Halloween comes early at Maie Ellis Elementary

: Kyara Yanez, 8, plays one of the many carnival games at the Maie Ellis Elementary School's annual Fall Festival sponsored by the PTSA, Oct. 25.

Children dressed in costumes gather for fun and games at the Maie Ellis Fall Festival. All the games and prizes at the festival were completely free for the students and their families.

Alastar Jameson, 6, dresses as a weather for Maie Ellis Elementary School's Fall Festival. Local businesses that supported the event include the AMC River Village Theatres, Fallbrook Equipment Rentals and Tire and Service Center.

Allison Saunders, 6, throws darts at balloons during her school's fall event. The PTSA raised funds with a bake sale and refreshments booth.

Children view a Ghostbusters hearse on display at the Maie Ellis Elementary School Fall Festival. Mountain Mikes, Panda Express, Albertsons and Northgate Market also contributed supplies for the event.

Fallbrook High School student volunteers run the game booths at the Fall Festival. They also helped make balloon animals and paint faces.

Children dressed in costumes gather for fun and games at the Maie Ellis Elementary School Fall Festival.

Milagros Maldonado, 7, has her face painted by a high school student while attending the Maie Ellis Elementary School Fall Festival.