Witches, monsters and skeletons invaded the L.A. PittengerStudent Center Ballroom Thursday night.
From the haunted house to the Ghost Pin Bowling, children of allages attended the University Program Board's annual children'sHalloween party.
Sophomore Chris Wilson, UPB director of traditions, planned theevent.
"By the feedback I received, the general consensus was that itwas a lot better than last year's, and we're going to keep ongetting better," Wilson said.
Wilson said about 250 people attended the party, and about 130of them were children.
"This is my first year as a program director," he said. "From myexperience from last year, event attendance has gone up up anamazing amount."
Junior Dana Ziebarth, a participant of Big Brothers Big Sisters,brought her little sister to the party.
"It sounded fun," she said. "They always put on good activities,and it's free."
Most of the people at the party were family of Ball Statefaculty.
Rich Swingley, telecommunication professor, and his wife havetaken their two daughters, 10-year-old Shannon and 5-year-oldSarah, for the past eight or nine years, Swingley said.
"We started when [Shannon] could walk," Lisa Swingley said."We'll keep coming until they tell us they don't want to."
The event is planned to provide Ball State faculty, staff, andstudents with a safe place to bring their families forHalloween.
"We know a lot of the faculty and staff have kids," seniorLeeAnn Mnichowski, main events director of UPB, said. "Every year,this is just something we do for them."
The affair featured activities such as cookie decorating, CreepyBean Bag Toss, face painting and a haunted house.
"I think it's something for parents to bring kids to," sophomoreAaron Johansen, theater design and technology major, said.
Wilson asked Johansen to build the haunted house.
"Chris planned the event, and he needed help with the hauntedhouse, so I told him I'd take care of it," Johansen said.
Four-year old Nicholas Watters, said he enjoyed the hauntedhouse but his favorite game of the night was Bobbing forPumpkins.
"I liked sticking my mouth in the water," he said.
Diane Watters, Nicholas's mother, is the marketing manager forthe school of extended education.
In conjunction with Family Weekend, UPB will have aHalloween-themed Late Nite on Saturday night.
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