Three lucky kids (and their parents) will have a little more spending money this Christmas after claiming the top three spots in Now Habersham’s HABoween Costume Contest.
Canaan Daw of Demorest, Whitley Carson of Mount Airy, and Weston Morgan of Clarkesville received the most votes among nearly 300 entries.
First place
Four-year-old Canaan won first place with his Abraham Lincoln costume. His mom, Brooke Daw, says the costume was a holdover from her older son, Waylon, who dressed up as Lincoln for character day at preschool.
“When going through all the costumes we had, Canaan found the Abe Lincoln one and wanted to be that for Halloween,” she says. “He also thinks it looks like a magician so sometimes he would say he was a magician instead of Abraham Lincoln.”
“I love it so much,” Canaan says of winning the contest and the $75 first place prize. He thanks everyone for voting for him.
Second place
Eleven-month old Whitley Carson brought to life the popular Cabbage Patch dolls with her first-ever Halloween costume.
“Ever since she was born, I have heard multiple people say she looks like a doll, and one person even said I should dress her up as a Cabbage Patch doll for Halloween,” says Whitley’s mom, Carissa Carson. “I went with that because I wanted something different than the typical baby costumes you see every year.”
Whitley will receive a $50 VISA gift card for placing second in the contest. Her mom is grateful for the win.
“I am very appreciative of all those who voted for Whitley – friends, family, and individuals living in the community who we’ve not formally met.”
Third place
6-month-old Weston Trace Morgan also celebrated his first HABoween with a win. Weston dressed as a cowboy because his mom, Carolynn Dillon, says she “thought it was cute.”
So did plenty of others.
Weston placed third in our annual costume contest and won a $25 VISA gift card. His mom asked that we donate it to someone in need, so, Now Habersham will make a $25 donation to this year’s Habersham Kiwanis Toys for Kids program on Weston’s behalf.
Honorable Mentions
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners. And a special shout-out to one of our favorites, the rollercoaster crew in Gainesville.
Kendra Jones Scott entered the video into this year’s contest. She works in radiology at Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic.
“We have a very competitive competition each Halloween among all departments in the clinic so we always have to think outside the box to compete each year,” she explains.
They decorated the radiology department like an amusement park and Scott and her coworker, Kelda Hartzog, made coaster car costumes.
Balancing creativity and practicality, they dressed liked tourists and “every hour or so would all get together and put our coaster cars on and go for a ride for everyone’s entertainment!” Jones adds, “We had so much fun! We love our clinic’s yearly tradition, we get to feel like kids again!”
Here are some other honorable mentions.
To view all of this year’s entries in our HABoween Costume Contest, visit Now Habersham’s Facebook page.
