Halloween

October 31, 2023

Return of Halloween Costume Shop brings smiles and chills

IT’S BAAAAAACK!

By Jessica Pasley
October 27, 2023

Winners of 2023 pumpkin carving/decorating contests announced

Space aliens! Minions! Nerds! A candy corn blowfish! This year’s entries have it all.

By Wayne Wood
Vanderbilt experts say there are potential hazards associated with using glow sticks.
October 27, 2022

Vanderbilt experts urge caution when using glow sticks

Pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge everyone to use caution when using the popular glow-in-the-dark sticks and accessories.

By Jessica Pasley
Vanderbilt experts say there are potential hazards associated with using glow sticks.
October 25, 2022

Glow sticks are creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Here’s how to be sure they’re also safe.

Vanderbilt experts urge caution when using the popular items to light the night

By Jessica Pasley
October 21, 2022

Winners of 2022 pumpkin-carving contests announced

The best of this year’s gourd-as-artistic-medium entries from Vanderbilt departments and from Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2021

Tips for a spooky and safe Halloween

Vanderbilt experts offer multiple tips to help keep trick or treaters safe this Halloween.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 26, 2020

Pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges caution this Halloween

While most of 2020 has been pretty scary, Halloween doesn't have to be, say experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Jessica Pasley
October 28, 2019

2019 VUMC Voice 7-to-12-year-olds’ Halloween art contest winners announced

These pictures belong in a museum where people can come and see 'em. They really are a screa-um.
By Wayne Wood
October 28, 2019

2019 VUMC Voice 4-to-6-year-olds’ Halloween art contest winners announced

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, and, yes, altogether ooky
By Wayne Wood
October 21, 2019

Keeping children safe on the scariest night of the year

How to keep the scariness of Halloween imaginary
By Jessica Pasley
October 17, 2019

Third annual VUMC Voice Halloween children’s art contest deadline is Oct. 24

Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky, altogether ooky entries wanted
By Wayne Wood
November 1, 2018

Halloween Costume Shop

Cornetta Long, 10, and her mother, Kelli, were all smiles after snagging Cornetta’s favorite costume during Wednesday’s Halloween Costume Shop at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. More than 1,000 costumes for patients and families were donated for this year’s event, which is hosted by Child Life.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 29, 2018

Keeping the scariness imaginary

Twice as many children killed by cars on Halloween as on any other night. How to safely enjoy the frights of the night.
By Jessica Pasley
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