Celebrating Halloween 2016 at St. Jude

Photography by Biomedical Communications, October 31, 2016

During the hospital’s annual Halloween celebration, patients and their families take part in the festivities with costumed superheroes, cartoon characters and famous icons.

During this favorite holiday tradition at St. Jude, doctors, researchers and staff get decked out in creative costumes and set up elaborate backdrops to offer patients a memorable day with trick or treating, photos and smiles.

St. Jude Child Life Program staff hosts the Halloween event each year. “This event gives our patients and their siblings an opportunity to trick-or-treat on Halloween in a safe and fun environment. It’s a way they can participate in a childhood tradition that they might miss because of treatment,” says Shawna Grissom, director of Child Life. It also gives their siblings an opportunity to share this memory with brothers and sisters.”

  • A patient trick-or-treating at the Wizard of Oz booth
  • A patient dressed as a mermaid posing with the Disney princesses group
  • A storm trooper walking through a jellyfish line
  • Harry Potter and a witch trick-ore-treating from a leprechaun
  • Disney princess Elsa posing with other Disney princesses
  • Monsters posing with a trick or treating patient

    Monster Mash: Creativity abounds when it’s about making Halloween fun.
  • Marlo Thomas poses with a St. Jude patient artist
  • Marlo Thomas shares Halloween fun with the kids of St. Jude.

    Marlo Thomas shares Halloween fun with the kids of St. Jude.
  • St. Jude staff crayons form a bridge over a trick-or-treating patient.
  • One fish, two fish, staff offers candy from a dish.

    One fish, two fish, staff offers candy from a dish.
  • Dr. James Downing poses with superheroes.
  • Spiderman gives a St. Jude patient a high five.
  • Two kids exchange candy.
  • St. Jude trick-or-treaters pose with the crew from Finding Dory.
  • A princess poses with giant Mario characters.
  • A trick-or-treater visits the Minions booth.
  • The MarioKart bunch from ALSAC entertains trick-or-treater Luigi.
  • Crayons hand out candy to a superhero.
  • PowerPuff girls stretch to hand out candy to a passerby.
  • MarioKart Luigi acts out as a St. Jude patient rolls past.
  • St. Jude patients dresses as a firemen
  • The firemen
  • A Halloween princess and vampires trick or treat in the St. Jude hallways.
  • Dr. Downing visits with a princess.
  • Dr. Downing visits with a St. Jude patient.
  • This group of St. Jude employees uses their heart, brains and courage to celebrate their Halloween theme as Wizard of Oz.

    This group of St. Jude employees uses their heart, brains and courage to celebrate their Halloween theme as Wizard of Oz. 
  • Snow White patient trick-or-treat at St. Jude.
  • Snow White trick or treats from Superman.
  • Flash Flash Hundred Yard Dash from Zootopia visited the trick-or-treaters.
  • The Cat in the Hat visits with a St. Jude patient.
  • The Wizard of Oz group hands out candy to Darth Vader.
  • Breakfast cereal doles out candy to Darth Vader.
  • A St. Jude patients rolls through the St. Hallways getting candy from sea creatures.
  • A Halloween princess gets treats from eggs and bacon.
  • Little Red Riding Hood trick or treats.
  • Patient cat trick or treats at St. Jude.
  • A tiny minion gets candy from emojis.

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