Costumed cuteness descends on Prairie Village

Catherine Carr (the sheep) from Leawood and Julianna Bladl (the butterfly/princess) from Prairie Village took a break from Trick or Treating for a photo opportunity.

It’s hard to categorize the congregation of dozens of toddlers in furry animal costumes as “spooky,” but we somehow doubt Halloween purists would protest.

The Village Shops’ annual Trick-or-Treat festivities brought hundreds of parents and candy-craving kids out yesterday afternoon, with a slow procession of people extending practically all the way around the shops. There were tons of great costumes on display, but a special shout out goes to the Manning family for the team effort that went into their re-creation of the cast of Scooby Doo:

More pics after the jump.

Twins Payton (awake) and Addison (asleep) Schroeppel, 9 months, somehow failed to inspire arachnophobia in the author.
Brothers Owen (the skeleton) and Cole (the werewolf) Walburn got some loot outside Mr. Goodcents.

About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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