Costumed kiddos swarm Falls Village and Lakeville on Halloween

Magician Sandy Rhoades delighted a young Spiderman on Halloween in Falls Village.

Patrick L. Sullivan

Costumed kiddos swarm Falls Village and Lakeville on Halloween

Downtown Falls Village was chock full of trick or treaters on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31.

Assorted superheroes, sea creatures and at least one bush rollicked around the downtown area, taking time out from collecting candy to be wowed by Sandy Rhoades doing magic tricks, drop in at the Center on Main for a refreshing glass of cider, and to chase each other around.

There was a Jurassic Park setup, a sea anemone with accompanying jellyfish, and somewhat less esoteric displays from Great Mountain Forest and Adamah Farm.

Children also plied the residential streets for candy.

Over in Lakeville, streets were blocked off and children in costume were everywhere as darkness fell.

The children knew to make their way to the Grove around 7 p.m. for hay rides, cider and doughnuts, and, most importantly, a massive, free-form shaving cream fight.

Shaving cream was flying at the town Grove Oct. 31.Patrick L. Sullivan

The Grove was abundantly adorned with Halloween props, and Stacey Dodge, Grove manager, and Lisa McAuliffe, Recreation director, awaited the shaving cream combatants.

The children brought their own shaving cream. The Grove supplied towels.

This was a good thing, as by 7:30 p.m. there wasn’t a youngster in sight who wasn’t liberally coated with the stuff.

Somehow a reporter managed to get in the middle of it and emerge unfoamed.

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