Children from the Muncie community and kids of Ball State employees went trick-or-treating in various residence halls across campus on Oct. 28.
The annual event featured a variety of activities and opportunities for kids to fill their trick-or-treat bags.
In Noyer Complex, kids went room-to-room to collect candy from residents. Lexi Heer, a freshman secondary education math major, said she handed out candy because she thought it would be a fun experience. Her favorite part was seeing all the little kids in their costumes.
One trick-or-treater who visited Heer’s room was Makayla Poole. Makayla is the niece of dining employee Brandy Tomey and came with family and friends, including a Woody and Jessie from "Toy Story 2."
“It’s just fun to take them and let them trick-or-treat in an area that’s safe," Tomey said. "I know most of the students in here so that makes it easy."
See pictures of the little kids in costumes here.
In Park Hall and DeHority Complex, the lobbies were set up so kids could walk around and receive candy. Park residents let kids cast a fishing pole over a wall for trinkets, and DeHority had a coloring station. Katie Weitbrock, a junior hospitality and food management major, made this event one of her Resident Assistant projects this year and was in charge of putting it together.
“It’s just a tradition that we like to keep going on and it’s always fun to see the kids come and give [the community] a safe trick-or-treating environment," Weitbrock said. "I like to hold big events, and just watching the community come out is a big thing for me."
Austin Brooks, a sophomore marketing major, helped pass out candy while Weitbrock worked at the fishing poles. His favorite part of the night was seeing all of the costumes and hearing “thank you” from the kids.
"I felt like I should get involved and try to make some new friends and make some kids happy. This was my first year doing it,” he said.
When sophomore dietetics major Brianne Abell returned to DeHority during trick-or-treat time, she wasn’t expecting so many kids to be in the lobby. She said walking in and seeing the kids was “surprising, but cute at the same time.”
“Last year something happened and not many kids came, so it’s really cool to see all of them here,” Abell said.
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