{"id":30124,"date":"2021-10-14T18:06:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=30124"},"modified":"2021-10-14T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T22:08:45","slug":"trick-or-trunk-invites-residents-to-get-spookily-creative-ahead-of-haunted-greenhouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/trick-or-trunk-invites-residents-to-get-spookily-creative-ahead-of-haunted-greenhouses\/","title":{"rendered":"Trick or Trunk invites residents to get spookily creative ahead of Haunted Greenhouses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Think your trunk is just a place to hide your spare tire or lug a load back from the grocery store?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aurora\u2019s Hobbs family wants you to think again. The trunk of your car might not look like much at the moment, but with a few creative touches, there are almost endless eerie possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add a bit of oomph for little ghouls, goblins and their parents getting ready to see what the second annual Aurora\u2019s Haunted Greenhouse (October 24 to 30 at the Joint Operations Centre) has in store, a Trick or Trunk Alleyway full of decorated trunks \u2013 maybe even yours! \u2013 will be an extra attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrick or Trunk is a concept that emerged from the United States and while the genius of the concept is cool, the real genius part of it is the person who has the skillset to be able to work with the depth and the shape of the trunk and that\u2019s the real magic that pulls it together,\u201d says Shelley Ware, Special Events Coordinator for the Town of Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integral in helping Ms. Ware get the concept off the ground for the first time in Aurora is the Hobbs Family who moved to King Township in 2019 and then to Aurora just a few months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halloween enthusiasts, the family was eager volunteers at last year\u2019s inaugural Haunted Greenhouse event (which replaced the 2020 Haunted Forest due to public health concerns) and, when presented with the concept, they took the idea and ran with it just to see the possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we were planning with the kids, we were looking at pictures throughout the summer,\u201d says mom Charlene Hobbs of coming up with their vision. \u201cWe had Halloween food one day and created these ideas. The cost wasn\u2019t actually that much as we tried to use as many items from home as we could and we didn\u2019t have to buy a lot of stuff other than balloons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they didn\u2019t have the perfect item to add that special finishing touch, a quick trip to the dollar store did the trick for the trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we were doing it, I liked that it gave me family time with a purpose that was fun,\u201d says Charlene of developing some of the trunk concepts for the Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven with teenagers, which I have now, it is really hard to get them to interact with their parents because I don\u2019t know anything anymore!\u201d she continues with a laugh. \u201cThis was a way for me to connect with my teens. It gave us some quality family time, which was the best return on the investment in signing up to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of the initiative, says Charlene, is that not only is it an affordable way to get into the holiday spirit, when you come to the Joint Operations Centre with your decorated trunk, you\u2019re able to get outside on what is hoped to be a beautiful fall evening \u2013 and it could expand beyond the Town\u2019s own Haunted Greenhouse event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will be amazing for families who want to put something out but don\u2019t want to do their whole house, like at Christmas,\u201d she says. \u201cIt just is not as much work, but you still get the whole fulfilment from seeing trick-or-treaters and decorating and, when you\u2019re done, you just put it back in your trunk and go home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, however, the focus is on the Haunted Greenhouse event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Hobbs\u2019 measure of success as the clock ticks down to Halloween 2021 is seeing decorated trunks fill the alleyway, scores of people both taking part and taking in, and seeing the \u201csmiles on their faces and the joy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe real reward is seeing how much people enjoy things,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adds Ms. Ware: \u201cAnother measure of success would be as people look at these trunks in real time that they gain the confidence that they could do it. If they do, taking part is as simple as emailing me (sware@aurora.ca<\/a>). Some people might only be able to commit to one night, some might want to come for all five nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are now words to describe how grateful we are for the Hobbs\u2019 enthusiasm to getting us to this stage and also clearly defining that we can hit the moon with this. We want people to take a chance, try to get involved in a different way and, if you get your trunks done, you\u2019re set for Sunday, October 31!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, including how to book your spot for the Haunted Greenhouse, visit aurora.ca\/hauntedgreenhouse or call 905-726-4762.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong>
Editor
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