If goblins and ghouls are too ghastly for your tender heart, perhaps a land of magic is the place to visit for Halloween.
Unlike traditional haunted houses, the Halloween Enchantment Festival put on by the Westside Waldorf School offers a gentler experience, based on a combination of harvest celebrations and fairy tales.
Children of all ages are guided by an angel through classrooms that have been transformed into magical realms. Advance tickets are available at wswaldorf.org. A limited number of tickets will also be sold at the door.
The annual Halloween Enchantment Festival will be held on Oct. 30 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Westside Waldorf School is located at 1229 Fourth St. For more information call, (310) 576-0788.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 25, 2004. Read the original PDF.