Lock Haven’s Early Childhood Education club hosted a Trunk or Treat event for local children on October 29. The event featured themed tables, or “trunks”, put together by several LHU clubs and organizations.
Alyssa Kline, a junior early childhood education major, is the president of the club. “The Early Childhood Club dissolved in 2016 and after some failed attempts this is the first time the club has been reinstated since. When my close friends and I decided to restart the club we decided we wanted our first event to not only involve the local schools in some way but also other clubs and organizations as well,” said Kline.
The club started reaching out to other clubs for the event back in September, and interested organizations were asked to think of a theme for their table and provide candy and fun activities for the children to do. In total, 12 clubs participated in the event.“Some of our favorite themes included Lilo and Stitch, Disney Princesses, the jungle, Doc McStuffins, and Monsters Inc,” Kline added.
Participating organizations were also eligible to win a $150 prize for whichever club was deemed to have the best design. The winning club was the Lock Haven Eagle Eye, LHU’s student newspaper. The Eagle Eye’s president and senior communication major, Kerri Hoover, stated, “Our team put a lot of effort into creating an immersive Hawaiian luau experience for kids to enjoy,” and “I’m glad we were able to be a part of the experience and volunteer our time giving back to the local community.”
In addition to the themed tables, the Early Childhood Education club provided other activities for the children to have fun with at the event. The kids could get balloon animals, have their faces painted, play a fishing game, and make Halloween crafts.
Kline also announced that the club plans to host another Trunk or Treat next year by stating, “We plan to do the event next fall, [and] hopefully as other officers come up through the program and continue to keep the club running, they will also decide to continue to host a Trunk or Treat.”
“We are so grateful for everyone in our club who participated to help make it the event we envisioned, our professors who either came to the event with their children or judged the tables for us, and all of the other clubs who participated,” said Kline.
For more information on the Early Childhood Education Club, President Alyssa Kline can be contacted at abk7416@lockhaven.edu.
