There were spooky goings on, and lots of fun at the beijingkids 10^th Anniversary Halloween Party.

Nearly a thousand children, parents, and carers attended over the two days of the party. They played games, went trick or treating, and watched scary movies.

Dunkin Donuts were on hand to keep everyone’s energy up, in case the pumpkins full of candy weren’t enough. And the Haunted House was so spooky that some of the parents came out looking a little scared themselves:

Each session ended with a costume parade, featuring characters such as Donald Duck, Spongebob Squarepants and Kevin the Minion. Star of the show was a giant red Tyrannosaurus:

And of course all the kids and parents who looked so fabulous:

not to mention cute!

We look forward to welcoming you back for more ghoulish giggles next year!

Photos: Uni You, Renee Hu

Last year, I was too chicken (yes, I admit it) to check out our haunted house since I’d watched too many horror films that had my imagination in overdrive. This year, I did the unthinkable, I took the tour alone and it was worth it. If you missed out on getting to trick-or-treat, tour the heart-racing school themed haunted house, or take part in the numerous Halloween themed activities last weekend at the Canadian International School of Beijing, then worry not as there’s a second chance to enjoy the frills and thrills of Halloween with us at Keystone Academy however only a limited number of tickets are still available.

Here are some photos of the CISB’s session held on October 25, 2015.

Trick-or-treat!

Pumpkin drawing

Eye-ball blowing

A timeout session is needed, there’s hay.

Rocking the costume

A family affair

Shunyi Edition
WHEN: November 1, 2015 (Sunday)
TIME: 1 pm-5pm
VENUE: Keystone Academy

This last session is scheduled for four hours (1-5pm), giving families more than enough time to enjoy all the activities, take breaks,  and get back to whatever we have planned.

Club together with other families to take advantage of our discounted ticket prices – 20% off for 5 or more, 40% off for 10 or more. All our Halloween Party sessions are advance ticket sales only, and no tickets will be available to buy at the door.

For ticket bookings: scan the QR code to access our WeChat Shop (Chinese interface only)

Or book your tickets by contacting us at Phone: (010) 5934 6708 or events@truerun.com

Photos: Uni You and Zeus

Both downtown sessions of beijingkids and JingKids 9th Halloween Costume Party are sold out! All our Halloween Party sessions are advance ticket sales only, and no tickets will be available to buy at the door.

If you’ve missed out on the downtown sessions, the third session, November 1 from 1-5pm, at Keystone Academy in Shunyi, has limited tickets still available. Again, tickets are advanced sale only, and no tickets will be available to buy at the door.

This year, expect to be spooked and have fun with the following:

• Real on-site trick-or-treating with lots of candies and sweets for all
• A school-themed haunted house (enter at your own risk!)
• Pumpkin baskets to put all your goodies
• Real pumpkins to carve and take home
• Games and activities for all
• Scary face painting on-site
• Costume parade with gifts for everyone

Club together with other families to take advantage of our discounted ticket prices – 20% off for 5 or more, 40% off for 10 or more.

Shunyi Edition
WHEN: November 1, 2015 (Sunday)
TIME: 1 pm-5pm
VENUE: Keystone Academy

For ticket bookings: scan the QR code to access our WeChat Shop (Chinese interface only)

Or book your tickets by contacting us at Phone: (010) 5934 6708 or events@truerun.com

See you there! 

Photos: Ken and Sui

Harrow: Autumn Fair
Prepare to indulge in a quintessentially British affair at Harrow Beijing’s Autumn Fair. This year’s theme is All Things British and includes fun games and activities, live performances, maypole dancing, various foods, a tennis tournament, and much more. The event will raise funds for various charities identified by the parent-led Friends of Harrow. The event is free to attend and takes place on Saturday October 17, from 10am-4pm at Harrow International School Beijing (HISB).

China Open Jumping and National Young Riders Cup
After the success of the first China Open Cup in August 2015, the second edition will be held on from Thursday October 16 – Sunday October 18, from 8.30am-5.30pm. Organized by the Chinese Equestrian Association (CEA) and co-organized by the Equuleus International Riding Club. This show offers the opportunity to riders, of different levels, to run for five different classes, from ground pole to the 140-145cm. Tickets priced between RMB 399 – 1,999. The event will be held at Equuleus International Riding Club, No. 91 Shunbai Road, Sunhe Town, Chaoyang District (8459 0236, equuleus@equriding.com) www.equriding.com 北京市朝阳区孙河镇顺白路91号

Atelier: Create a Halloween Cardboard Costume
You always see those incredible, huge, original costumes made of cardboard? You always told yourself: “next year I will start earlier and make one myself”? But each time, you don’t have cardboard, enough space, and don’t want to clean everything after? This year, Atelier Art Studio in Shunyi has it all – the space, the materials, and the knowledge. Sunday October 25, from 1.30-5pm come along and make your dream costume. Suitable for parents and kids aged over 8 years. RMB 200 per person with family discount available. To book, email shunyi@atelier.cn.com

beijingkids and JingKids: 9^th Halloween Costume Party
Join in the fun on Sunday November 1, from 1-5pm at Keystone Academy. Expect to be spooked and have a whole lot of scary fun with a school-themed haunted house, on-site trick or treat, pumpkin carving, face painting, costume parade and much more. beijingkids club members RMB 150 (adults), RMB 200 (kids), non-members RMB 250 (adults), RMB 300 (kids). Group discounts 20 per cent off purchases of more than five tickets, and 40 per cent off purchases of more than 10 tickets. Get your tickets early, before they run out. Call 5934 6708 or email events@truerun.com

beijingkids Shunyi Correspondent Sally Wilson moved to Beijing in 2010 from the UK with her husband and son. Her daughter was born here in 2011 and both her kids keep her happily busy. In her spare time, Sally loves to stroll through Beijing’s hutongs and parks. She is a (most of the time) keen runner and loves reading: books, magazines, news, and celeb websites – anything really. Sally is also a bit of a foodie and loves trying out new restaurants.

Photos: Steenbergs, Anders Ruff Custom Designs (Flickr), courtesy of Equuleus

The beijingkids team is undecided right now as to what we are going to be wearing for the annual Halloween Costume Party- I offered to go as a hermit but nobody’s buying it! This year we have decided to changes shake things up a bit as the new venue is going to be the Canadian International School of Beijing, which so fit with this year’s Spooky School theme. If you’re a fan of teen horror flicks that are not too scary but will get your heart racing then this is the place to be on October 25 and 26 from 2.30-5pm.

The good news is only available tickets are the Sunday, October 26 session as the Saturday, October 25 are already sold out. So get in touch with our marketing team to get your hands on the few remaining tickets via email events@beijing-kids.com or call 5941 5499. 

How much will this cost you? Nothing horrifying, as beijingkids Club members tickets are RMB 100 per adults and RMB 200 per child (all ages) then for non-members tickets are RMB 200 per adults and RMB 300 per child (all ages). There will be no sale of tickets at the door. To make this even more fun, why not bring along some of your children’s friends by getting on our early bird discount that’s valid till October 20. The rates are groups of 4 and under get 10 percent off, groups of 5-9 get 20 percent off and groups of 10 and over get a whooping 50 percent off.

So here is the breakdown of what to expect: candy-lots of it as we would like to have all the kids running around in a sugar craze, on-site trick-or-treating, before the sugar rush kids cannot sit still it’s advisable to get a family portrait done, face-painting, Halloween themed games, the newly converted haunted school grounds and finally a catwalk show of the kids parading their costume for that added to family album photo. 

We will have external vendors (a selection of them) with free finger food to nibble on.