Local restaurant donates Halloween goodie bags to area kids

The covid-19 pandemic has scaled back many celebrations and holidays this year... but with halloween inching closer, an area restaurant is "treating" some kids to a surprise.

Kq2's kilee thomas was there to capture the scary good deed: <<kilee thomas reporting "guys, look what i got."

Kids have been through a lot this year -- covid-19 changing school, play dates and even holidays sot: madeline smith, headstart manager- "it's just different.

Children aren't used to seeing their parents in masks, they aren't used to being greeted at the door getting a wellness check to make sure they don't have a temperature."

But jc wyatt house, a st joseph restaurant, wanted to make sure this adult-sized problem..."this is too big!"

Doesn't take away from the fun of halloween.

Sot: smith- "when i went out to the car, i thought it was going to be your typical goodie bag with like, pencils.

It really blew my mind because they really outdid themselves."

30 hefty halloween goodie bags filled to the brim with spooky masks "look, it's scary."

Hats, decorations, fake tattoos and of course "stickers!"

Donated to the kids enrolled in cap st.

Joe's head start program.

The local restaurant says the surprise halloween treat seemed like a great way to give back amidst the pandemic.

Sot: smith-"they were just so excited for every little bit they were getting."

"it was just nice seeing the kids get something, especially a gift, especially in a time like this."

Head start caregivers say watching the kids open their goodie bags ánatsá reminding them life can still be fun even during this crazy time sot: smith-"i think we can still enjoy things as long as we take the precautions."

Reporting in st.

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Wyatt house donated the 30 goodie bags yesterday... but kids who couldn't make it got to rip