President Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama Host Halloween Carnival At The White House (See Photos)

The White House flipped its normally pristine and manicured south lawn into a festive Halloween carnival on Friday afternoon, as trick-or-treaters and their families were welcomed to the president’s home.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greeted hundreds of kids along the circular driveway and handed out treats of White House Hershey Kisses, Whit House Halloween cookies, White House M&Ms, fruit bars, kettle corn and Bo and Sunny baseball cards.

The president commented on children’s costumes and seemed particularly taken with one child dressed as a pope in his own mini-popemobile, to which he responded “Top prize!”

Families were able to snap pictures with the First Couple with the backdrop of a decorated White House which featured various color pumpkins, black twine spider webs and a huge toy spider which lingered on the side of the building.

The carnival set up included a trapeze, jugglers and stilt-walkers and whirling ghost performers that flew nearly 20 feet in the air on sway poles.

Setting the mood for the family-friendly event was a Halloween soundtrack that included the likes of “Thriller,” “Werewolves of London,” and the theme songs of “Ghostbusters and “The Exorcist.”

Source: People