Bats And Kids

Day Camp Kids Seen Hitting Signs and Trees With Baseball Bats

A caller reported a group of kids hitting signs and damaging trees with a baseball bat near the 24600 block of Via Iglesia.

The call was made around 12:29 p.m., Tuesday.

Below are items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter.

Warrant arrest . 10:22 a.m. Tuesday. 0 block of Sherwood Drive. Sheriff deputies serving a warrant arrested a 26-year-old man and placed him in custody at Orange County Jail with no bail set.

Vandalism in progress . 12:31 a.m. Tuesday. 23500 block of Windsong. A caller reported hearing the shaking of spray paint cans and thought that people might be vandalizing a nearby school.

Suspicious person in vehicle . 12:11 a.m. Tuesday. 23400 block of Summerfield. A caller said a man who they have seen for the past couple of days was staring at him as he walked by.

Welfare check . 8:19 p.m. Monday. Aliso Creek Rd and Pacific Park Dr. A caller said a 14-year-old boy was running East bound on Aliso Creek Road with no shoes on.

Investigate person down . 12:24 a.m. Monday. Cl Corta and El Toro Rd. A 60-year-old man was arrested and placed in custody at Orange County Jail on $2,500 bail.

Suspicious person/circumstances . 8:32 p.m. Sunday. 0 block of Pheasant Lane. A resident asked sheriff deputies for assistance after he heard someone walking up the stairs when no one should be home.

Suspicious person/circumstances . 7:35 p.m. Sunday. Aliso Viejo Pkwy and Pacific Park Drive. A resident said they saw a man trying to jump a fence into a neighbor’s yard.

Suspicious person in vehicle . 6:48 p.m. Saturday. 0 block of Allaire Way. A caller asked sheriff deputies to check for a man driving a white van that had been parked in the area for 10 minutes because there were a lot of kids present nearby.

Traffic hazard . 5:09 p.m. Saturday. Aliso Creek Road and Pacific Park Drive. A caller said a group of kids who were skateboarding in the parking lot were causing congestion as vehicles had to stop for them.

Reckless driving . 8:12 p.m. Friday. 0 block of  Summerfield. A caller asked sheriff deputies to check for a dark blue Ford Mustang that was doing doughnuts up and down the street.

Suspicious person/circumstances . 6:12 p.m. Friday. 0 block of Colony Way. A caller reported a man in his 50s, wearing a blue hat, black shirt and jean shorts that was looking through the windows of several homes on the street.

Let Your Kids Go Batty This Halloween | MesoTips-Unlimited ...

Although there really is nothing to fear about bats, and they don’t really attack people to drink their blood nor are they blind, it’s fun to let your imagination run wild, especially around Halloween. The days are growing shorter, the air is crisp, and the leaves are dying–the perfect conditions to let your kids go batty. This year, forget the ghosts and witches and take a cue from Edgar Allan Poe and Harry Potter–plan your Halloween party around these scary black mammals. Find everything you need for a “horror-ble” party that will drive your guests batty, from invitations, to bat crafts, to games.

Invitations Use a white paint pen to write party details on black bat-shaped cut-outs. Glue onto orange craft paper and send out to guests.

Decorations * Set the mood for your party by hanging inverted bats made out of black construction paper from trees or the entrance to your house.* Trim the front door with bat decals or cut-outs. Add a banner with a scary saying.* Carve bat shapes into pumpkins and display on the front porch and inside the house. For an extra ghoulish effect, light candles and place inside the pumpkins.* Using black and orange ribbon, hang bat shapes from the ceiling along with black and orange balloons. * Make a bat banner out of construction paper. * For your a table center decoration paint a large, bare tree branch black and attaching black construction paper or plastic bats to it.* Spread bat-shaped confetti on tabletops and counters.

Bat Hunt Game Fun Halloween activity:Hide some toy bats or construction paper bats around the house before guest arrive. Give each guest a paper bag and a flashlight and turn off the lights. Have guests search for the hidden bats. The person who finds the most bats is the winner. Give a small prize to the winner if desired. (Variation: You could have one special bat for guests to find, and the person who finds that bat gets a prize too.)

Owl and Bats Halloween Kids Game You will need either some plastic or rubber bats. There should be one less bat than the number of players. For example, if you have 6 players, use 5 bats. Before the game, color or paint a spot on the bottom of each bat. Have children sit in a circle. Put the bats, marks facing down, on the floor in the middle of the circle. Have children choose one bat. The child without the bat is the “owl.” Have the “owl” sit in the middle of the circle. The “owl” points to one child and tries to guess the color of the spot on that child’s bat. If the “owl” guesses the correct color, the child with the bat runs around the circle and the “owl” tries to catch him/her before he/she sits down at his/her spot again. If the “owl” catches the child with the bat, he/she will be a bat again. If not, the “bat” takes a turn to be the “owl.

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