A Little Meh on the Mutant Mayhem.

From Planet Scream to Fright Fest to Takotown.
We've been going to the Nickelodeon Halloween event since 2011. It's become our favourite holiday mecca. So this year's Nickelodeon Mutant Mayhem, we took the same ghastly expedition dressed in our usual brand of intense party gear.

Kenji as Doc Emmet Brown from Back to the Future.

Miro as Hunk from Resident Evil.

If you've read my earlier Halloween event reviews, you'd know that our standard for bar none spookfest is Nickelodeon Planet Scream.
And… it still is.

Onto my Mutant Mayhem personal review then!

It surprised us how this year's party space was made so much smaller than before. There were also smaller sponsor booths, and less booth games. This time around, the games happened on stage which isn't really that friendly for kids who are stage-shy. The result was most of the kids just lounging around the empty corners of the venue since there was really nothing much to do on the grounds. The audience area was a bit cramped, too.
The Trick or Treat lines were still crazy-long. But kids still line up for their sweets like their lives depended on it. So it's kinda heartbreaking that the loot was less than expected.

Oh! And the biggest crime… unlighted backdrop! (cue thunder and lightning) Lol! Okay, okay, I was unfair there. There was another lighted backdrop somewhere. But it would've been cooler if both backdrops were lit.

For us, the highpoint of Mutant Mayhem is the mascot floor show. Nickelodeon has the best dance numbers, I swear! And the most energetic mascots who just go with that crazy choreography like they aren't lugging pounds and pounds of foam.
From Turtle to Sponge to Star, two thumbs up all the way!

Unfortunately, the mascots weren't enough to pull our rating on this Halloween event any higher. :( In fact, less than two hours into the mayhem and we decided to call it quits. To be fair, the excitement may have started as soon as we left. Hence, this review being more personal than anything.

Thanks though, Nick! See you… next year?

Lowdown on Nickelodeon Takotown

The Nickelodeon Halloween Event is like our holiday mecca. There are other Halloween parties we attend, but THIS is the big thing we look forward to. It's like Octoberfest. But with candies.

This year, Nickelodeon billed its event as TAKOTOWN, the Pinoy Halloween.
By Pinoy, this meant...

A creepy welcoming committee of demonyos, impaktas, tiyanaks, and aswangs perched at the gate --throwing bags and bags of candies at you. This was the bomb!

An array of game booths called Sari-sari store (which has you hitting targets on shelves using a slingshot --FUN!), Vulcanizing shop (which has you tossing balls through tire hoops), and Barberya (which has you donning bald dolls on barber chairs with wigs while blindfolded --how whacked is that?! Lol!)

And one of the hosts wearing a barong.
Yeah.

Other than those, this Nickelodeon fest is still what it's always been.

Long lines of fantabulously-costumed kids.

Hefty loads of sweets! We got a lot from Kinder Joy and Lipps --my boys' favourites!

And a dance number by --no, not Spongebob this time-- THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!!!! Yes, they're there! You just can't see them much because... DOY! They're ninjas.

Now, the lowdown. While Takotown gave us better access to treats than last year's Fright Fest, Fright Fest was a lot more festive in feel and decor. Takotown's walls were a little bare for my Halloween taste. So I guess Nickelodeon's 2011 Planet Scream still rules our Nick list. See why here.

Don't get me wrong. We still had fun. But it could have been ...you know, FUN-er. Here's hoping for a Planet Scream Repeat next year! Woohoo!!!

The Village Sports Club Halloweekend

I hyperblog every Halloween. That's because I hyperbook my boys to every event that catches my hungry-for-Halloween eye.

This year, the persistent hunger took us to the Village Sports Club's Halloweekend. Boy, it was fun! And the fun comes from the fact that this event was waaay too organized.

Once you enter the main hall, you're handed your own Trick or Treat bag (no need to lug those plastic pumpkins around), a Bingo-esque activity checklist, and a Trick or Treat map.

The checklist takes you to a bunch of fun game booths and pocket entertainment nooks like an arts and crafts corner and a tattoo parlour.

You're also treated to your choice of uber classy food or fun picnic food. 

And then the show rolled out. It started with the energetic Cherifer Boy dancing to Psy's Gentleman... I kid you not. There were stage games, a magic show, prizes for the kids, and a raffle for the parents.
Which eventually lead to...

A Village-wide Trick or Treat!

We followed the map and went on hoarding sweets, balloons, and toys from the Pool area, the Bowling area, the Gym, the Tennis Court, the Dance Studio... WHEW! This went on until night time. So you can imagine how much goodies we got and how sore our happy feet were. :P

So did we enjoy this day? Was it overloaded with fun? 

Pshaw! Is that even a question?

The Village Sports Club Halloweekend. An event that just made it into our Halloween staple. Thanks for having us and see you again next year!

*Some photo creds to Village Sports Club on Facebook. Like it!