Dojo Haunted House - part II

For details on what the Dojo Haunted House is all about, please see the post from 10/24:
Dojo Haunted House Part I
As promised, here are the pictures from construction and the actual party, which was a success once again!

Construction of the Haunted House - lots of boxes and tape



You never know what (or who) will jump out at you once you're inside. You have to bravely crawl (yes, crawl!) through the maze and hope nothing gets you. And you you have to be especially brave if you hear screams of those who go in before you.  

The Dojo Haunted House is fun for all, kids and adults, little ones and their parents (and yes, parents have been known to get scared in there, too!) Are you brave enough to enter the dark tunnels of the Dojo Haunted House?

 

Tarp goes over the whole structure





Entrance of the haunted house

 


A creepy talking head to greet those who dare enter

  



Chains at the entrance of the haunted house...darkness beyond

 


Don't get lost inside the Haunted Manor!

 

Unfortunately, I couldn't take any pictures inside the haunted house

because it's just too dark in there for my camera to take.

But this gives you a little idea. 



Kids get into the spirit of things


The parents were extremely impressed with how great the haunted house came out. A special thank you to all of the JSKA parents, students and staff who volunteered to help with the construction, as well as running the party! You guys are awesome!

The Dojo Haunted House

Every year, my husband Tommy Casale (the owner and Chief Instructor for our karate school, as well as the President of an International karate organization for the Pan-American region) constructs a haunted house for the kids in the neighborhood.  And let me tell you, he really gets into it! Parents at the school and all of the adult students and staff gladly volunteer to help.

The haunted house is built out of large cardboard boxes and lots of tape and decorations inside. A large black tarp is placed on top of the finished product to make the haunted maze inside extra dark. The construction takes almost two and a half days and though everyone is exhausted at the end of it, there’s also much fun to be had.

We order pizza, lots of junk food (hey, that always helps!) and have lots of laughs. In the end, the biggest reward is to see how much fun our dojo kids, as well as all of the kids in the community have during the haunted house hours. This event has become famous through the years (and is known for being pretty scary, even for some adults).





I would like to command my hubby on doing such a wonderful job the kids in the community.

I will post pictures from this year’s Dojo Haunted House next week.

With my wonderful hubby Tommy

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