Halloween in Singapore By Susan Williams
Halloween is a perennial favorite of kids in America, and who can blame them? It’s the one day you’re allowed to take candy from strangers, all while dressed up as your favorite person, animal, or character (or sometimes even object – I still remember the year my brother dressed up as a school bus!). Halloween has gained popularity in Singapore, particularly in the Woodlands neighborhood near Singapore American School, with its relatively high concentration of American families.
effects and smoke machines. A friend who lives in the area gave out 5,000 pieces of candy one year, giving only one piece per person! Other neighborhoods also typically host trick-or-treating on a smaller scale in non-Covid times, including Mimosa Park, Dunearn Estates, and many larger condo developments.
Before Covid, Halloween night was a sight to behold on the small streets running through the Woodlands. The roads would be shut down to traffic as hordes of people, children and adults alike, would weave through, going house to house for candy. The large houses of the neighborhood would be intricately decorated, with some residents going all out with sound
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While we may not be able to go trick-or-treating this year, there is still plenty of fun to be had. Read on for your guide to Halloween in Singapore.
If your child has decided early enough what they want to be for Halloween, you can always order online from sites like Amazon or Lazada. But what if they have left it to the week before Halloween? Spotlight already has a large range of costumes and decorations on display. If you’re more of a DIYer and just need a few accents, you
