6' Ghosts Banned?

[Moabite]

Here in Utah, Halloween is considered a 2nd rate holiday, and will be celebrated on the Saturday the 30th (begger's day). I must object! They don't change the Easter egg hunt to Saturday, why move Trick or Treating? I guess I see things a little too Pagan for the majority in this state. End of rant.

I told my 13 yr old, that the only way he could go Trick or Treating is if he takes his little brother instead of going with his friends. Nothing like a pack of Jr. High kids in masks to pick on littler kids. Sucks being a Teen.

I'm taking the chain off of my saw for when the other teens come by... A trick for a treat!

 

[PineappleMama]

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And that right there is probably why I'll cave and end up running out and shudding down every light in the house and hiding from the little ones who got a late start. I'm a sucker... but at least I'm in good company. I claim chocolate tootsie roll!

 

[SallyF]

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I'm sure our First Lady would agree with you.

 

[SallyF]

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Man, why didn't I think of that when my kids were little! All the money I could have saved....

 

[wolftracks]

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Man, why didn't I think of that when my kids were little! All the money I could have saved....

My kids used to do this themselves!

They didn't want anyone to knock and not get candy.

 

[FourPawz]

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Allow me to play devil's advocate (pun intended). Our area switches to Saturday when Halloween falls on Sunday night to give the little monsters a day to wind down from the sugar overload before going back to school. The change is done because the school system asks for it.

Halloween is a fun holiday so I don't see the problem with switching it every few years to the Saturday before.

 

[wildeflowers]

For crying out loud. Talk about a nanny state.

I certainly don't need the town to pass an ordinance to tell me when my kid is too old to trick or treat.

We have lots of teens in the area who go, and most of them are super sweet. They mind their p's and q's and get candy along with all of the little guys. I have no problem with it.

 

[Rozzie]

We had a rule that once you turned 13, trick or treat was over. I really would have flexed and let him go that one last year if he'd begged, since his birthday is in October.

However, he chose to quit going after about age 10, or maybe it was 11. It was never an issue. He decided he'd rather hand out candy to kids at an event we went to than go himself. Of course, the teens who worked were "treated" to plenty of treats themselves, plus a big bonfire, so it wasn't without fun!

This is the first year I've EVER lived somewhere that I'll get trick-or-treaters. I hadn't even THOUGHT of it until this week. I do not have candy bought. I guess I "should" go out tomorrow and get some. I do intend on leaving the lights off...

Actually, I would end up chintzing out and buying tootsie rolls & pencils. So, the kids would probably rather save their time and go somewhere else, HA HA.

 

[PineappleMama]

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Man, why didn't I think of that when my kids were little! All the money I could have saved....

Guilty on that one... first year we had like five kids show... so the next year I didn't buy that much and of course there was a stampede... raided the kids, they didn't mind as I picked the stuff they didn't like. Lesson learned... buy a ton of the stuff YOU like, and if there's leftovers there's no problem... big IF though.

Going to be weird this year... I haven't heard anyone talking about it being Sat instead of Sun... I think I'll put a note on the door in case any come saying All Hallow's Eve is observed on October 31st in this home, please come by tomorrow for a treat. Maybe.

Last... two years? Kroger (all of a 1/4 mile from us) has their little thing... different stations to trick or treat, set up games, etc... our fav is by far the cake walk... this year that's happening Thursday before (tomorrow) and the kids are very much looking forward to it.

Years ago, when we lived in a less than nice area (and family watchdog showed a LOT of offenders *shudder*) we went to a local church carnival thing... it was very cool of them to put on the games and food and such... then the other church started doing one too, different night... and they didn't do games but instead a "Trunk or Treat" where members parked and then decorated their trunk and the kids went trunk to trunk getting treats... bonus points for the one who put the seat down, put up a curtain and scared the older ones by jumping out at them... that was so cool.

Since being over in this area though, DH grew up here... he takes them around... hits his folks' house... then back a different way... I stay home and dress like a blind ref (shades complete with dollar signs) and give out treats ... music playing, strobe light, ghosts, webs, black light... good times.

 

[denim deb]

When I was a kid, I went out until I got braces-I couldn't eat all of the candy. But, for many in this area, when they were a senior in high school, they'd go out that year. The idea was that this was one of their last shots at childhood. But what I resented was the following year I was the one giving out candy. And, I had a whole gang of kids from the "wrong" side of town that I KNEW were older than I was show up at our door.

While I don't mind giving candy to the kids in my neighborhood (not that there's too many of them), what I don't like is the parents who take their kids to other towns where they don't know anyone. I don't mind it if say, you live out in the country, and you're taking them to a friend's house who lives in town so they can go out, but I'm talking about the people that just go where there's more houses so the kids get more candy. What ever happened to not taking candy from a stranger?