We went yesterday and Will had such a fun time. I didn't realize it when I scheduled the tour, but one of the caverns (they have two) was decorated for Halloween as a haunted cavern. It was toned down for the kids, but there were still characters in masks and a few scary surprises. Thankfully the characters talked to the kids and engaged them in the story line of a "haunted high school." Will held my hand the whole time, but he talked to the characters and gave them "five" so he understood they were just people dressed up in costumes. I was ready to take him back out if he started getting scared but he seemed to enjoy and laugh at some of the silly decorations (snakes, random bones that we talked about the names of, big rats, etc.) I don't really like all the associations of Halloween so I tried to explain that Halloween is about enjoying feeling scared or startled when we know the things around us aren't real and can't hurt us. And of course it's about candy too!! ; )
I was anxious to see if he had any nightmares afterward, but he slept well through the night. Which is more than I can say for two nights last week. First he dreamed about a mean, talking worm that was singing a song (after we read the very NOT scary Diary of a Worm). Then for no apparent reason he dreamed about a mean twisty water tornado (the kind in the bathtub drain). It was alive but didn't talk. I have learned that my son has inherited my over-active imagination and he will come up with things to be afraid of even when I do my best not to feed his fears!
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