Trick-or-treating question

[jinasphinx]

Question for parents, grandparents and caregivers: What do you do these days for Halloween

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Trick or treat

[anonymous]

Trick or treating isn't what it used to be. When I was young my mom took us to a gated community rather than where we lived.

Out here I might suggest one of the apartment communities - I know where we are at now the residents are given door hangers to show that trick or treaters are welcome. This stops people from knocking on doors with nobody home or those who do not participate. I think it is a great idea and saves frustration for everyone. Knocking on doors for nothing is no fun.

I would also suggest taking a car ride to see halloween decorations - when you come into an area with a lot of them park the car and then go knocking - you could even "scout" a route before hand to save yourself from the irritable child syndrome.

[madduckdes]

Oh, you bet there will be plans. There will be an adorable baby costume, and cider or something, and maybe a lentil loaf. We sing the monster mash whenever trick or treaters come to our porch. I think we dress Dirk up as a zombie and make him bob for apples while the baby bites his ankles. It'll be golden.

[georgmi]

Around here, as a rule houses are dark if there's no trick-or-treating, and lit if there is. Our old neighborhood was pretty good about it, and teh_boy and I almost never knocked on a door without an answer. They tended to be uber-generous, as well; partly because teh_boy and I usually went out later in the evening when folks were starting to worry about being left with a bunch of candy they didn't want, but partly there were usually half-a-dozen houses or so that gave out full-size candy bars. Bonus points for hitting full-size-candy-bar houses that were starting to worry about being stuck with the candy. :)

The new neighborhood, as you can probably imagine, is not the greatest place in the world for trick-or-treating.

[covenantscave]

Apparently, Bel Square does Halloween now, with the stores giving away candy.

I'm half thinking the best bet may be to just throw a kids party.

We are going to try trick-or-treating in our neighborhood, just to see if it's any better. You are welcome to come over (as early as 5PM).

FWIW, the weather report is saying that it's going to be ~47 and raining. :P

[jinasphinx]

I've been informed by my son that we'll be taking you up on the kind invite. :) Hope to remember the Halloween umbrellas.

[netmouse]

We're making costumes and going out. Last year we gave out treats plus went around a little. This will be rosie's first year on foot. I think we'll skip treat giving this year to go around as a family