. G’s Brown Bag Charity is about, visit them on Facebook at Mrs. G’s Brown Bag Charity Org.