Object: None. The children's excitement about Halloween piques their interest.

Lesson: Discipleship; love; tolerance; Halloween.

"This is October, right?" The assembled children nod affirmatively. "And October has 31 days?" A few knowing grins break out as young minds realize where I must be headed. Receiving a positive response, I then ask, "Does October thirty-first have any special significance for any of you?" "Yes!" come the now-vocalized replies. "It's Halloween!" I look slightly puzzled and ask, "Halloween? What does that mean?" "It means you go to people's houses and ask for candy," Bethany says. "You go trick-or-treating!" several other children offer. "Trick-or-treating? Asking for candy? Why would I do that?" I ask, continuing to pretend I do not understand. "Because it's fun!…