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Stanford Children’s Health gives families a chance to enjoy a familiar childhood tradition

Although Halloween is now over, the holiday brought back some spook-tacular fun—and highly visual—moments to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

Patients and families celebrated with the hospital’s annual Trick-or-Treat Trail, featuring more than 50 decorated booths, while care teams were delivering hundreds of Halloween treat bags to children who couldn’t leave their rooms.

And in the NICU, some of the hospital’s tiniest patients celebrated their first Halloween and dressed for their future careers. This year’s “Professional Career Day” costumes included pint-sized doctors, firefighters, astronauts, chefs, zookeepers, sailors and even a beekeeper.

The annual Halloween celebration has been a tradition at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford for more than 30 years, giving children and families a chance to enjoy a familiar childhood tradition while receiving hospital care.

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All photos credit to: Stanford Children’s Health

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