11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy wins best Halloween costume at Covedale School – WLWT Cincinnati

The kids at Covedale School marched to the cafeteria Thursday in their Halloween's best for the school's annual Halloween parade.Fifth-grader Kaylee Bull led the pack."She can't walk or talk or eat like you or I would. She has a feeding tube," said her mom, Allison Buelterman.Bull has cerebral palsy, and uses a wheelchair.When she was three she had to have two emergency surgeries and was in the hospital for months. Buelterman said that time in the hospital was a turning point for her. "We were in the hospital for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, and from that point on it was just like make every holiday special, so we've been doing it since then," said Buelterman.Every year, Buelterman builds a new, extravagant design around her daughter's wheelchair.In the past, Kaylee has been Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, Batgirl, a cowgirl, and even one of the Flintstones. "This year I wanted to do something a little bit more scary, and a little bit more her age and her attitude," said Buelterman.This year she completed the costume in just a couple days, but Buelterman said it takes a village to get the costumes together."Last year we went to Home Depot to buy the things. The guy at Home Depot actually paid for everything," said Buelterman.Every year, Kaylee's village, including grandparents, teachers and classmates get a kick out of what she'll pull off for the big day.

The kids at Covedale School marched to the cafeteria Thursday in their Halloween's best for the school's annual Halloween parade.

Fifth-grader Kaylee Bull led the pack.

"She can't walk or talk or eat like you or I would. She has a feeding tube," said her mom, Allison Buelterman.

Bull has cerebral palsy, and uses a wheelchair.

When she was three she had to have two emergency surgeries and was in the hospital for months. Buelterman said that time in the hospital was a turning point for her.

"We were in the hospital for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, and from that point on it was just like make every holiday special, so we've been doing it since then," said Buelterman.

Every year, Buelterman builds a new, extravagant design around her daughter's wheelchair.

In the past, Kaylee has been Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, Batgirl, a cowgirl, and even one of the Flintstones.

"This year I wanted to do something a little bit more scary, and a little bit more her age and her attitude," said Buelterman.

This year she completed the costume in just a couple days, but Buelterman said it takes a village to get the costumes together.

"Last year we went to Home Depot to buy the things. The guy at Home Depot actually paid for everything," said Buelterman.

Every year, Kaylee's village, including grandparents, teachers and classmates get a kick out of what she'll pull off for the big day.

Read this article:
11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy wins best Halloween costume at Covedale School - WLWT Cincinnati