Chocolate tastes better when shot out of a dragon’s mouth.
That’s the idea behind the Gilbert House Children’s Museum’s annual Halloween Re-Engineered event, which draws dozens of kids for a creative take on trick-or-treating.
What began as a pandemic effort to distribute candy in a socially distanced manner has turned into an annual affair with candy delivery systems featuring carts, dragons, and assembly kits.
Finnick Kellebrew shows his happiness at the full-size candy bar delivered by the cart at the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)One of the engineered designs to hand out candy to attendees of the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)Paul Sund, 6, gives his approval to make a ghost at the Halloween “Re-Engineered” event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)Noah, Emmett and Wyatt Hibbits appear in dragon costumes at the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)Frieda Camargo, 5, enjoyed trick-or-treating at the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)The assembly line was a necessary component in the festivities of the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, October 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)There was candy, but Holly Hidden, 2, enjoyed eating a lot more pizza at the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)A table full of trick-or-treaters makes crafts at the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Laura Tessler/Special to Salem Reporter)Tyler Swift makes a ghost at the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, October 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)There was no escape from ghouls and dragons even in the parking lot, as Dexter Valdez, 12, and Malachi Valdez, 9, proved outside the Re-Engineered Halloween event held at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. ( Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, Michigan. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years and is an avid diver. Above, she has been taking photos since age 12 and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter and buys land full-time for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University and has traveled extensively throughout the world and the United States.
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