Hallowe'en, and what you do at your old house...

Post by **Don M** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:44 pm

Very cool decorations!

Post by **Powermuffin** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:11 pm

You guys are quite inspiring! Now I am in the mood to do some Halloween decor. I like the face painting idea and the swinging head...

I think that a lot of parents take their kids to events rather than door-to-door trick or treating now. We get maybe 30 kids, but my husband only buys candy that he likes so he doesn't want any more kids!
Diane

Post by **wletson** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:57 pm

Powermuffin wrote:I think that a lot of parents take their kids to events rather than door-to-door trick or treating now. We get maybe 30 kids, but my husband only buys candy that he likes so he doesn't want any more kids!
Diane

I'm hoping to increase my goblins this year. It was kinda depressing when kids just walked by my house because the previous owner didn't participate.
Oh, my ex-brother-in-law used to give every kid that looked to be under 5, or so, a helium balloon so cars would spot them easier. I thought that was a brilliant idea. I'm not in a busy area, so not so much of a concern.

Post by **Daniel Meyer** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:07 pm

We give out glow sticks along with the candy...

Post by **Nicholas** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:14 am

Well, in my Fort Laud hood, things dropped off so badly that I ended up eating the candy, shutting off the lights.

But here, in this slightly younger demographic area, I figured we should give it a shot, bought the realistic looking Jack O Lantern and some lights. Very few decos around here though.

Then I asked my neighbor. He said, zero, zip, nada, don't waste your time. So back to K mart with Jack and the lights it is.

I'll stick to the Christmas display, will watch for that thread...

Post by **Don M** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:56 pm

Daniel Meyer wrote:We give out glow sticks along with the candy...

That's a great idea!

Post by **Powermuffin** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:02 pm

I agree: the glow sticks are a wonderful idea.
Diane

Post by **Daniel Meyer** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:51 pm

Decorating today...for trick or treat tonight. (weather prevented earlier work)
http://theoldvictorianwebcomic.com/comic/lets-party/

Post by **Neighmond** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:57 pm

Little smokies in the crock, pot-five pounds of candy, and a campfire!

Post by **phil** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:53 pm

I had about maybe 20 kids. Think the door rang 3 or 4 times. being on a busy street means candy left over ;-)

since I don't get many I handed out nice full sized chocolate bars to most. it was fun seeing their reactions and wasn't too expensive to have the best treats on the block. Ill do the same next year. Bribe them to the busy street lol ;-)

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