Kids Celebrate Halloween With 'Trunk Or Treat' Social

MATTITUCK, NY — Students in grades K through 4 at Cutchogue East Elementary School in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District celebrated Halloween in a new way this year due to coronavirus restrictions.

Since it was not possible to have the school’s traditional indoor Halloween festivities due to COVID-19 protocols, the PTA organized an outdoor "Trunk or Treat" Halloween social for students and families, the district said.

Family members, faculty, and staff decorated their trunks and distributed candy that had been donated to the PTA; the event also included crafts, games, prizes, and more.

The PTA committee, including Bryanne Kmiotek, Kerri Chituck, Dina Knudsen and Stacy Cobis collected donations from various local businesses including Harbes Farms, Krupski Farms, Magic Fountain, Breeze Hill Farm, Hallock’s Cider Mill, Love Lane Sweet Shoppe, Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm and Peconic Bay Winery to use as prizes awarded for best-decorated trunk, best costume, cutest princess, best superhero and silliest costume.

Music was provided by DJ Mekhai Godley of Versatile DJs & Entertainment. Games included ghost toilet paper toss, tic-tac-toe, zombie nerf target practice, and jumbo Jenga. Students from Mattituck Jr./Sr. High School helped to coordinate the activities while earning community service hours.

Members of the Mattituck Fire Department also arrived in costumes in a decorated Mattituck fire truck. Southold Town Police Officer Laura Conlan also joined the festivities in her decorated police car and was awarded the favorite trunk award, which she donated back to the PTA to award to someone else.